Cork Airport - *Read Mod Note in First Post Before Posting*

DylanQuestion

Wasn’t there a similar set up before, where WizzAir stopped in Iceland?

revelman

I am old enough to remember flights from Cork to Germany that would stop over in Dublin to collect some passengers. I regularly flew to Frankfurt that way. This was early 2000s.

Irishavgeek202

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123868897#Comment_123868897

I can’t see EI ever doing that. It wouldn’t be feasible

None of the 320 Neo have ETOPS so wouldn’t be able to stop in St John’s. They wouldn’t be able to fly back normally either without it. The flight time would be longer as well if they had to take a non ETOPS route over Iceland and Greenland. EI do direct routes as well so stopping in KEF is extremely unlikely

EI look at profitable routes where they can make money. Whats the point launching a route where they loose money

Irishavgeek202

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123868943#Comment_123868943

That was a once off during Covid. They were repatriating passengers and bringing them back to Budapest. They wernt normal scheduled services

DylanQuestion

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123869066#Comment_123869066

I was talking about around 2017, which I’ve just double checked and I got the airline name wrong. I meant WOW Air

https://www.corkairport.com/news/detail/2016/10/26/wow-air-to-launch-flights-from-cork-airport-in-2017

Irishavgeek202

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123869086#Comment_123869086

No that was a scheduled service to Keflavik. People had the option to connect to Wow Airs US network there.
Same way people connect to Iceland airs scheduled US services now days.

sunbabe08

if there was a cork to Newark route coming in I still would go to Dublin. Pre clearance before flying is ideal. I don’t want to hang out around for 2 hours in a line after a 7 hour flight

And I also have no doubt they will be expensive than Dublin or shannon

Acosta

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123869091#Comment_123869091

Maybe I've just been lucky, but only a couple of times has it taken me longer than an hour to get through, when flying to the US from elsewhere.

But even if it was two hours. A round trip to Dublin is close to 5 hours. Plus you have the drive to deal with when you return. Which even from Shannon, on that ****, road is nasty enough.

Another poster mentioned that in the current climate, it would be safer to have immigration done with before leaving Ireland. That's a fair point. But in the current climate I have absolutely no interest in going to the US.

TheBetsy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123869091#Comment_123869091

Idk I think this sounds ludicrous personally. I've never waited longer than an hour on the US side really. And tbh I'd rather wait up to 2hrs after landing than drive 3hrs to an airport where I need to be there 3hrs before the flight vs arriving 90mins before a flight at an airport on my doorstep. Different strokes for different folks i guess

lordleitrim

Ok but you also have to remember if a U.S. flight launches from Cork, it is only to that single destination. If you want to go anywhere else, you'll have to endure transit (leaving adequate time for border clearance)and the extra leg and all the extra hours associated with that. DUB has almost 30 direct transatlantic destinations(some with multiple airlines and multiple daily departures so a multitudeof choice) so surely that will always be a more appealing option even if it means a couple of hours drive to it.

Irishavgeek202

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123869665#Comment_123869665

Some people would do the transit if it’s cheaper and convenient for them. Some now days go via AMS/LHR and DUB is 3 hours up the road with its 30 destinations!! It’s not convenient for everyone

Captain_Crash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123869683#Comment_123869683

You can’t transit in the traditional sense in the US unless you arrive in the “transit” airport as a domestic passenger (or via a Preclearence origin), that’s a DHS rule. You’ll always have to collect your bags and reclear security so it will never be as seamless as LHR or AMS etc

Irishavgeek202

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123870729#Comment_123870729

I have had bags checked through before when transiting through the US. Travelled via LHR. All that needed to be done was security and terminal transfer. Didn’t mind doing that at all.
As the poster said above each to there own and what ever suits each person

Acosta

If a US flight launched from Cork, did well and stuck around. I doubt it would be long before the powers that be were lobbied hard by local politicians, multinationals and the public to talk with Homeland Security about opening a pre clearance facility in Cork. I guess you'd probably want more than one route, or perhaps good frequency on the one route. I think Shannon only had the one flight daily to New York over the winter period recently.

But as others have said, it's hard to see Aer Lingus operating it currently, if it's true that there would be load restrictions due to the runway length.

I'd love to see it, but in the short term would be delighted with more European City destinations.

daithi7

Agree, a route to the US would be a nicety, but far more routes to European hubs & destination cities are far bigger priorities imho.

DylanQuestion

Why would Cork get a pre-clearance before any other city in the world? Or is pre-clearance specific to Ireland?

Captainsatnav

Because Cork is awesome. Always has been.

Irishavgeek202

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123871625#Comment_123871625

They aren’t going to open a CBP facility for one flight. How anyone would think that’s sustainable is beyond me
Shannon has jet traffic that stopover and use it also. It has at least two flights year round also except Jan/Feb. So a lot more than one flight!

Cork USA is extremely unlikely in the short term. There would be restrictions as there where even restrictions off Dublins 28L/10R

Captain_Crash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123870836#Comment_123870836

Yes you’re right, my mistake. Bad one too considering I’ve done the same myself in the past 🙄. And agreed, some would still prefer transfer but IMO it would be a minority is a flight ever was launched from Cork.

daithi7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123873471#Comment_123873471

Sorry for being pedantic, but another slight correction also. A direct flight to the US has already been launched & operated by Norwegian Air to the US from Cork for a (few) year(s) or so.

I flew on it a couple of times too, about 7 or 8 years ago. It was a dream, a very easy flight, with few queues either end, into a regional airport outside of Boston.

Easy peasy, lemon squeezy = happy days!!

TheBrownBird32

About 700k(ish) passengers left for 2025. Should bring the year total to roughly 3.43 million. At this rate, 4 million ppa will be hit in 2027.

Acosta

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123872414#Comment_123872414

It would be very unlikely. Especially for a seasonal flight. However, there will still be calls for it. Those calls will get louder if there's all year round daily flights. And louder again if there was say a New York and Boston route on the go.

But it's all just fantasy at the moment anyway. As I said, for now I'd be happy with better European destinations.

ACitizenErased

Both LHR-ORK and TFS-ORK have diverted to Manchester 😅

Captain_Crash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123873585#Comment_123873585

Yes I’m very aware, that was with Norwegian whose long haul ops ended up going bust. They left cork with payload restrictions on their 737NG’s. They then flew MAX’s but they can’t carry bins so they had little to no cargo and that’s the real money maker on TA ops.

Exiled Rebel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123873585#Comment_123873585

My parents flew with Norwegian as well out of Cork. The US airport was in Providence, Rhode Island. Direct train to Boston took 90 mins or so. I booked the whole lot for them including managing to bag €150 return flights in the promotion Norwegian ran at the launch of the route.

The aircraft was a 737 Max 8 which was a short time later grounded due to a couple of accidents as we all know.

Irishavgeek202

There is a ACL Slot report out for Cork for the first time.

Aer Lingus are apparently operating Cork-Verona during the W25/26 season. Is there a gap in the schedule for this?

TheBrownBird32

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123877095#Comment_123877095

Ski charters. Volotea did them this year. There have been ACL reports for Cork last few summers, but not for winter.

EDIT: Just had a look and Jet2 have 2 slots👀

revelman

Are the

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123877487#Comment_123877487

are these legacy slots from before or does it mean Jet2 are coming back?

Irishavgeek202

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123877528#Comment_123877528

Hold up now-it’s only 2 slots. Likely a rugby charter rotation.

revelman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123877602#Comment_123877602

no idea how slots work. So that means literally two take offs?