Letter to the Editor: Short runway bad for Cork Airport in the long run

The withdrawal of the transatlantic air service from Cork is disappointing, but hardly surprising. How can airport management persuade airlines to provide transatlantic services when the runway is too short for take-off of long-haul aircraft?

Cork County Council’s LAP 2016 for Cork Airport resolves: “Runway extension — It is an objective of this plan to safeguard the lands necessary to provide, in a sustainable manner, for an extension to the northern end (17 end) of main runway 17-35 to facilitate long-haul and transatlantic flights.”