It's only a short few years ago since the idea of selling land near the threshold of 25 for a business park was seriously considered. This would have involved the permenant closure of the runway.
The collapse of the Celtic Tiger put an end to that foolish proposal I suspect the planning of Cork Airport was designed with DC3's and F27's in mind. Up to the end of the Viscount era, 25 was extensively used. However within 10 years of its opening the Boeing 737 and BAC 1-11 operated the overwhelmng majority of flights. As is often the case when it comes to Aviation in this country, long term vision was seriusly lacking.
Last edited by ryan2000; 18th Apr 2013 at 05:57.