Fully agree with EI 330's post, any EI growth ex-Cork will be in the forum a W from DUB (unlikely) or 5th based unit (most probable for growth). That's too much new capacity for Cork to handle in current conditions and anyone who thinks it isn't, is on Cloud 9 so to speak. FR however have no excuse, axing KRK and WMI when loads on particularly KRK were above 90% last Summer when 3x weekly showed its profitability when FR were not offering their usual fares, however I'll remind people on this forum that was not an operational decision by FR, rather an idiotic one, a decision to somehow bruise Cork management.
Regards Ryan's route pointers its like comparing the launch of Cork-Helsinki with Paris-Brussels with AF, the later with a huge increase in potential demand however both determinations are they are not economical. Dublin-BLQ/ARN are going to be winner over any proposed ORK-FRA route, especially as they are doubling over capacity on there own services up against lufty. 4 airlines in discussions at the mo, all in advanced discussion, 1 current airline - the rest new.