Cork only has weight restrictions for B767-200 ->

It has no weight restrictions for....

All Regional A/C
A318,A319,A320,A321
B733,B734,B735,B737,B738, B739, B752


For e.g. Bristol has a 230ft shorter runway and has a daily EWR-BRS service so there is no issue with services from CO & DL just the fact that from what i can see is... The DAA dont want to have continue's losses from SNN so are trying to keep services there - They dont want DUB effected because numbers already droped 12.6%, the fact is the main problem is their's no competition. Am i the only 1 that remember's back in 2004 when the airports ''were being split up:suspect:'' Continental began talks with ORK so there's no issue of the runway.

US Pre-Clearance would deffinatly granted, Knock has already applyed!

SPOOKY! i was just looking up new Cork transatlantic route and found!

Transatlantic route announced for Cork - Local News - Irish Guide Live Ireland - IRISH GUIDE LIVE

I no but it proves my point wait restrictions dont apply to B757 a/c its two reasons...

1) DAA -> no competition.
2) US Pre-Clearence facilitys.

Sure you've posted on the correct thread EI-BUD?

Sorry johnnychips, you are absolutely correct, I read the news on this thread and commented here!!

Is that definitely right about Belfast only having one aircraft this Winter?

I wouldn't judge by what Aer Lingus are selling at the moment. On that basis, you'd end up concluding that Cork will only retain Heathrow and Amsterdam for the Winter.

BFS
 

EI on sale as 2x A320's for W10 ... Not 1 as previously falesly stated ...

Bit of substance to rumours appreciated in future ...

Tel Aviv
 

is says on the tel aviv airport website their is flights to cork with arkia israel airlines.

Yeh its a winter route operated by Arkia, only started last year.

Nice beach and promenade in Tel Aviv with some great surf too. Jerusalem is just an hour away by road for some great sightseeing:ok:

tel aviv
 

is the route scheduled or charter?

how many times a week does it operate?

there is nothing about it on the cork airport website.

Its a seasonal scheduled route, same as Dublin. Not sure how many times a week it operates though.

Jet 2 did the short series last year, 2009, with 757-200. There were two outbound flights. The year before, 2008, it was Arkia with the 757-300 which also did two outbound flights and in 2007 I think it was with a Thomson 737-800 or at least on the homebound leg to Cork it was a 737. There may have been just one flight that year but I am not fully sure. Just dont remember. Interestingly, years ago, in the 1990s, El Al themselves did a few of those Holy Land flights with the 757. Seems to be an interest in the Cork area for a few Holy Land flights. Guess it almost makes it as a long haul flight for Cork. :cool:

3 new ATR aircraft
 

Latest news ...ALL 3 new ATRs will be based at Galway

That is total rubish! All ATR-72/500'S (4) + the 3 on order will operate exclusivly for EI Regional. Also guys ive been hearing that a Wizz Air announcement re:Cork is about to me made within the following weeks. Hopefully a new ORK-PRG or ORK-BUD route.

what are the rumours you have been hearing about?

As i said above Wizz Air are due to make an annoucement about Cork in the coming weeks i dont no about any new routes or anything but i know there are due to make an announcement. Also a new ORK-BUD or PRG routes is higly likely

Good news and Bad news
 

The good news:
[from article: | Irish Examiner ]
And in a different article in Friday's "Evening Echo" [sorry no online version], the Lord Mayor of Cork was responding to the axing of Aer Lingus' Cork to Berlin route. His response was very encouraging. To paraphrase he said something like: "Direct links to European cities cannot be overstated. Cork needs to a find a mechanism whereby it can incentivise (provide financial support to) airlines like Aer Lingus and Ryanair to operate routes from Cork to the likes of Berlin and Brussels".

The bad news:
Ryanair rule out the addition of new routes at Cork [from the same article linked above | Irish Examiner ]. It's looking like come September that temporary 2nd aircraft will indeed be moving on.

A small bit of good news on the land transport side of things in that Skylink have now been licensed to run a bus service form the airport to the train station

| Irish Examiner

In theory, it should help make Cork a more attractive option for people who live along the rail lines to Dublin and Kerry (not sure it would be such a benefit for people on the Midleton or Cobh lines) or for the substantial number of tourists bound for Killarney. Now to make sure that people become aware that the route is available.

Given the lack of publicity given to Citylink's Galway-Limerick-Mallow-Cork Airport service, I don't hold out huge hope.

FR Sun Routes
 

SNN/ORK to Biarritz has been loaded into FR drop down menu as a destination from these airports though cannot book flights - any information? Great destination for access to north of spain