Originally Posted by sdsearch
Cork airport is expanding (expansion due to go online 10 May 2006). Do you expect AA to add (or shift from SNN) to there when that happens?
Since SNN is "in the middle of nowhere", I'm not clear if it's an AA destination because it's an ideal location or just because it's the only practical airport in that part of Ireland NOW. My understanding is SNN was built as a refueling stopover to Europe in the days of shorter-range planes, not as an O/D airport. But I'm curious on whether Cork would make more sense as an O/D airport than SNN once Cork can handle the capacity.
SNN the middle of nowhere? This is going to shock the folks headed to play golf or sightsee at Ballybunion, Killarney, Lahinch, Cliffs of Moher, Galway, Limerick, Claire, the entire west coast and too many other places to list here.
You should remember that the other part of that re-fueling equation was Gander, Newfoundland, which didn't exactly catch on as an O/D airport because it was, well....in the middle of nowhere.