Time for a reality check here.
DUB will be Ireland's primary T/A gateway and SNN, BFS and ORK in future will sustain a few T/A service most seasonal. There is no place for NOC to serve the US. The catchment area of NOC is not large enough to support a T/A service and that will not change with population projections in the future and that people are moving East and to an extent South.
This rubbish NOC and ORK didn't get CBP. Just where would it be put in NOC without millions spend on Terminal expansion. NOC is a regional airport its not SNN, DUB or ORK or do people think its alright for the taxpayer to pick the tap up for NOC and not for SNN?
NOC needs to improve facilites to sustain a US carrier. CBP is only convent for passengers and airlines are not bothered weather people clear before or after the flight.
Knock management need to concentrate on priorities and not getting a US carrier.
NOC needs to keep its cost base down as it is but 2013 will be a very changeling year for the airport (not even taking SNN into the situation) after todays Budget, travel will be compressed even further.
NOC needs to become more business friendly as its not at the minute. It would have real benefit to the region however the airports cost base would go up but the increase in passengers could offset it.
NOC needs to develop better links with airlines and Holiday operators.
As dublinaviator said Americans and other tourists are all over the place, if we go by recent lodgic on here then every airport in Ireland should have links to countries that any tourists in the area are from. Are people for real?
This has nothing to do with SNN so unless you are going to reply with constructive points that are not related to SNN v NOC and SNN has this and NOC hasn't why bother?