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I had reason to look into the SOU route back in the day.
One thing that surprised me was the amount of traffic cruises ex-Southampton generated. It's a pity that for the hundred plus cruise liners that visit Cobh every year, next to none allow it as an initial departure point, as it's a very beneficial business for local airports and pre-departure hotels.
One thing that surprised me was the amount of traffic cruises ex-Southampton generated. It's a pity that for the hundred plus cruise liners that visit Cobh every year, next to none allow it as an initial departure point, as it's a very beneficial business for local airports and pre-departure hotels.
I had reason to look into the SOU route back in the day.
One thing that surprised me was the amount of traffic cruises ex-Southampton generated. It's a pity that for the hundred plus cruise liners that visit Cobh every year, next to none allow it as an initial departure point, as it's a very beneficial business for local airports and pre-departure hotels.
One thing that surprised me was the amount of traffic cruises ex-Southampton generated. It's a pity that for the hundred plus cruise liners that visit Cobh every year, next to none allow it as an initial departure point, as it's a very beneficial business for local airports and pre-departure hotels.
The Port of Southampton is northern Europe's largest and busiest cruise port. There are five dedicated cruise terminals in the port with 536 cruise calls booked for 2023 handling just over two million passengers. All the world's major cruise lines operate from the Port of Southampton with up to twenty permanently based cruise ships.
Most cruise calls are full turnarounds but a small percentage are cruise calls such as those from the German operators AIDA and TUI. Each cruise call in proportion to it's capacity is estimated to be worth up to one million pounds to the local economy.
The Port of Southampton and it's position as northern Europe's busiest cruise terminal is like saying that London Heathrow Airport is Europe's busiest airport. There's a similar comparison which obviously makes the Port of Southampton one of world's busiest cruise ports.
It's great that Aer Lingus Regional (Emerald Airways) have announced flights from Cork to Bristol. Hopefully we will see the resumption of a Cork to Southampton route at some point in the future.
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Vueling gone from both Cork and Shannon from June. It will leave Shannon with no connection to Paris. It's disappointing to see an airline pull out, but it seemed almost inevitable considering nobody seemed to know the route existed.
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Ryanair appear to be adding Barcelona and Fuerteventura. Barcelona on Wednesday and Sunday mornings. Fuerteventura on Thursdays. Both operated by Cork based aircraft, but it’s not clear what’s reducing to achieve it.
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If you specifically want to fly with Aer Lingus, you may have to fly from Dublin or Shannon instead; the Shannon to Paris flights (from 22nd Sep) were also announced around the same time in June as the above.
Ryanair are due to begin thrice-weekly flights from Cork to Paris-Beauvais (from 29th Oct) if that's of any use.
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Well, according to this article, they already announced at the end of June a winter seasonal Cork to Lyon (from 23rd Dec) primarily for ski travellers and also the re-introduction of flights to Malaga & Tenerife, along with a doubling of the frequency of flights to Lanzarote, so it could well be that Paris will not be served from Cork this coming winter.
If you specifically want to fly with Aer Lingus, you may have to fly from Dublin or Shannon instead; the Shannon to Paris flights (from 22nd Sep) were also announced around the same time in June as the above.
Ryanair are due to begin thrice-weekly flights from Cork to Paris-Beauvais (from 29th Oct) if that's of any use.
If you specifically want to fly with Aer Lingus, you may have to fly from Dublin or Shannon instead; the Shannon to Paris flights (from 22nd Sep) were also announced around the same time in June as the above.
Ryanair are due to begin thrice-weekly flights from Cork to Paris-Beauvais (from 29th Oct) if that's of any use.
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There is a direct high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris, run by Thalys, it runs about every hour and takes 3.5 hours. I got an advanced ticket from Brussels to Paris first class for €40.
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Any word on the Cork-Dublin flights returning? DAA chief mentioned them in an interview in the recent past but no announcements so far.
Would be so convenient for passengers to/from US/Canada.
Would be so convenient for passengers to/from US/Canada.
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Why would they? The only incentive to fly such a loss-making route would be to stop KLM syphoning off TATL passengers (and for that matter, the lucrative, not the penny-pinching ones) who would rather back-track to AMS than do the road/train/coach trek to DUB (or if they cannot bear this, fly on IAG via LHR).. Are the AMS flights really full of TATL-passengers?
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Unless it was operated as a PSO route by Emerald Airlines or Ryanair were able to be convinced to operate ORK-DUB like they do KIR-DUB without any subsidy, I don't think they will likely return; I did the train journey myself between Cork and Dublin back in late January, and dare I say, it wasn't actually that bad, it's just rather long and doesn't obviously go to DUB directly.
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There is no need for a PSO route between Cork and Dublin. There was 11 flights a day on this route between 2 airlines in the 2000's. Obviously the hourly train service and the new motorway took away some of the passengers. However for connecting transatlantic passengers through Dublin, the last thing they want to do is hop on a coach to Cork with the jet lag.
Using DUB with the CBP is far better for travelers to the US rather than LHR or AMS.
Having travelled often between Belfast and Cork by plane in the past, I do it by train in more recent times via LUAS in Dublin. It's a real shame there isn't a rail stop at DUB.
Using DUB with the CBP is far better for travelers to the US rather than LHR or AMS.
Having travelled often between Belfast and Cork by plane in the past, I do it by train in more recent times via LUAS in Dublin. It's a real shame there isn't a rail stop at DUB.
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There is no need for a PSO route between Cork and Dublin. There was 11 flights a day on this route between 2 airlines in the 2000's. Obviously the hourly train service and the new motorway took away some of the passengers. However for connecting transatlantic passengers through Dublin, the last thing they want to do is hop on a coach to Cork with the jet lag.
Using DUB with the CBP is far better for travelers to the US rather than LHR or AMS.
Having travelled often between Belfast and Cork by plane in the past, I do it by train in more recent times via LUAS in Dublin. It's a real shame there isn't a rail stop at DUB.
Using DUB with the CBP is far better for travelers to the US rather than LHR or AMS.
Having travelled often between Belfast and Cork by plane in the past, I do it by train in more recent times via LUAS in Dublin. It's a real shame there isn't a rail stop at DUB.
There would be faster connection times there. ‘So people arent waiting around jetlagged’
In other news Aer lingus will swap a 320 for a 320 neo in Cork from 8 Nov to operate ORK/SNN -LHR. The ORK crew operate SNN LHR in the winter
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Im sure Emerald would do it if they new it was viable. I cant see happening myself. The bus routes and motorway make it quick. The multiple daily flights to LHR & AMS provide alternative stopovers as well.
There would be faster connection times there. ‘So people arent waiting around jetlagged’
In other news Aer lingus will swap a 320 for a 320 neo in Cork from 8 Nov to operate ORK/SNN -LHR. The ORK crew operate SNN LHR in the winter
There would be faster connection times there. ‘So people arent waiting around jetlagged’
In other news Aer lingus will swap a 320 for a 320 neo in Cork from 8 Nov to operate ORK/SNN -LHR. The ORK crew operate SNN LHR in the winter
I agree. I don’t see anyone operating ORK-DUB on purely O&D commercial terms.
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Aer lingus to bhx
Hiya.
back before covid arrived in 2019 aer lingus operated flights to BHX from cork and Shannon.Are there any plans for that to return or is this held by Ryanair now?
thanks
back before covid arrived in 2019 aer lingus operated flights to BHX from cork and Shannon.Are there any plans for that to return or is this held by Ryanair now?
thanks
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There is a petition circling online demanding that either EI or FR resume the Cork-Glasgow route to allow for both family and mainly football fans to travel easily between the two cities.
Although FR operate EDI the petition says these are not ideal for football fans due to the amount of extra time it adds to their journey
Although FR operate EDI the petition says these are not ideal for football fans due to the amount of extra time it adds to their journey
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There is a petition circling online demanding that either EI or FR resume the Cork-Glasgow route to allow for both family and mainly football fans to travel easily between the two cities.
Although FR operate EDI the petition says these are not ideal for football fans due to the amount of extra time it adds to their journey
Although FR operate EDI the petition says these are not ideal for football fans due to the amount of extra time it adds to their journey
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Record passenger figures at Cork airport last year: 2,801,900
https://www.corkairport.com/news/det...tional-traffic
https://www.corkairport.com/news/det...tional-traffic