Cork 2016 Route news

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

Iceland is one of those few places with summer and winter appeal, I hope its not just a seasonal route.

Summer = good enough weather, glaciers, volcanos, etc etc
Winter = Aurora.

Did you not read the original post?

The new service with WOW will start from May 19, 2017. The airline will operate four convenient weekly flights on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday during the Summer 2017 season and will operate three weekly services during Winter 2017. The new service to the land of fire and ice will see an additional 66,000 seats available from Cork Airport next year.

Zonda999 wrote: »

This is a great coup for Cork, I never saw it coming! I won't lie though, I think 50% of the support for this route will have to originate in the US. I just don't think there is the market for this much frequency to Iceland/or connecting to the states like this from Cork otherwise.

By the way, why is the layover of 80 minutes in Cork? I would have imagined they'd want to be able to turnaround in half that

There's not much you can do being based in Iceland, WOW Air typically operate their fleet with around four sectors a day. Usually the morning rush in to Europe and using the evening to/from the US, thus allowing great connection times.

For example EI of their 4 based aircraft in Cork in the Summer months, operate 8 sectors in a day with just 1 based aircraft looking after the LHR rotations, that is highly optimal use - But it's just not possible for WOW Air.

Away with ya Lisa, I'm behind you all the way:D

The transatlantic spin is pathetic, but it is still a 4x weekly route to Reykjavik, which is quite good and surprising.

Tenger wrote: »

I get the issue about this being a big deal over what is in reality 'just another route' with connection opportunities.
However the difference here is that this mostly aimed at connections onwards to the US, and (unlike LHR/AMS) it is heading in the correct direction from the get go.
Regardless of PR spin, its still a new intetesting route.

Interesting yes, a coup no

Would you like to elaborate why you think it is not a coup? Any 4x weekly route for an airport the size of Cork is regarded as a coup, especially so if the route is to somewhere so different like Iceland and offers so many connections.

It was regarded as a catch for Dublin last year when they got the route.

danmanw8 wrote: »

Only because of the same PR Spin around it being "transatlantic" which it's not. It's short haul.
Fair enough it's new and different but Cork need to focus on landing a real transatlantic route.

Well, not really. It was a spin of course but not as much as this Cork route IIRC.

I can't see Cork getting a transatlantic route for the foreseeable future, Norwegian have made it clear Cork was only being used to get the licence, which it looks like won't be gotten, Aer Lingus/United/Delta/American Airlines will protect their existing routes.

That leaves nobody and nothing.

I don't understand why people are so driven on "TRANSATLANTIC" for Cork to the point where they would be happy with the airport losing half of its European routes for one. Why should the airport focus on a vanity project as opposed to working on what its been doing very well at, European routes. The announcement yesterday only confirms this, airlines see a market at Cork for European routes and city breaks.

danmanw8 wrote: »

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Is that an opinion you have, or do you actually know of people who would be happy with Cork airport losing half of its European routes?

I think transatlantic is critical but would not be happy with losing other routes.

I for one would not be happy and don't know of anyone who would be happy to see the loss of european routes. While it is good news a non-stop T/A service is badly needed considering the ammount of US based industry that is in Cork region.
Another 1000' on to the runway would'nt go astray either.

Any idea if Cork to La Rochelle is on for next summer.

VG31 wrote:

I'm fairly sure that all of CityJet's routes from Cork are cancelled.

Well Niall Mc Carthy was just on 96fm and he said those routes will be running in 2017

Are CityJet supposed to be starting it up again?

Daily flights to Boston and New York next summer - are they over reaching?? Should they not try out 3 times a week maybe? Then again maybe a major airline knows more than me!
http://media.norwegian.com/uk/#/pressreleases/norwegian-outlines-next-steps-for-irish-transatlantic-routes-following-us-approvals-for-irish-subsidiary-1680711

EI announced their summer schedule From Cork today

http://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/aer-lingus-announces-over-one-million-seats-for-cork-airport-35297269.html

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/aer-lingus-to-offer-1-1m-seats-from-cork-in-2017-1.2907319

Most interesting is the fifth rotation to Heathrow in peak summer I think. To the people who denounced the IAG takeover claiming that the Heathrow slots ex ORK and SNN were under threat, I'd love to see their reaction now.

Locker10a wrote: »

Does this mean they will base an extra aircraft ?

No, extra LHR is DUB operated. The to other "increases" aren't much.