Corks famous turning circle
I understand that a restriction was put in place after an incident involving an EI A330 in the mid 90's. However the turning circle was widened as part of the runway overlay contract in 1998.
Perhaps some one in Aerlingus could check the new dimensions.Cork management have repeatedly said that the runway in Cork (the airport with only one airbridge) is not an issue as far as East Coast transatlantic operations are concerned so you'd wonder what is going on.
Imagine the farce if the economy was to improve and a transatlantic service was announced and then scuppered because of a footnote in a manual about the width of the 35 turning circle.
This issue needs to be clarified and resolved once and for all. The cost if there is one would be minimal and it would be money well spent as 330' and 340's will increasingly become part of the match charter/Lourdes Pilgrimage fleets in the near future.