The earlier talk of having to wait until September has been waffle
And what brings you to the above statement that it was ''waffle''? Maintenance had been scheduled for the first weekend in September before the ILS had to be taken out of service because of the yet to be declared fault (still believe it was the G/S). What did you expect the IAA to say? They didnt no the issue until yesterday and had nothing to go on other then maintance which was coming up and
AT LEAST had a date when it could be rectified if the worst came to the worst.
the DAA have still collected on the landing fees etc
Tom the view your trying to make with the above statement is total bull. Diversion airports are decided by the flight deck with guidance from both the airlines operations division and ATC. The only real time airlines are refused permission to divert to their chosen diversion airport of which they select two is when they are full and can not accept anymore traffic. An example for you.. an Aer Lingus flight flying from Cork to London Heathrow has two chosen diversion points of Gatwick and Birmingham. Notice how Aer Lingus fly's to both these airports and does not have to worry about issuing the company card for refueling and handling at an airport were the carrier does not fly. Diversion Airports are decided on location (mainly), ease of operation (if the carrier flies there or not) and/or Runway length according to the demand of the aircraft. The majority of flights diverted to both Dublin and Shannon - Both Aer Lingus and Ryanair have bases there and logistically its not a hassle for them cost wise (Handling) excluding organizing transport for affected pax. Aer Lingus Regional diverted to Kerry and had the choice of Waterford as well they have aircraft stationed at those airports and also it's not a logistical nightmare to them in terms of refueling and ground costs which are much higher when the handler is unnotified of the arrival (the diversion).
Regardless Tom you seem to taking conspiracy theories with the DAA and now the IAA?? to a hole new level, build bridges move on...
Have Ryanair increased LGW? Just noticed today they've two flights FR9854 at 07.35 and the usual FR9852 is at 13.05
Extra flights for the peak month of travel between Cork and London.