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Originally Posted by Mark
It there was a market for it id imagine Ryanair would have put planes on the route by now.
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I believe Aer Arann already have a Cork-Belfast (City Airport) service. Don't forget the whole hassle issue with taking the plane over (relatively) short distances. Belfast international airport, for example, is quite a ways from Belfast city centre. Add to that the hassle of airport check-in and security.
Typical example is London-Paris. Flying from one to the other is usually a pain, whereas Eurotunnel is like a walk in the park.
Of course, Eurotunnel uses a TGV type train on a high speed rail.
In any case, my opinion is that a Cork-Belfast link should be the least of our worries. More important things such as efficient ticket integration, double/triple/quadruple-tracking of bottle necks, local commuter networks (Galway, Cork), Interconnector, customer service improvement and so on, are needed first. If these get sorted out, then putting together a Cork-Belfast link will seem like child's play.