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Aer Lingus Cork - Warsaw!
Better news today! Aer Lingus have today announced a new three weekly service from Cork to Warsaw beginning in November!
There is a growing Polish community working in the Cork area now so there is every chance the new route should do very well.
The news of a once weekly(?) Cork - Lorient service by Aer Arann must also be welcomed. Guess they all count!
Would like to comment more on all of the above but must dash today!
There is a growing Polish community working in the Cork area now so there is every chance the new route should do very well.
The news of a once weekly(?) Cork - Lorient service by Aer Arann must also be welcomed. Guess they all count!
Would like to comment more on all of the above but must dash today!
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Much as it must have galled them to do so the crowd that are nominally in charge at Cork Airport had at last to open the new multi storey car park for use by the public this weekend!
The lifts have yet to be commissioned but the overall quality of the work looks good and Cork Airport takes on a completely new aspect from the quick view I had out from the top of the new car park. Okay to be there on a nice day like today but would be no fun at all in Cork's more normal howling wind and rain! It would almost be as bad as getting a good drenching on a long walk up or down the ramp to an aeroplane!
Is there any update on what easyJet's intentions are? If Cork loses easyJet because of weakness on LGW-snn it will be a bitter pill to take. It would be interesting to know what the Cork Airport Authority has done in the line of trying to save the Gatwick service?
The lifts have yet to be commissioned but the overall quality of the work looks good and Cork Airport takes on a completely new aspect from the quick view I had out from the top of the new car park. Okay to be there on a nice day like today but would be no fun at all in Cork's more normal howling wind and rain! It would almost be as bad as getting a good drenching on a long walk up or down the ramp to an aeroplane!
Is there any update on what easyJet's intentions are? If Cork loses easyJet because of weakness on LGW-snn it will be a bitter pill to take. It would be interesting to know what the Cork Airport Authority has done in the line of trying to save the Gatwick service?
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well itll be a shame for sure, ill be on the evening easyjet from gatwick to cork tomorrow so ill keep an eye on the load factor. ive been on it a number of times and i have to say its been a pleasure on all ocasions in that the a/c is in very good nick internally decent leg room and very frendly staff.
the airport authority should be bending over backward to keep this service its a joke if it goes honestly. instead of this sort of thing happening we should be having a london luton service along with all the others no cutting back. it just does not make sence. london is a big place and a lot of people will travel to a particular airport as its convenient. no one will travel to stanstead if they need to do stuff on the south side of the city. i usually just pass thrugh so iam looking at connections rather than place. i mean ive taken to going with fr to lpl latley to get to milan.... !!! but it works for me and thats what its all about.
i perhaps was nieve a number of months ago to venture to think that easyjet may set up some sort of base at cork but sadly i thinki may be well wide of the mark
please may i be wrong.. they have a good name and it serves cork well... long may it continue and thrive....
the airport authority should be bending over backward to keep this service its a joke if it goes honestly. instead of this sort of thing happening we should be having a london luton service along with all the others no cutting back. it just does not make sence. london is a big place and a lot of people will travel to a particular airport as its convenient. no one will travel to stanstead if they need to do stuff on the south side of the city. i usually just pass thrugh so iam looking at connections rather than place. i mean ive taken to going with fr to lpl latley to get to milan.... !!! but it works for me and thats what its all about.
i perhaps was nieve a number of months ago to venture to think that easyjet may set up some sort of base at cork but sadly i thinki may be well wide of the mark
please may i be wrong.. they have a good name and it serves cork well... long may it continue and thrive....
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In a bit of bad news, I notice that FlyWest have stopped flying altogether, which means that their 1x weekly Cork-Brest service is gone. Did it ever even start? Perhaps this helped prompt Aer Arann to set up the Cork-Lorient route.
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There were a few early morning flights all right on the Sundays. I was still in the cot each time but one flight at least was flown by a 737. Cant remember the airline. Sorry!
Have heard a rumor that RE now want to do Lorient not once but twice a week. My, my we are generous, aren't we!
Have heard a rumor that RE now want to do Lorient not once but twice a week. My, my we are generous, aren't we!
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Tom, you are never happy! - very quick to jump at Easyjet when they might be pulling out of Cork and in the next breath belittle others (RE in this case) who announce a new routeAnyone with a modicum of intelligence knows that companies will try out a route and if it proves unsuccesful, they will focus their attention elsewhere
As for Lorient or similar, these are '1 week or 2 week' holiday destinations and would not support a daily service!
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There is but little extra gain for Cork with the new RE flight to Lorient. The rotation is being achieved by the dropping of a Cork Dublin flight? I hope RE make money from Cork to Lorient and also with the extra capacity to Edinburgh and like I said earlier they do all count.
What I will give to RE is a bualadh bos mor (a big round of applause) when they start shooting CATII approaches to Cork in low visibility.
Cork passengers have been far too patient with Aer Arann and with a lot of their ol' guff.
What I will give to RE is a bualadh bos mor (a big round of applause) when they start shooting CATII approaches to Cork in low visibility.
Cork passengers have been far too patient with Aer Arann and with a lot of their ol' guff.
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The reason I felt that Nantes or Rennes would be more popular is because there would be more demand than just the single week holiday demand that you'll see on Lorient.
TTT -> What extra Edinburgh capacity? I must have missed this anouncement and I didn't see a press release on the Aer Arann website. Are we talking bigger aircraft or extra frequencies? I hope it's the latter.
Does anyone know why Aer Arann still don't offer a Belfast service on a Sunday? Their current timetable is great for the business traveller, but is completely shunning the weekend break and people going home to see their family market. It's strange considering how long it would take by train/car.
And on that point, could anyone see a market for Cork-Galway services? The bus takes 4 1/2 hours (and still manages 18 departures a day) and there is no train service.
TTT -> What extra Edinburgh capacity? I must have missed this anouncement and I didn't see a press release on the Aer Arann website. Are we talking bigger aircraft or extra frequencies? I hope it's the latter.
Does anyone know why Aer Arann still don't offer a Belfast service on a Sunday? Their current timetable is great for the business traveller, but is completely shunning the weekend break and people going home to see their family market. It's strange considering how long it would take by train/car.
And on that point, could anyone see a market for Cork-Galway services? The bus takes 4 1/2 hours (and still manages 18 departures a day) and there is no train service.
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I asked the question about weekend service to Belfast before - I think a shortage of a/c was the main reason why it hasn't happened - this summer would been an ideal time to capitalise on the Jet 2 saga from BFS and introduce a single Sat & Sun rotation.
It would be too late now to consider this and it's unlikely to happen in the winter schedule - hopefully it may be in the pipeline for 2006.
I asked the question about weekend service to Belfast before - I think a shortage of a/c was the main reason why it hasn't happened - this summer would been an ideal time to capitalise on the Jet 2 saga from BFS and introduce a single Sat & Sun rotation.
It would be too late now to consider this and it's unlikely to happen in the winter schedule - hopefully it may be in the pipeline for 2006.
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Extra RE frequencies from Cork to Edinburgh on Mondays, Thursday, Fridays and Sundays.
Aer Arann have all ready been contacted in relation to ORK-GWY. A missed opportunity to be sure as is a single ORK-BHD on a Sunday.
A shame really.
Aer Arann have all ready been contacted in relation to ORK-GWY. A missed opportunity to be sure as is a single ORK-BHD on a Sunday.
A shame really.
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sn brussels
hi all
will be traveling with sn brussels next week on the brussels cork run. anyone have any idea how its going for them load factor wise. it looks fairly cheap... my company paid 29 euro for the the flight one way i think. its my first time traveling with these guys i didnt think they were a low fare airline but if it works out it will be very convenient for me. would love for them to upgrade it to a daily service though. its very restrictive as it is.
as a side issue id like to pass on my condolences to all at eujet hope you all bounce back quick smart.. dont let the bastards grind you down.....
regards
ej
will be traveling with sn brussels next week on the brussels cork run. anyone have any idea how its going for them load factor wise. it looks fairly cheap... my company paid 29 euro for the the flight one way i think. its my first time traveling with these guys i didnt think they were a low fare airline but if it works out it will be very convenient for me. would love for them to upgrade it to a daily service though. its very restrictive as it is.
as a side issue id like to pass on my condolences to all at eujet hope you all bounce back quick smart.. dont let the bastards grind you down.....
regards
ej
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eastjimmy-> The flysn service isn't continuing for the Winter. I understand this is what was always planned. I'm hoping we see it again next summer. I understand what you're saying about the frequency. I need to travel back to Cork fortnightly and for me BRU is almost as convenient as AMS. Yet since the route has been running, I've still continued to use AMS because the flights are so much better timed. Of course, if someone would grant me my wish of an RTM-ORK flight...
[Actually, I believe BA operated this route with a single stop in LGW many years ago]
And talking of LGW... There still seems to be no idea about what Easyjet's plans are for ORK-LGW. However, if they were to go, could Aer Lingus be persuaded to put one rotation a day to Gatwick? Their plane that is operating 2 rotations a day looks woefully underused to me and a trip to Gatwick could surely be squeezed in. Gatwick is an important destination in its own right for people travelling to Brighton, Crawley, Reigate and South London. Getting to these places from LHR and STN is a complete pain in the...
Finally, does anyone know what the hell was going on at ORK last Friday night. Between baggage delays and delays in getting out of the car park (20 minutes to get through the barrier!!!), it took me 1 hour between arriving on EI845 and getting onto the Kinsale Road. I normally travel hand-baggage only. Are those delays normal when getting your bag? In some ways, we seemed to have it lucky. There were passengers from Reus who started giving out stink when the Amsterdam bags appeared on the belt. Apparently, their plane had touched down 20 minutes before ours and there was still no sign of their bags when I left the area.
[Actually, I believe BA operated this route with a single stop in LGW many years ago]
And talking of LGW... There still seems to be no idea about what Easyjet's plans are for ORK-LGW. However, if they were to go, could Aer Lingus be persuaded to put one rotation a day to Gatwick? Their plane that is operating 2 rotations a day looks woefully underused to me and a trip to Gatwick could surely be squeezed in. Gatwick is an important destination in its own right for people travelling to Brighton, Crawley, Reigate and South London. Getting to these places from LHR and STN is a complete pain in the...
Finally, does anyone know what the hell was going on at ORK last Friday night. Between baggage delays and delays in getting out of the car park (20 minutes to get through the barrier!!!), it took me 1 hour between arriving on EI845 and getting onto the Kinsale Road. I normally travel hand-baggage only. Are those delays normal when getting your bag? In some ways, we seemed to have it lucky. There were passengers from Reus who started giving out stink when the Amsterdam bags appeared on the belt. Apparently, their plane had touched down 20 minutes before ours and there was still no sign of their bags when I left the area.
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EasyJet have not finalised plans for ORK yet - but it is likely that they will continue on ORK-LGW - as to give into Ryanair would cause further damage to their shaky share price.
They will close on plans later this week and booking data for whatever operates from Ireland will go live next week.
They will close on plans later this week and booking data for whatever operates from Ireland will go live next week.
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been woking in italy of late and have been in verona (Vrn) quiet a bit. and have seen Eirjet in and out of there a good few times on behalf of aer lingus. I was wondering does any one share my view that this would be a very good seheduled route for the summer months for a perspective airline to operate ie.. aer lingus easyjet etc... its the closest access to lake garda and the place seems to be heaving all the time. we all know the sun holiday destinations in spain etc. are being flogged to near death ex cork but this is a market i feel could do with a little more exposure.
on the easy jet issue it would be a major shame to see gatwick lost to cork, how ever i traveled with them last week and the a/c was less than half full......
watch this space eh.......
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ej
on the easy jet issue it would be a major shame to see gatwick lost to cork, how ever i traveled with them last week and the a/c was less than half full......
watch this space eh.......
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You can read this on the Easyjet and Ireland thread, but in summary LGW flights are now bookable from Cork and there is a frequency increase to 3x daily on weekdays and 2x daily on weekends.
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ORK to have Terminal 2 before DUB?
MOL at it again
Ryanair have suggested ORK's old terminal be reserved for "low cost carriers" rather than converted to storage space as currently envisaged.
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http://www.unison.ie/irish_independe...issue_id=12810
Ryanair have suggested ORK's old terminal be reserved for "low cost carriers" rather than converted to storage space as currently envisaged.
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http://www.unison.ie/irish_independe...issue_id=12810