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Old 21st Oct 2015, 15:25
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Jamie2k9
 
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If there was proper planning done in Ireland, Dublin airport would be one of the busiest rail stations in Ireland. You only have to fly to Amsterdam, Paris CDG, Geneva, Zurich etc etc etc where other European countries seamlessly integrate their airports with their rail network.
Not about planning at all, it is demand, I'm sure a railway station would be very busy but primarily in Dublin commuter zone.

Railways here will always struggle to make a profit for various reasons and this won't change.

Use Cork as an example 20e return on the bus or pay up to 80e (at very least double bus price). It would defeat the purpose of them not using Cork Airport....and the bus is faster, train will never be able to compete.

Newerk - Daily - 1 September
EI 101 1310-1540
EI 100 1735-0520

Heartford - Daily - 28 September
On Sale from 3 November

LA - 5 weekly - 4 May
EI 145 1500-1800
EI 144 1950-1400

New A330 not due until August.
Not sure of the flight number but the schedule for Heartford is:
14.40-16.40
18.10-05.20
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