Political thoughts aside. Is it not time that we just take on board that DUB is the international gateway to Ireland north and south and build on that and let the regional airports around the island function as just that..regional airports. What other countries in the world the size of this island have so many airports all trying to get what crumbs they can get Would it not be money better speant to try and get an Irish HS2 type train linking Belfast and Dublin Airport or at least make both parts of the island equal when taxing air fares!
NI ministers are looking to upgrade the Belfast-Dublin route to increase speed and reduce journey time while an hourly service would be introduced. The main problem is being a cross border route with two operators.