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Car rental
Originally Posted by lm06
[ sorry for slightly off topic...does anyone know how NOT to get hosed by car hire companies in either Cork or SNN....the prices they charge !!.....the crowd in Cork are ok but SNN take scalps that would make the indians blush...appreciate any input ]
Up until recently I thought the cheapest rates were available by going through the Ryanair or Aerlingus website and clicking on HERTZ from there.
Then I discovered "Autoeurope" and it has been mostly even cheaper. Change your country of residence as appropriate. You then go through the whole booking process. It's only when you get your confirmation email that you learn whether it's AVIS or EUROPCAR or whoever that the rental agreement is with. Already used this site to rent cars in Sweden and Ireland, sometimes even dropping the car back to ta different airport. It's even more reasonable than HERTZ was (when going through an airline website). And in fairness I think HERTZ is fairly reasonable. And the prices I am paying now with this new site are criminal
Never noticed a difference in price myself between the Irish airports.
Also handy to regularly visit Aerlingus and Ryanair websites to see if HERTZ have any promotions going through them for specific periods.
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Well the new terminal looks fantastic at night,I arrived in on the FR9855 last night after farnborough and the terminal was well lit up and looked really well,even the lads with me who would normally fly from dub were slightly jealous of the taj mahal !
The CSA 737 on 6T had a very impressive paint scheme,something to do with brandenburg
I spoke with somebody I know who works at the airport on friday and he wreckons it wont be open until there is a clear answer on the debt issue.hopefully before august the 1st!!!
The CSA 737 on 6T had a very impressive paint scheme,something to do with brandenburg
I spoke with somebody I know who works at the airport on friday and he wreckons it wont be open until there is a clear answer on the debt issue.hopefully before august the 1st!!!
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Who actually owns and has responsibility for the terminal at the moment. CAA or DAA? or the bulider/site engineers?
Who has the keys to the front door and why are they not using them
Who has the keys to the front door and why are they not using them
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The debt issue has been resolved. Cork Airport has confirmed it will open on August 1st.
The keys were handed over on the 7th.
If they weren't sure it would open they wouldn't be putting ads on billboards saying August 1st.
Also they were in the Echo, Sunday Times, Irish Examiner and loads of other papers that all said August 1st.
Would Bertie Ahern address the issue saying he was delighted, if it wasn't going to open.
Now please stop saying this and that.
Silly.
The keys were handed over on the 7th.
If they weren't sure it would open they wouldn't be putting ads on billboards saying August 1st.
Also they were in the Echo, Sunday Times, Irish Examiner and loads of other papers that all said August 1st.
Would Bertie Ahern address the issue saying he was delighted, if it wasn't going to open.
Now please stop saying this and that.
Silly.
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We know the opening date has been resolved and finalised (see above posts) but has the debt issue?
I understood the report from BDO had been sent to PwC to be "verified". What is the result of it so? How much will Cork bear? (it's a question of how much at this stage, we know the government won't keep it's word on passing all the debt)
I understood the report from BDO had been sent to PwC to be "verified". What is the result of it so? How much will Cork bear? (it's a question of how much at this stage, we know the government won't keep it's word on passing all the debt)
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Originally Posted by Tom the Tenor
Does anyone know if there was any effort at all done by Cork Airport to retain an easyJet service from Gatwick?
Lets start a campaign to save Easy in Cork !!
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I'm surprised Easyjet couldn't have replaced the Gatwick service with a service from their main base at Luton, meaning they wouldn't be in direct competition with Ryanair. I suppose they reckoned that Ryanair would start a Cork-Luton Service just to spite them.
Easyjet's problem was that their fairs were similiar to AerLingus, without the convenience of Heathrow. I flew from Cork to Gatwick with Ryanair at the weekend and the return flights were both full. Ryanair are obviously doing very well on the route even with Easyjet still here. Will they be able to absorb all the three flights daily Easyjet Traffic with one single morning flight?
Easyjet's problem was that their fairs were similiar to AerLingus, without the convenience of Heathrow. I flew from Cork to Gatwick with Ryanair at the weekend and the return flights were both full. Ryanair are obviously doing very well on the route even with Easyjet still here. Will they be able to absorb all the three flights daily Easyjet Traffic with one single morning flight?
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Air Baltic will be operating a Cork Riga flight for the August weekend, maybe a foretaste of a scheduled service. Lots of Latvians and Lithuanians living and working by the Banks of the Lee.
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Originally Posted by en2r
I'm surprised Easyjet couldn't have replaced the Gatwick service with a service from their main base at Luton, meaning they wouldn't be in direct competition with Ryanair. I suppose they reckoned that Ryanair would start a Cork-Luton Service just to spite them.
and one thing is for sure, I wont be flying Ryanair! 
Only half a speed-brake
Originally Posted by EI-MICK
The CSA 737 on 6T had a very impressive paint scheme,something to do with brandenburg
But anyhow, DGL is -500 with about 104-109 seating. Last time i visited ORK was with A320 with 144 layout. What is the CSA's load factor and is A320 a regular visitor or was that just a coincidence?
edited for stupidness...
Last edited by FlightDetent; 25th Jul 2006 at 09:33.
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Yes finally it's opening!!! I've waited two whole years for the terminal to open and finally it is.
It's a fierce pity that BMI Regional, Jet2, easyJet and Loganair are all pulling out of EICK, easyJet say it's cause of stiff competition with Ryanair, Jet2 are pulling out I'd say cause of BMI Baby's route to Durham Teesval, BMI Regional cause of Aer Arann have announced a new route to Leeds/ Bradford and Loganair are just pulling out altogether.
And if Aer Lingus plan goes well on the new Prague route it'll be bye bye CSA, although CSA have been competing with Aer Lingus out of Dublin for years so lets just hope they get through it.
It's a fierce pity that BMI Regional, Jet2, easyJet and Loganair are all pulling out of EICK, easyJet say it's cause of stiff competition with Ryanair, Jet2 are pulling out I'd say cause of BMI Baby's route to Durham Teesval, BMI Regional cause of Aer Arann have announced a new route to Leeds/ Bradford and Loganair are just pulling out altogether.
And if Aer Lingus plan goes well on the new Prague route it'll be bye bye CSA, although CSA have been competing with Aer Lingus out of Dublin for years so lets just hope they get through it.
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Originally Posted by FlightDetent
. Last time i visited ORK was with A320 with 144 layout. What is the CSA's load factor and is A320 a regular visitor or was that just a coincidence?
Only half a speed-brake
Originally Posted by EI896
Yes that was a coincedence usualy CSA operate B737-500s.
nothing relevant in this space...,
They will.
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Hearing today that Aer Lingus are dropping the Wednesday Cork-Rome flight from 13th September and are putting on an extra Faro rotation in it's place.
However, four Rome flights from Cork from the middle of September must be harder to fill than an exta Faro flight which will fill far more easily with groups of golfers as the weather ought to be far more clement for Irish tastes around then and the resorts and bars are likely to be a little less crowded too so for EI it is all about yield management along with the full aeroplanes.
Certainly, last September the EI Faro flights were jammed with parties of golfers and there is even more money to be made too with the heavy weight of golf bags etc.
Smart move for EI apart from the inconvenice caused to the poor Rome passengers whom will now have to travel to Rome via DUB not to mention Th'Other Place!
However, four Rome flights from Cork from the middle of September must be harder to fill than an exta Faro flight which will fill far more easily with groups of golfers as the weather ought to be far more clement for Irish tastes around then and the resorts and bars are likely to be a little less crowded too so for EI it is all about yield management along with the full aeroplanes.
Certainly, last September the EI Faro flights were jammed with parties of golfers and there is even more money to be made too with the heavy weight of golf bags etc.
Smart move for EI apart from the inconvenice caused to the poor Rome passengers whom will now have to travel to Rome via DUB not to mention Th'Other Place!
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well, there is only the one anyway so I guess that avoids any bun fight between the two on the ramp 
So now there will be one air bridge and no users....its almost enought to make one cry. 160m and we still get drenched on a rainy day
So now there will be one air bridge and no users....its almost enought to make one cry. 160m and we still get drenched on a rainy day