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I see the Minister for Transport is accompanying Mr. O'Leary and a few other big-wigs to Knock on Monday, let's hope it's good news they bring and that they're not ALL there for the 4 millionth Passenger celebration!!!
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The aiport will deliver a 10 % Pax increase this year which will be a record, have added 4 new services, and also welcomed Europe's largest regional airline Flybe as a flag ship carrier!
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I like the sound of this I would say it's definitely positive news anyway. If Michael o leery is coming I'd say it's some sort of announcement which is being supported by the new govt incentive scheme for tourism.
I'd say inbound tourism routes and maybe double daily London if were lucky.
Fingers crossed!!
I'd say inbound tourism routes and maybe double daily London if were lucky.
Fingers crossed!!
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Hi Found this on Dublin dep page
IRL West Knock Ryanair FR101P 12 Sep 10:30
Found this on arr page
IRL West Knock Ryanair FR1002P 12 sept 13:30
Sounds like a base announment or more Europe flight to France/Germany or bucket and spade to replace ALC/Reus which are supposing to be going and summer flight to bristol 2012
IRL West Knock Ryanair FR1002P 12 Sep 13:30
IRL West Knock Ryanair FR1002P 12 Sep 13:30
IRL West Knock Ryanair FR101P 12 Sep 10:30
Found this on arr page
IRL West Knock Ryanair FR1002P 12 sept 13:30
Sounds like a base announment or more Europe flight to France/Germany or bucket and spade to replace ALC/Reus which are supposing to be going and summer flight to bristol 2012
IRL West Knock Ryanair FR1002P 12 Sep 13:30
IRL West Knock Ryanair FR1002P 12 Sep 13:30
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Why would FR announce a new base in NOC when the airport would not be able to stay open all day. FR are not going to pay more to cover operational hours. As Knock 63 said they are giving FR a free slot if they move STN to lunchtime on Mondays which they did. Why would FR do this and days lather announce a base. 
MOL always travels to airport when they reach a major passenger number.
ALC is lightly to return next summer.
Would be great if it was a base!! but can the airport open from about 4.30am until 22.00 or 23.00 everyday.
Remenber FR have no base in France so rule that out un less its a base here.
MOL always travels to airport when they reach a major passenger number.
ALC is lightly to return next summer.
Would be great if it was a base!! but can the airport open from about 4.30am until 22.00 or 23.00 everyday.
Remenber FR have no base in France so rule that out un less its a base here.
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MOL and Varadkar's arrival listed on the local news this morning - states that it is in relation to the 4 millionth passenger at the airport (4 millionth Ryanair passenger or 4 million overall?).
Does Varadkar generally attend this sort of stuff? If so, that's probably all it is. Hopefully he will at least have something interesting to say about future development of the airport even if there is nothing to be announced today. Maybe make some positive noises about developments for next summer.
Perhaps Knock63 could post if you hear anything interesting from up there...
2nd EDIT: Event went ahead despite the weather - doesn't sound like there was anything of note to report though. Govt yet to decide on Aer Lingus - Varadkar - RT News
Does Varadkar generally attend this sort of stuff? If so, that's probably all it is. Hopefully he will at least have something interesting to say about future development of the airport even if there is nothing to be announced today. Maybe make some positive noises about developments for next summer.
Perhaps Knock63 could post if you hear anything interesting from up there...
2nd EDIT: Event went ahead despite the weather - doesn't sound like there was anything of note to report though. Govt yet to decide on Aer Lingus - Varadkar - RT News
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Some details from interviews at IWAK today. Michael O'Leary in buoyant mood, said Ryanair carrying over 400,000 each year through the "most profitable, best run regional in Ireland"...
- Summer routes have gone "phenomenally well"
- In discussion with IWAK on 3 more routes next year, 2 European, 1 UK
- Airport needs help from Tourism agencies to deliver new routes
- Need to target marketing support where airlines are delivering capacity
- "NOC / KIR thriving through the downturn...government airports a disaster"
Leo Varadkar seemed to be on the same script...
- There to celebrate IWAK and Ryanair's success in bring in tourists to West
- NOC and SNN can survive but "NOC breaks even...SNN losing a lot of money"
- Lot more problems with SNN which is run by a state company..."lessons to be learned"
- No reversing cutbacks, "support to regional airports will be reduced in coming years"
- Summer routes have gone "phenomenally well"
- In discussion with IWAK on 3 more routes next year, 2 European, 1 UK
- Airport needs help from Tourism agencies to deliver new routes
- Need to target marketing support where airlines are delivering capacity
- "NOC / KIR thriving through the downturn...government airports a disaster"
Leo Varadkar seemed to be on the same script...
- There to celebrate IWAK and Ryanair's success in bring in tourists to West
- NOC and SNN can survive but "NOC breaks even...SNN losing a lot of money"
- Lot more problems with SNN which is run by a state company..."lessons to be learned"
- No reversing cutbacks, "support to regional airports will be reduced in coming years"
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Well that is kind of promising for next year, the sun routes have certainly been the big plus at NOC in 2011, great loads all through the summer. Good to see that Gran Canaria will be brought back next summer as well, it seems to have done well after a rather slow start.
Any predictions as to the possible new routes? I would guess two out of Malaga, Malta and Girona (maybe instead of Reus) as the European routes, although it would be great to see Frankfurt Hahn get a try out to bring some inbound pax - it has done well from KIR the last few years.
I dread to think where the UK route might be, all I would really want to see from Ryanair is more structure to their London airport schedules and BRS brought back seasonally April - October. I'm not sure where else they could go within the UK without damaging either their own existing routes or flybe's operations from Knock. I'd probably guess MAN though.
Any predictions as to the possible new routes? I would guess two out of Malaga, Malta and Girona (maybe instead of Reus) as the European routes, although it would be great to see Frankfurt Hahn get a try out to bring some inbound pax - it has done well from KIR the last few years.
I dread to think where the UK route might be, all I would really want to see from Ryanair is more structure to their London airport schedules and BRS brought back seasonally April - October. I'm not sure where else they could go within the UK without damaging either their own existing routes or flybe's operations from Knock. I'd probably guess MAN though.
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Lufthansa to start daily flights from Dusseldorf to Knock next May:
Lufthansa announces Knock-Dusseldorf daily service | BreakingNews.ie
Fair play to IWAK management...
Lufthansa announces Knock-Dusseldorf daily service | BreakingNews.ie
Fair play to IWAK management...
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Incredible coup for the airport and could hopefully be the start of some decent inward European tourism routes to Knock. A daily service too - well done to all involved!
There are some cracking international Lufthansa connections available from Dusseldorf as well if the timings are anyways decent...
There are some cracking international Lufthansa connections available from Dusseldorf as well if the timings are anyways decent...
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breakingnews.ie obviously got ahead of themselves. Turns out its just a weekly service every Saturday running between May and September:
Lufthansa to start Knock Airport service - RT News
Still though, its a great achievement for the airport.
Lufthansa to start Knock Airport service - RT News
Still though, its a great achievement for the airport.
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Big difference - Examiner and Breaking news say its daily but RTE says weekly. Given that they are projecting 2,000 incoming tourists as passengers it will most likely be the latter. Still though, its a start, although it is small scale in comparison to what KIR already have operating to/from Hahn...
Good to see Lufthansa coming to the airport nonetheless, hopefully they like what the see.
Good to see Lufthansa coming to the airport nonetheless, hopefully they like what the see.