Ireland has two main airlines. RYR is one of the most successful airlines in the world, it carries more international pax than any other airline, it is profoundly profitable, it has massive cash balances, it carries more pax than any other European airline. EIN staggers from crisis to crisis and it is currently in crisis. RYR needs more maintenance capacity as it moves into heavy checks for the first time. DUB is one choice and there is virtually unused capacity there. So why not try and use it and thereby create jobs for people who have been made redundant. It is a no-brainer. Of course the Irish govt should facilitate this plan. It will help EIN. Ireland has a few days before RYR decide to put that work elsewhere. It is crazy for Cowen to oppose this plan which will create Irish wealth