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Originally Posted by Jamie2k9
Just making the point that Dublin will be faster to get to from next year
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ORK need to get FRA from EI, BUD from W6/FR and possibly PRG from W6 which would greatly improve links from the airport.
I think all the hype of getting Aer Lingus on Frankfurt needs to be thought about, do we really want a carrier with virtually no bookable onward connections to operate the route when we could get Lufthansa to open the route and see them grab much more transit passengers. I believe the latter.
Cork needs a lot kore then 3 or 4 new EU routes. Increased frequency I mean Munich should be at least 4 times a week . Newcastle should be min 3 times a week all year around etc new UK routes or reinstated such as Southampton etc its always been said that Belfast City has to be brought back even Aer Arann said it was profitable.
do you think Aer Lingus are commercially inept? Munich is 3x weekly because it can only support 3 flights a week. Newcastle is 2x weekly because it can only support 2 flights a week. This is going back to basic economics, where demand exists it will be supported. Where there's not it won't be. Belfast nor Southampton will be back for a few years, Aer Arann can't seem to justify new aircraft at the moment and until that happens we won't see those routes back.
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Faster trains is all very well but you still have to travel onwards to the airport. And now we've AirCoach and GoBe doing Cork to Dublin Airport in 3hrs 30 with only one stop.
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Lufthansa would be ideal, but when they don't serve bigger catchments like Bristol and Newcastle, it's unlikely we'd see them operate Frankfurt-Cork. Aer Lingus is probably the only realistic operator.
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Faster trains is all very well but you still have to travel onwards to the airport. And now we've AirCoach and GoBe doing Cork to Dublin Airport in 3hrs 30 with only one stop.
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Aerlingus to Frankfurt would be ideal if they could do a deal for onward connections with Lufthansa. I wonder how the marketing team got on at the Routes conference in Dubai?
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Bluski, Istanbul is an interesting one. Turkish Airlines are increasing Istanbul - Dublin next year from daily to about 10 or so a week. In an ideal work if the likes of the DAA have their way your choice from Cork to Istanbul will be via walking, biking, a donkey & cart, a car, a bus or a train to Dublin Airport for the THY flight to Turkey. I would bet that your hope via Cork to Frankfurt to Istanbul with LH would receive little encouragement when there extra flights to be filled ex Dublin?
There are certainly enough Asian folk living in the Cork and Munster area to justify trying out a direct flight to Istanbul at two or three a week for connections to their mother countries elsewhere in Asia etc.
There are certainly enough Asian folk living in the Cork and Munster area to justify trying out a direct flight to Istanbul at two or three a week for connections to their mother countries elsewhere in Asia etc.
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Cork is certainly on THY's radar but again the relatively small catchment area caused them to have doubts although they did look at it in late 2010 with the help of one or two personalities associated with the Halcyon days at the airport on the hill!
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Reliable sources indicate that we will hopefully have a few new route announcements shortly. Aerlingus' Summer Schedule is as predictable as ever so presumably it'll be Ryanair that we'll be hearing from if the reports are true.
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Anything is very welcome!
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But with Good as ever comes Bad. Don't have a clue how this is possible but I've also heard from a reliable source we could lose up to 2 Aer Lingus destinations.
Since BRU started have loads to AMS or CDG being affected.
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I like the Cork-Dublin train service, but it's not a good option for travelling to Dublin airport. One of the main reasons for this is the decision by Dublin Bus to turn the 747 into a leisurely sightseeing tour of Dublin instead of the express rail-airport link it used to be. It takes around an hour to go from Heuston to the airport.
I've used the Cork-Dublin airport Aircoach twice and it passed Heuston around 2:45 after leaving Cork, which is around the same time most of the train services take to get there, and arrived in Dublin airport around 3:20 after leaving Cork.
Hopefully faster trains and a rethink from Dublin Bus on the 747 will make rail a more attractive option.
I've used the Cork-Dublin airport Aircoach twice and it passed Heuston around 2:45 after leaving Cork, which is around the same time most of the train services take to get there, and arrived in Dublin airport around 3:20 after leaving Cork.
Hopefully faster trains and a rethink from Dublin Bus on the 747 will make rail a more attractive option.