Very good points angry rebel and right on the money - it's obvious shannon got a very good deal from govt and good luck to them - what is interesting to see is ryanair will once again be the dominant carrier serving UK and European mainland routes - the regional irish market is simply not attractive enough or profitable enough to attract any major legacy carriers outside of ryanair who clearly have a very attractive deal - aviation is very cyclical and the likes of knock shannon and cork will continue to see traffic fluctuate up and down with all hugely reliant on ryanair to grow traffic as no other carriers will deliver the growth - this is clear in the fact that Dublin is the attractive market for the major carriers - with five new airlines secured for next year