Cork East Midlands has an interesting recent history. BMI Baby launched it in 2002 before switching to Birmingham in 2005. They then relaunched it in late 2009 in what was welcomed by the DAA as the first sign of green chutes at ORK following the dramatic collapse in traffic during that year. Alas they withdrew within a few months and the much heralded green chutes were no where to be seen. Maybe the frost during the savage winter of 2009/10 got them!
Ryanair previously operated ORK EMA in late 2007 and for most of 2008. Then they announced their withdrawal from the route along with ORK PIK after the DAA refused to alter their incentive scheme. They then launched it for Winter 2012/3 but it was quietly withdrawn some weeks later and never actually operated. Let's hope it's a case of 3rd time lucky!