Long-haul flights from Cork may be possible

JOHN WHELAN (Irish Examiner, February 26) referred to the possibility of Cork Airport somehow finding the money to extend its runway to facilitate long-haul flights and to install a landing system that can deal with fog.

First, the airport’s existing runway may already be within limits for some long-haul flights, including limited westbound transatlantic operations.

It depends partly on the aircraft equipment used for such operations.