Czech Airlines - nearly bankrupt
Malev - bankrupt
Thompsonfly - LCC division closed
Air South West - bankrupt
Sky Europe - bankrupt
BMI Baby - nearly bankrupt
Which brings us to...
Loganair - the right size aircraft for short anorexic routes, such as:
Belfast x2 daily
Cardiff x daily
Southampton x 4 weekly
Exeter x 3 weekly
Leeds, Prague, Budapest, Berlin, Madrid
These need EI or FR to start thinking about them again.
Taj Mahal Terminal Dublin
Tom, do us all a favour and start focusing on the strengths of Cork, and leave the tired and overused anologies for another place- they really weaken your arguement.
Cork has a fantastic terminal - perhaps the best airport in Ireland, without doubt the best regional airport in Europe. When the economy picks up, so will the airport.