cork airport to go (temporarily) BANG!

[Crisp Sandwich]

The Ryanair Cork - Newcastle route has been deleted already.

There's a new Shannon - Newcastle route though.

 

[Handy Run]

The Ryanair Cork - Newcastle route has been deleted already.

There's a new Shannon - Newcastle route though.

The barryroe crowd will be gutted

 

[mr.selfDestruct]

If Shannon are still giving Ryanair the run of the place and are charging them no fees, then this will happen from time to time. They can't expect the same deal from Cork. It's probably a bigger headache for Kerry and Knock, if Ryanair use Shannon as a bargaining chip. Although I see Aer Lingus just started a Heathrow route from Knock, which is a big one for them.

 

[Meridian]

If Shannon are still giving Ryanair the run of the place and are charging them no fees, then this will happen from time to time. They can't expect the same deal from Cork. It's probably a bigger headache for Kerry and Knock, if Ryanair use Shannon as a bargaining chip. Although I see Aer Lingus just started a Heathrow route from Knock, which is a big one for them.

All Aer Lingus did with that Knock flight was rather than it serving Gatwick, it is serving Heathrow instead.
Good for people up that way for connections around the world.
Shannon is Ryanair's bitch and Shannon does as she is told by them.
If that Newcastle service had the numbers I expect the likes of Emerald / Aer Lingus to start up a replacement service from Cork.

 

[Drucker]

Emerald are history. They thought that they could "phase back" on the Cork Routes. Happily for us, Ryanair stepped in and now we have Jet services to the regional airports in the UK that they used to serve. Emerald is just a feeder for IAG's Dublin and Manchester hubs.

 

[Drucker]

Still well down on pre financial crisis levels whereas Dublin airport surpassed these levels by 2015.

3.2 Million in 2008, and they're celebrating a 2.5 Million forecast for this year. Everyone keeps saying "we're back to pre Covid levels," but no one is saying "we're down three quarters of a million passengers on peak."

 

[Meridian]

Emerald are history. They thought that they could "phase back" on the Cork Routes. Happily for us, Ryanair stepped in and now we have Jet services to the regional airports in the UK that they used to serve. Emerald is just a feeder for IAG's Dublin and Manchester hubs.

Meanwhile Emerald are in the process of setting up their first Cork route.

Yes Ryanair beat them to it after Covid, so as Ryanair lose interest/ money Emerald will step in with smaller planes.

 

[mr.selfDestruct]

Apparently a lot of Emerald's problems post covid was down to not being able to secure enough staff. It sounds like pilots and other staff found work elsewhere when Stobart ceased to exist. So they prioritised routes mainly out of Dublin. It's good that they're coming back to Cork anyway.

 

[Meridian]

Just in case there is any confusion like :

https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-41103352.html

 

[douglas eegit]

Shame, didn't realise Barcelona Girona was gone. So it's gone from 3 routes to 'greater' Barcelona between Aer Lingus and Ryanair to just the single to Reus with Ryanair.