Silence as threat to Cork Airport’s future looms large

I listened with horror to the news of a possible sell-off of Aer Lingus LHR slots to IAG by Ryanair.

As a frequent business traveller on this route to Europe I’m full of disquiet at the prospect of eventually losing the LHR connection which would be catastrophic for the Cork area.

How would the EMCs, Apples and Novartises of this world view Cork as an ongoing centre of operations once devoid of its only viable international connection?