CORK - 5

[Tom the Tenor]

Yes, that about sums it up all right, it has always struck me that airfield in the midwest could be referred to as Ireland's special needs airport.

[Shanwickman]

Tom, you are still having trouble getting rid of that big chip!

[Kavs8]

Tut tut tut Tom, my safest option for travel these days is the new sea-plane service in Cobh

[en2r]

Kavs8, Shannon having less transatlantic services makes things better for Cork how exactly? Considering Cork has no transatlantic services the Shannon pax cant exactly flock there as an alternative

It might boost Cork to Heathrow and Amsterdam (and also perhaps Dublin) a little as people connect to the States. The majority of Cork originating passengers bound for the states fly via either Heathrow or Dublin anyway (if you're flying anywhere besides New York or Boston it makes little sense to trek all the way to Shannon just to have to connect in the States when you can fly from Cork and connect to a direct flight at Heathrow or Dublin) but the closure of the Shannon routes might boost this a bit.

[Tom the Tenor]

Oh, to be in The Quays in Cobh and to have a tray of pints to put away as an RAF flying boat arrives at Queenstown!

[ryan2000]

I'd say CO and DL will be the main winners when EI suspend SNN JFK. If either of them started a 757 operation from ORK they would put even further pressure on Aerlingus.

[Jamie2k9]

August 2010
ORK - LGW - 25221
ORK - LHR - 36856
ORK - LSTN - 20867
ORK - BHX - 7666
ORK - MAN - 7123
ORK - LPL - 9230
ORK - EDI - 4527
ORK - GLA - 2459
ORK - CWL - 2558
ORK - BRS - 3028

August 2009
ORK - LGW - 10396
ORK - LHR - 47950
ORK - LSTN - 29196
ORK - BHX - 5841
ORK - MAN - 11174
ORK - LPL - 8401
ORK - EDI - 4356
ORK - BRS - 2780
ORK - GLA - -----
ORK - CWL - 1606

Source - CAA

[ryan2000]

New Cork Routes

Cork in the running for two new routes next year one of which will be the longest ever scheduled flight from Cork IF it materialises.

[Jamie2k9]

Any idea's where?

[ryan2000]

I genuinely don't know at this time. I assume the 2nd route is to be operated by Aerlingus as indicated on Pprune previously.

[Kavs8]

good news but il be suprised if this is true. We know that EI are to open a new route next summer but , if your ''sources'' are correct that a carrier at least must have been specified. We will just have to see what happens i suppose....

I hope the ''new route'' is not SSH as we know this is opening in May 2010. Also Jamie2k9 PPrune is a rumour forum not a statistics forum their on the CAA website to read, not for you to supply to us. Be carefull of copyright infringement.

[Charlie Roy]

Also Jamie2k9 PPRuNe is a rumour forum not a statistics forum their on the CAA website to read, not for you to supply to us. Be carefull of copyright infringement.

Kavs - chill
Jamie - thanks

[Tom the Tenor]

I will wager a tenner each way on Istanbul!

[Kavs8]

Only if the sea-plane could make the stretch!

[Kavs8]

Aer Lingus Cork to London Gatwick now bookable, as once daily. (OPERATED BY LGW A/C)

[Johnny455]

FR sun routes

have the routes to Alicante, Bordeaux, Faro, La Rochelle, Lanzarote, Malaga and Reus still operating or have they ended?

[Jamie2k9]

All routes finished at the end of August. Faro & Malaga will resume on 3 November. Fuerteventura will also start on 31 October.

[Johnny455]

FR Carcassonne

All routes finished at the end of August. Faro & Malaga will resume on 3 November. Fuerteventura will also start on 31 October.

Has Carcassonne ended too?

[Jamie2k9]

Yes it's been taken off the booking system.

[Kavs8]

Any word on that ''new'' route?