Route Development & Rumours

[ls27]

Yes, you are right it was a Spanish Metro 111 that overturned at Cork,. It was on a flight from Belfast at the time. OOps. I was just trying to point our that another airline Manx 2 did operate from LBA to Cork. Just my octogenarian mind jumble mixing memories up!

 

[Len Fish]

“Cork Airport currently offers superb connectivity to London and the UK provincial cities” apart from, as usual, Leeds, a city of 848,000 but hey everyone else ignores Leeds so no surprise there!

 

[deepdale2]

Yes, you are right it was a Spanish Metro 111 that overturned at Cork,. It was on a flight from Belfast at the time. OOps. I was just trying to point our that another airline Manx 2 did operate from LBA to Cork. Just my octogenarian mind jumble mixing memories up!

It's o.k. I have the same age problem!

 

[White Heather]

Yes, you are right it was a Spanish Metro 111 that overturned at Cork,. It was on a flight from Belfast at the time. OOps. I was just trying to point our that another airline Manx 2 did operate from LBA to Cork. Just my octogenarian mind jumble mixing memories up!

Did they? I only recall Manx2 operating to the Isle of Man. I may also be suffering from memory dusfunction, but I only recall Aer Arrann /Aer Lingus and BMi operating from LBA to Cork?

 

[LBA787]

I don’t remember manx2 ever operating LBA-ORK.

Aer arann, bmi regional and aer lingus have tried.

 

[Aviador]

I don’t remember manx2 ever operating LBA-ORK.

Aer arann, bmi regional and aer lingus have tried.

Good point, I do recall the accident at Cork but I don't think it had anything to do with flights from LBA.

Manx2 was serving LBA-IOM around the same time but not flying to ORK.

In anycase, yes it would be great to have an airline back on the route.

 

[ls27]

obviously my memory playing tricks. Yes I agree Cork would be a good route

 

[Bigman]

I am waiting for Finger66 to come in with some witty pun about it being a potential CORKer

 

[White Heather]

Just imagine, in the past we have also had scheduled services to Galway, Shannon and Knock. If only ....!

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Do we have the Irish population in the Leeds region/North east to warrant that? Bear in mind Liverpool has a huge Irish contingent due to the links from yesteryear. Manchester can naturally sustain it given its Manchester.

But can we? I've always thought a Cork/Kerry link in Summer with Ryanair would be good.

 

[Aviador]

You've never been to the Leeds Irish Centre then?

 

[White Heather]

Do we have the Irish population in the Leeds region/North east to warrant that? Bear in mind Liverpool has a huge Irish contingent due to the links from yesteryear. Manchester can naturally sustain it given its Manchester.

But can we? I've always thought a Cork/Kerry link in Summer with Ryanair would be good.

Absolutely loads of Irish and Irish descendents.in Leeds, me included. The Hunslet area saw many Irish immigrants in the late 1800s and early 1900s as there was plenty of industry in the area.

 

[Finger66]

I am waiting for Finger66 to come in with some witty pun about it being a potential CORKer

Not allowed as @Scottie Dog has indirectly banned me from posting

 

[lbaspotter]

Next week see some extra flights starting.

Tuesday 23rd
Jersey = Jet2, B733 - Restarts 3x weekly (Tue, Thu & Sun)
Wednesday 24th
Dalaman = Freebird, A320 - 2x weekly (Wed & Sun
Antalya = Freebird, A320 - 2x weekly (Wed & Sun)
Palma = TUI Airways UK, B738 Increases from 2x to 3x weekly (Tue, Wed & Sat)
Guernsey = Aurigny, ATR72 - Restarts 2x weekly (Wed & Sat)
Friday 26th
Nice = Jet2, B733 - Restarts 2x weekly (Mon & Fri)
Saturday 27th
Bourgas - Balkan Holidays Air , A320 - Restarts 1x weekly (Sat)
Bergerac = Jet2, B733 - Restarts 1x weekly (Sat)

 

[tonysmith]

Not allowed as @Scottie Dog has indirectly banned me from posting

That makes two of us having their wrists slapped

 

[Finger66]

@tonysmith I am trying to resist posting or reacting to much just now for that very reason but just couldn’t resist in resist in relation to your post. I probably shouldn’t even say there is no arm in having our wrists slapped!

 

[tonysmith]

@tonysmith I am trying to resist posting or reacting to much just now for that very reason but just couldn’t resist in resist in relation to your post. I probably shouldn’t even say there is no arm in having our wrists slapped!

That’s a wristkey comment

 

[Finger66]

And coming from the Avatar I have too!

Joking aside, I do hope we have some genuine new route news to share soon. If all is to be believed there appears to be a few things bubbling away in the background so let's hope they come to fruition.

@Scottie Dog you see how quickly I can overcome frustrations (so everyone knows this is an in-joke between the two of us following some PMs)

 

[Len Fish]

I feel a moderator coming along with a big stick!

 

[LBA4EVER]

Only once infrastructure is in place will we see the likes of LH, AF, PLAY etc we will always see expansion from the likes of ryanair but for the more interesting juicy new routes and airlines you gotta have a decent product to sell.