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Curb Your Enthusiasm · 16-05-2017 1:21pm

Have my trip to Iceland on the 26th.

Anyone else booked on the ORK-KEF route?

Really hope it does well

JCX BXC · 16-05-2017 4:08pm

I think I read somewhere that Cardiff is increasing to 3pw

lisasimpson · 16-05-2017 7:02pm

Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: »

Have my trip to Iceland on the 26th.

Anyone else booked on the ORK-KEF route?

Really hope it does well

Just waiting on on dates but hoping to use it in the next month for a short 2 night break

beer enigma · 17-05-2017 11:04am

Glad to see the new food court re-opening and at last its airside. Could never understand why they put it before security.

.red. · 17-05-2017 2:41pm

beer enigma wrote: »

Glad to see the new food court re-opening and at last its airside. Could never understand why they put it before security.

A friend passed thru yesterday and had a look in the food court. He said even at airport prices it was expensive.
A pre packed sandwich was €5.95, nothing fancy, ham and cheese, chicken and bacon, few salady options.
A few metres down in the book shop they had a meal deal of a pre packed sandwich, bottle of soft drink and a pack of crisps OR chocolate bar for €4.75 lol.
Handy to know for any families flying out.

lisasimpson · 18-05-2017 11:21am

Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: »

Have my trip to Iceland on the 26th.

Anyone else booked on the ORK-KEF route?

Really hope it does well

Booked on the route for next week now Short 48hr trip had been on the bucket list for yrs so decided now or never when the chance arose

JCX BXC · 18-05-2017 12:20pm

Begins tomorrow, WW858 arrives at 10:35am.

lisasimpson · 24-05-2017 11:22am

So just back from using the wow service. Flew out monday and back this morning. Pleasent flight friendly staff couldnt flaut them. With the expense of Iceland id say the duty free will see a nice bit of custom from the Icelandic tourist.
One thing is they were a lot stricker over the baggage on the cork side.. i saw a few people caught in relation to the personal item
Can see it been a popular option for people coming home from canada esp at christmas time.most of the passengers on the wed flight appeared to be american and canadians on their european holidays. Monday looked to be busier than this morning.
One thing i noticed on arriving in Cork airport...the airport needs to re-arrange the layout at passport control to make it more efficient everyone directed into the one queue...if another flight landed at the same time esp people for the EU queue would be caught in the same queue an non EU passengers. If we are getting the promised new flight.. next upgrade should be to make passport control area a bit bigger

marno21 · 24-05-2017 8:30pm

lisasimpson wrote: »

So just back from using the wow service. Flew out monday and back this morning. Pleasent flight friendly staff couldnt flaut them. With the expense of Iceland id say the duty free will see a nice bit of custom from the Icelandic tourist.
One thing is they were a lot stricker over the baggage on the cork side.. i saw a few people caught in relation to the personal item
Can see it been a popular option for people coming home from canada esp at christmas time.most of the passengers on the wed flight appeared to be american and canadians on their european holidays. Monday looked to be busier than this morning.
One thing i noticed on arriving in Cork airport...the airport needs to re-arrange the layout at passport control to make it more efficient everyone directed into the one queue...if another flight landed at the same time esp people for the EU queue would be caught in the same queue an non EU passengers. If we are getting the promised new flight.. next upgrade should be to make passport control area a bit bigger

What were the loads like on both flights?

TheDriver · 24-05-2017 8:53pm

And how expensive is Iceland?

lisasimpson · 24-05-2017 9:29pm

TheDriver wrote: »

And how expensive is Iceland?

Lets put it this way...you wouldnt be going there on a hen or stag.
it is very expensive. You need to watch your money very carefully. Take time to plan your trip before you go to help with your budget.
a tip i was given by friends who were there previously take snacks with you such as breaskfast bars rice cakes etc.if you are staying in a hotel that does breakfast grab a few extra pastries to go with you when your off exploring for thenday. When you go airside buy a few bottles of water for the trip. If there is a few of ye going on a trip get an apartment and take food with you to cook. When we went to the gyers paid about 15/16euro for chicken nuggets and chips.
Apart of the expense its a beautiful and interestinf country and the people are v friendly

roundymac · 25-05-2017 10:48am

Arrived from Faro at 23.45 last night, not a taxi to be seen, I was lucky I had a number to ring to be collected. While we were 20mins for our car a total of 2 taxis arrived, neither of which I would have got into, two buckets of scrap, you heard them before you saw them. The airport will have to get it's act together or a lot of people will start to look at the M8 as an option.

mikeecho · 26-05-2017 2:14pm

lisasimpson wrote: »

....

. When you go airside buy a few bottles of water for the trip.

Everything else is correct, but just bring an empty bottle.
Tap water in Iceland is excellent. No-one there buys bottled water except for tourists.

Dbu · 26-05-2017 4:49pm

lisasimpson wrote: »

So just back from using the wow service. Flew out monday and back this morning. Pleasent flight friendly staff couldnt flaut them. With the expense of Iceland id say the duty free will see a nice bit of custom from the Icelandic tourist.
One thing is they were a lot stricker over the baggage on the cork side.. i saw a few people caught in relation to the personal item
Can see it been a popular option for people coming home from canada esp at christmas time.most of the passengers on the wed flight appeared to be american and canadians on their european holidays. Monday looked to be busier than this morning.
One thing i noticed on arriving in Cork airport...the airport needs to re-arrange the layout at passport control to make it more efficient everyone directed into the one queue...if another flight landed at the same time esp people for the EU queue would be caught in the same queue an non EU passengers. If we are getting the promised new flight.. next upgrade should be to make passport control area a bit bigger

Hi, How full was this flight?

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 26-05-2017 6:22pm

Dbu wrote: »

Hi, How full was this flight?

Was on today's flight to Iceland and it was about just over half to 3/4 full... Few rows were completely empty, we had no one sitting next to us.

Great flight by the way, seats are nice and comfortable and pleasant cabin crew. Buy the WHSmith fiver meal deal before you go and you're sorted. Food and drink on board is very pricey.

Definitely make sure you pay for any of your bigger carry on bags in advance online though as a few people were chancing it with the bigger wheelie bags that Ryanair typically allow and they got caught out with extra fees at the desk!

captainshamroc · 29-05-2017 12:07pm

Was looking at a short weekend away during the summer. Thursday to Sunday as am limited in the time off we can take. Really not a lot of options out of Cork. Have been to Iceland, Amsterdam, Munich. Everything else seems to be Wednesday to Saturday flights which aren't really conducive to short weekends away. Anyone any suggestions?

Gamb!t · 29-05-2017 1:49pm

captainshamroc wrote: »

Was looking at a short weekend away during the summer. Thursday to Sunday as am limited in the time off we can take. Really not a lot of options out of Cork. Have been to Iceland, Amsterdam, Munich. Everything else seems to be Wednesday to Saturday flights which aren't really conducive to short weekends away. Anyone any suggestions?

Paris ?

JCX BXC · 29-05-2017 5:15pm

Zurich would be a great new option, operates on Fridays and Mondays.
Paris also a nice option.

Norwegian will operate to Providence from July, TUE/THURS/SAT out and MON/WED/FRI on the way back. Bit of a hop, but if you get a good price I don't see why not.

Plenty of UK as well if you're interested.

lisasimpson · 29-05-2017 7:35pm

Was about to say UK and good timing with exchange.. Bath would be a lovely option flying into bristol and cornwall (lovely this time of r if you get the weather) is now an option

Ardennes1944 · 30-05-2017 9:25am

Everyone should fly to Zurich so that Swiss will keep the route on, it makes it so much easier for me to get home

snotboogie · 30-05-2017 10:24am

captainshamroc wrote: »

Was looking at a short weekend away during the summer. Thursday to Sunday as am limited in the time off we can take. Really not a lot of options out of Cork. Have been to Iceland, Amsterdam, Munich. Everything else seems to be Wednesday to Saturday flights which aren't really conducive to short weekends away. Anyone any suggestions?

Cork-Barcelona operates on a Thursday to a Sunday with Aerlingus. You also have the option of flying back from Reus with Ryanair on the Sunday. Cork-Malaga is operated on a Thursday and a Sunday with both Ryanair and Aerlingus. Cork-Faro also operates Thursday and Sunday with both Ryanair and Aerlingus.

deRanged · 30-05-2017 11:27am

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Everyone should fly to Zurich so that Swiss will keep the route on, it makes it so much easier for me to get home

I'd love to, but they need to drop the prices!

Ardennes1944 · 30-05-2017 12:48pm

deRanged wrote: »

I'd love to, but they need to drop the prices!

I know! :eek: Although to be fair I looked at Christmas when I found out about the route and they were almost all 400chf ish. My missus got her return flight home for 100chf for June 17th! And I have seen lots of other weekends with similar prices. Have a look again maybe and see.

captainshamroc · 30-05-2017 1:26pm

snotboogie wrote: »

Cork-Barcelona operates on a Thursday to a Sunday with Aerlingus. You also have the option of flying back from Reus with Ryanair on the Sunday. Cork-Malaga is operated on a Thursday and a Sunday with both Ryanair and Aerlingus. Cork-Faro also operates Thursday and Sunday with both Ryanair and Aerlingus.

Cheers. Was hoping that I was missing something as it seemed strange to have so few Thurs - Sunday flights.
Thanks everyone else. Have done Paris recently and Zurich and a lot of the UK before. So hoping for a sunny coastal break or somewhere new in Eastern Europe.

roundymac · 31-05-2017 10:24am

captainshamroc wrote: »

Was looking at a short weekend away during the summer. Thursday to Sunday as am limited in the time off we can take. Really not a lot of options out of Cork. Have been to Iceland, Amsterdam, Munich. Everything else seems to be Wednesday to Saturday flights which aren't really conducive to short weekends away. Anyone any suggestions?

Don't forget about Madrid with Iberia Express. I think it is twice weekly but check it yourself, my info is a bit skechy.

JCX BXC · 31-05-2017 11:12am

roundymac wrote: »

Don't forget about Madrid with Iberia Express. I think it is twice weekly but check it yourself, my info is a bit skechy.

It's Wednesday to Saturday, exactly what they said they wanted to avoid.

Cherry_Cola · 31-05-2017 4:05pm

I'm very surprised there are no decent Friday to Sunday options, expected that Liverpool or Newcastle at least would be available but seems it's not the case anymore.

No more vacation days left until October so was hoping to get a few short weekend trips in.

Ludo · 02-06-2017 10:34pm

Has anyone actually flown with Volotea from Cork? Their website is a disaster. It lets me book a flight for 4 but when I get to the pick seats page it only allows me to pick seats in the front row of the plane (everything else marked unavailable) and wont let me sit 2 kids there as it is presumable classed as an emergency exit. So it is willing to let us adults sit there but not let us book seats for the kids...presumably they will be strapped to the wing or something. I find it hard to believe every other single seat on the plane is pre-booked. I picked another random date to try that and it only let me pick seats from the front 2 rows...wtf.
Customer service line is over a euro a minute so not calling that. First time I ever heard of them and they make Ryanair look like most user-friendly airline ever. Looks like it is off to Dublin airport I go. Argh..rant over. Needed that.

JCX BXC · 02-06-2017 10:52pm

Are volotea not operating a charter but sell seats due to a technicality?

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 02-06-2017 10:59pm

They seem to be ridiculously expensive anyway.

Wish Swiss would drop those prices a bit too!

Love flying out of Cork as much as I can but they need to be somewhat competitive with pricing to get the business...

Wyldwood · 03-06-2017 11:34am

Ludo wrote: »

Has anyone actually flown with Volotea from Cork? Their website is a disaster. It lets me book a flight for 4 but when I get to the pick seats page it only allows me to pick seats in the front row of the plane (everything else marked unavailable) and wont let me sit 2 kids there as it is presumable classed as an emergency exit. So it is willing to let us adults sit there but not let us book seats for the kids...presumably they will be strapped to the wing or something. I find it hard to believe every other single seat on the plane is pre-booked. I picked another random date to try that and it only let me pick seats from the front 2 rows...wtf.
Customer service line is over a euro a minute so not calling that. First time I ever heard of them and they make Ryanair look like most user-friendly airline ever. Looks like it is off to Dublin airport I go. Argh..rant over. Needed that.

Volotea are the carrier for Topflight so maybe give them a call and see if you can book seat only

normakelle · 03-06-2017 3:13pm

The norwegian airline that will fly from cork to providence. I know they they are a low cost airline, will their seats be similar to aerlingus or ryanair? I couldn't fly 7 hours in a seat similar to ryanair they are so narrow.

thanks

KCAccidental · 06-06-2017 2:50am

They will be flying on a brand new plane Boeing 737-MAX. The interior of their 737-800 used at the present looks like this. The planes will have identical seating configuration, but the MAX may have nicer seats. No one knows yet!

highlydebased · 06-06-2017 9:54am

It will be a 737-800 for now as their 737max are delayed. Not all of their aircraft have the sky interior as pictured either though I imagine the ones that do will feature predominantly across the pond.

JCX BXC · 06-06-2017 9:55am

highlydebased wrote: »

It will be a 737-800 for now as their 737max are delayed. Not all of their aircraft have the sky interior as pictured either though I imagine the ones that do will feature predominantly across the pond.

Actually, It'll likely be a mix between the two for a while.

Reputable Rog · 07-06-2017 6:20pm

Anyone got a promo code for the airport car parks?

roundymac · 16-06-2017 10:29am

Anyone any idea why todays WOW flight was cancelled?

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 16-06-2017 10:42am

roundymac wrote: »

Anyone any idea why todays WOW flight was cancelled?

Damn. Flying with them Monday so hope it's a once off..

EDIT: Cork Airport said it was due to technical difficulties.

snotboogie · 16-06-2017 10:52am

Traffic down 1% for May

.red. · 16-06-2017 10:57am

WOW was cancelled for Wednesday and Friday of this week due to technical issues.
I'm only guessing but if their down an aircraft they would probably be picking the routes with the lowest passenger numbers to cancel.
All passengers were given the option of flying out of Dublin instead of Cork.

BlinkingLights · 16-06-2017 12:10pm

snotboogie wrote: »

Traffic down 1% for May

Could be start of Brexit and inflationary impact in the UK actually. Spending over there is slowing.

snotboogie · 16-06-2017 12:23pm

BlinkingLights wrote: »

snotboogie wrote: »

Traffic down 1% for May

Could be start of Brexit and inflationary impact in the UK actually. Spending over there is slowing.

The data from the CSO is months and months behind, it will probably be October before they release a breakdown of the routes for May.

lisasimpson · 16-06-2017 1:25pm

It was only announced the last few days that UK traffic to ireland is down..Cork will feel that impact the most as most business is to the UK. Highlights the need to focus development of routes to other European destinations.

BlinkingLights · 16-06-2017 3:46pm

The UK's inevitably going to have issues over the next few months - it is literally in political chaos at the moment.

I'm not getting into the pros and cons of Brexit or anything political on this thread, but the reality is that it's causing serious turmoil and instability in consumer sentiment and the £.

We need to be focusing more on the continent.

Having all or most of your eggs in one basket is never a good idea.

lisasimpson · 16-06-2017 6:22pm

True. Even if new routes are on the summer schedule its a start.develop more european routes and try to have more competitive prices.. i know of people who have missed their flights from dublin as a result of accidents on the motorway to dublin airport and its easier to use if you are travelling with young kids. Eastern european surely has potential..constant calls on social media to re-instate the likes of rome lisbon.
i do worry about the over reliance on the UK routes

Mumha · 17-06-2017 12:47pm

On the presumption that the number of European flights won't get any worse than it currently is, anyone have an idea what flights will be operating out of Cork to anywhere from Bordeaux downwards in France, and Madrid upwards in Spain, from the start of May next year ?

Gamb!t · 17-06-2017 11:28pm

Mumha wrote: »

On the presumption that the number of European flights won't get any worse than it currently is, anyone have an idea what flights will be operating out of Cork to anywhere from Bordeaux downwards in France, and Madrid upwards in Spain, from the start of May next year ?

Ryan Air usually do Cork - Bordeaux from June to End of August as far as I know.

marno21 · 17-06-2017 11:33pm

Gamb!t wrote: »

Ryan Air usually do Cork - Bordeaux from June to End of August as far as I know.

Carcassonne too. Handy airport, there's a €5 bus from the airport to the train station with services from there to Toulouse, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Perpignan etc.

Mumha · 18-06-2017 12:02pm

Gamb!t wrote: »

Ryan Air usually do Cork - Bordeaux from June to End of August as far as I know.

Unfortunately, those flights (inc Carcassonne) all seem to be from June rather than May 1.

lisasimpson · 18-06-2017 4:39pm

Mumha wrote: »

Unfortunately, those flights (inc Carcassonne) all seem to be from June rather than May 1.

Unfortunately with cork airport you find summer routes mainly start from.june and run till mid sept. Frustrating i know..

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