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PETITION TO THE CORK AIRPORT AUTHORITY, CORK CITY, CORK COUNTY COUNCIL
A disproportionate percentage of Irish air traffic is going through Dublin Airport, with the result that regional airports are losing out. In recent years the number of international flights out of Cork has decreased to an alarming extent and the fact that there are no longer any flights from Cork to Dublin in operation continues to cause major problems, especially for those who are frequent travelers. Inevitably, cities that thrive are always those that have healthy air traffic connections. Cork urgently needs more routes to European destinations in order to:
- attract investment
- promote tourism
- increase international collaboration in research, business and commerce
- facilitate cultural/educational exchange
- make it possible for the inhabitants of Cork who are working abroad to stay connected with their families and friends (and vice versa)
Berlin’s new airport, which is currently scheduled to be in full operation by the end of 2018, is expected to become a major European hub, connecting Western countries to cities in Eastern Europe and the Far East. It would therefore be in the strategic interest of Cork City and its wider region to have direct flights to Germany’s increasingly popular capital reinstated as soon as possible. If two different airlines can operate from Dublin to Berlin (both airlines twice daily) and there is also a regular service from Shannon to Berlin, the big question remains: Why there are no flights (at least 2 – 3 days a week) from Cork?
The Cork-Berlin Initiative (CBI) kindly asks you to support this petition that the Cork-Berlin flight be reinstated by 2017 and also the (re-)introduction of flights from Cork to Dublin as well as to other European capitals be progressed as a matter of priority. Please sign the petition, perhaps also add a comment, and make this link available via various media (Facebook, Twitter etc.) to family members, friends, companies, professional organisations etc.
We will keep you and the various stakeholders informed about this campaign via the CBI-website at:
http://www.ucc.ie/en/german/corkberlininitiativecbi/
Should you wish to contact us please do so at: [email protected]
Thank you
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 31, 2016
April 24, 2016
We just hit our first one hundred signatures. Post this link on your Facebook page today and text the link to three friends who travel often.
Reached 100 supporters
April 23, 2016
April 20, 2016
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark and need a final push to break through today. Email your local representatives right now to tell them why this route is essential for our region. Post the petition link on your Facebook page and tag the Cork Airport Authority to keep the pressure on.
307 Comments
I have lived in Berlin, have been published in Berlin, have a new book coming out there in German translation next year, travel to Berlin often. It is ridiculous that the Cork - Berlin flight has been discontinued. It should be reinstated very soon.
As a scholar who travels and works in Berlin at least a dozen times a year, and who conducts study tours in the city, the reinstatement of the Cork-Berlin flight is central. Otherwise Cork remains provincial Ireland, subservient to Dublin.
UCC will become isolated and its reputation as a truly international institution questionable unless we have more direct transport access to international airports. The Corknicer- Berlin route is key to our international strategy. MMc
I recently tried to attract a large international scientific conference with approx. 450 delegates to Cork. The idea was rejected by the conference committee because Cork appeared not to be accessible in an easy way for international delegates.
More evidence of downgrading of Cork Airport, continuous pulling away of flights to major cities in Europe, like Berlin.With a third runway due to be built at Dublin airport.the eroding of flights from Cork will continue Let's end Dublin monopoly over Cork.
This is absolutely necessary!
https://www.vote-and-fly.com/
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Goal of 1,000 achieved within only a few weeks.
Thank you to everyone!
PETITION TO THE CORK AIRPORT AUTHORITY, CORK CITY, CORK COUNTY COUNCIL
A disproportionate percentage of Irish air traffic is going through Dublin Airport, with the result that regional airports are losing out. In recent years the number of international flights out of Cork has decreased to an alarming extent and the fact that there are no longer any flights from Cork to Dublin in operation continues to cause major problems, especially for those who are frequent travelers. Inevitably, cities that thrive are always those that have healthy air traffic connections. Cork urgently needs more routes to European destinations in order to:
- attract investment
- promote tourism
- increase international collaboration in research, business and commerce
- facilitate cultural/educational exchange
- make it possible for the inhabitants of Cork who are working abroad to stay connected with their families and friends (and vice versa)
Berlin’s new airport, which is currently scheduled to be in full operation by the end of 2018, is expected to become a major European hub, connecting Western countries to cities in Eastern Europe and the Far East. It would therefore be in the strategic interest of Cork City and its wider region to have direct flights to Germany’s increasingly popular capital reinstated as soon as possible. If two different airlines can operate from Dublin to Berlin (both airlines twice daily) and there is also a regular service from Shannon to Berlin, the big question remains: Why there are no flights (at least 2 – 3 days a week) from Cork?
The Cork-Berlin Initiative (CBI) kindly asks you to support this petition that the Cork-Berlin flight be reinstated by 2017 and also the (re-)introduction of flights from Cork to Dublin as well as to other European capitals be progressed as a matter of priority. Please sign the petition, perhaps also add a comment, and make this link available via various media (Facebook, Twitter etc.) to family members, friends, companies, professional organisations etc.
We will keep you and the various stakeholders informed about this campaign via the CBI-website at:
http://www.ucc.ie/en/german/corkberlininitiativecbi/
Should you wish to contact us please do so at: [email protected]
Thank you
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 31, 2016
April 24, 2016
We just hit our first one hundred signatures. Post this link on your Facebook page today and text the link to three friends who travel often.
Reached 100 supporters
April 23, 2016
April 20, 2016
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark and need a final push to break through today. Email your local representatives right now to tell them why this route is essential for our region. Post the petition link on your Facebook page and tag the Cork Airport Authority to keep the pressure on.
307 Comments
I'm signing this petition from Berlin knowing that after my flight arrives in Dublin tomorrow I'll still face 3 more hours of bus travel to get home. This effectively adds a whole working day to my travel to and from Berlin.
I have lived in Berlin, have been published in Berlin, have a new book coming out there in German translation next year, travel to Berlin often. It is ridiculous that the Cork - Berlin flight has been discontinued. It should be reinstated very soon.
As a scholar who travels and works in Berlin at least a dozen times a year, and who conducts study tours in the city, the reinstatement of the Cork-Berlin flight is central. Otherwise Cork remains provincial Ireland, subservient to Dublin.
UCC will become isolated and its reputation as a truly international institution questionable unless we have more direct transport access to international airports. The Corknicer- Berlin route is key to our international strategy. MMc
I recently tried to attract a large international scientific conference with approx. 450 delegates to Cork. The idea was rejected by the conference committee because Cork appeared not to be accessible in an easy way for international delegates.
More evidence of downgrading of Cork Airport, continuous pulling away of flights to major cities in Europe, like Berlin.With a third runway due to be built at Dublin airport.the eroding of flights from Cork will continue Let's end Dublin monopoly over Cork.
This is absolutely necessary!
https://www.vote-and-fly.com/
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I'm signing this petition from Berlin knowing that after my flight arrives in Dublin tomorrow I'll still face 3 more hours of bus travel to get home. This effectively adds a whole working day to my travel to and from Berlin.