Here we go again. Not a day goes by on the Cork thread without our two comedians blaming people for airlines flying to other airports.
Sorry to burst your dilusional lack of ambition bubble yet again Tom, but ORK is active in marketing to Lufthansa... Don't you read the newspapers?
We’re hoping to add other airports, and Shannon and Cork are destinations looking to get Lufthansa in,”
Some little things - The Irish Times - Fri, Apr 20, 2012
However, as these routes are mostly block booked charter, My bets are that Shannon will appear before cork, not because of the secret society, but because the germans love the west coast of Ireland rather than the beautiful charms of Linsale.
Oh, since when is using route examples that were a disaster and lasted less than a season (NOC to the USA) is a real confidence booster for an airline?