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Old 1st Sep 2014, 08:59
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You realise you're comparing a county with a province that has 2.5 times it's area?

Nevertheless, it does touch on an issue for Cork (and Knock and Shannon for that matter), which is the shrinking of its catchment because of infrastructure improvements.

Once upon a time, if someone from Waterford was flying to a destination not served by WAT, they almost inevitably traveled from Cork. It was around 90 minutes away, while DUB was more than 3 hours. Now with the completion of the M9, Dublin Airport is only around 2 hours away, while there has been no real improvement in the road connection to Cork. Potential passengers will just look at price and frequency where Cork often loses out.

I would actually say the M9 has had more of an impact on Cork than the M8, other than the effect it had on ORK-DUB flights. Yes, it's quicker to get to DUB for people along the M8, but it's also quicker to get to Cork. That doesn't happen with the M9.
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