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Lies ?? Strong word that !! I believe it said "expect 20,000" I "expected" United to win the FA Cup, not a "lie" but they won't. Some people need to find something PROPER to worry and bitch about in their lives other than a bit of promotional bumph, some people. 
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Lies ?? Strong word that !! I believe it said "expect 20,000" I "expected" United to win the FA Cup, not a "lie" but they won't. Some people need to find something PROPER to worry and bitch about in their lives other than a bit of promotional bumph, some people.
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I don't know what all the fuss is about regarding the pax numbers over Easter weekend at airports.
Regular observers of these type of media releases from airports , indeed bus and train operators use stats to make key points such as positive traffic numbers.
In regard to Easter and the interpretation of weekend etc I'd guess that weekend covers a broad definition and I know plenty who started their Easter weekends the Tuesday or Wednesday of Easter week and travelled back to the UK the Monday or Tuesday after! It would be interesting to see how other companies calculate their numbers also
Regular observers of these type of media releases from airports , indeed bus and train operators use stats to make key points such as positive traffic numbers.
In regard to Easter and the interpretation of weekend etc I'd guess that weekend covers a broad definition and I know plenty who started their Easter weekends the Tuesday or Wednesday of Easter week and travelled back to the UK the Monday or Tuesday after! It would be interesting to see how other companies calculate their numbers also
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Other Irish airports also release statements of this sort every Easter and Christmas and also tend to take a very broad definition of when the festival starts and ends. The media generally quote the statements verbatim in their efforts to hype up the holiday atmosphere.
In general it must be difficult for public relations officers in airports other than Dublin at the moment given that there is so little good news to report. I wish Knock well but between Facebook, Pprune, Twitter and the traditional media I must have read about the new service to Malaga about 15 times since it was first announced.
In general it must be difficult for public relations officers in airports other than Dublin at the moment given that there is so little good news to report. I wish Knock well but between Facebook, Pprune, Twitter and the traditional media I must have read about the new service to Malaga about 15 times since it was first announced.
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It's the principal of it, I could account for the DAA's figures for DUB and take another transport operator ie - Irish Rail I could account for their 150,000 estimate over the easter weekend. Anyway we will never get to the botton of it on here so we may as well draw a line under it and move on.
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Good point on the Malaga release Im sick of reading about it on social media releases but I guess if your the airport then it's probably better to be talked about than not at all! And of course social media is a very cost effective mode for communication as this website is clear evidence
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But then does that mean they can include the whole Easter months figures in the definition if they want to? Maybe Easter week would be better in the Christian sence given its Knock we are talking about here ?
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Look it seems we all agree it's normal enough for airports to round up capacity figures for publicity now and then. Someone at NOC clearly lost the run of themselves in a t.weet and threw in 2 weeks over Easter, that or there were 10000 refugees hidden on that flight from Namibia...
Can we move on before this thread turns into boards.ie?
Can we move on before this thread turns into boards.ie?
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this is true that a monument is been erected in memory of Monsignor James Horan the total cost is actualy 70k and all funds have been raised locally through fundraising and donations and not the airport wasting money as suggested its simply the people recognising Monsignor James Horan for all he has contributed to the region.