Licence for US routes needs to be issued now if March deadline is to be met

Management at Cork Airport say that the airline planing to operate Cork transatlantic flights will have to receive a US license to operate the routes in order to ensure a March take off.
It follows comments by Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary who has rowed into the long running battle over the introduction of a Cork/US airlink..
The low fares airline boss has accused the European and US authorities of lacking the political will to grant the licence
He says despite the existence of the US/Europe Open Skies Agreement, Norwegian Air are being blocked mainly by the lobbying activity of the pilots' union
Elsewhere Deirdre Clune MEP has called on the European Commision President Jean-Claude Juncker to intervene directly with the White House
Speaking to RedFM News Managing Director at Cork Airport Niall McCarthy says the situation is very frustrating but the Norweigan Air are have set their sights on a March take off:
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