Originally Posted by aer lingus
At least Cork can be on their guard to this happening, also SNN offered FR a deal which was'nt offered to EI, therefore SNN suffered at both ends, EI pulling LHR and reducing the T/A routes whilst FR smelled " blood" and went for the jugular like any predetory animal would
What really needs to happen is government intervention of some sort, but they appear unwilling or unable to take Ryanair on. However, the government did intervene in the 80s on Ryanair's behalf (rightly at the time, I remember how Aer lingus filleted Avair - my brother worked for Avair at the time), but it badly needs to happen now. What airline is going to come into Cork or elsewhere, with Ryanair prepared to dump tens of thousands of free seats on the same route ? That HAS to be anti competitive.