Well said, Ryan2000, very well put and to the point.
I imagine that a good lot of the passengers for many of those extinct routes from Cork are being accomodated on the overnight busses to Dublin Airport? For all we know the next thing we may hear is that the overnight busses to Dublin may originate at Cork Airport. Would that not be something!?
How accommodating indeed the situation is for Dublin Airport, the Dublin Airport Authority, Aer Lingus, Ryanair etc, etc?
The question to be put though is whether it is also kind of accomodating for the management at Cork Airport? Allows for a lot of ducking & diving and another grand excuse to sit on the fence.