Very true Ryan, but why would they when they know that it's plausible the same airline will jump back on those route(s) without hesitation? It's why easyJet never returned and its known they're next step from Cork was Europe before being forced out of the market which they actually stimulated - easyJet were sustaining profitably 3 daily flights from Cork to Gatwick before Ryanair flooded that market, presently they really can't even fill their flights with only a daily service.
And yet we're told its all fair competition, haha.