The rail link is a nice to have, but I honestly dont think it is essential. I think there is a very real risk that passengers will simply move modes from busses to rail. One of the knock on issues is that the volume of airport busses is causing congestion in the city. The airport will ensure that t...
Jump to postDuring the Celtic tiger years, the government built the Motorway network and took the rail fleet from the oldest in Europe to the newest. Terminal 2 was also built. Many transport swings and misses were also made - such as the Dublin metro system and rail access to the airport. These remain big hole...
Jump to postArklow is just the wrong place for an Airport. It’s too far south of Dublin to make sense, and whilst the road links to the capital are good, there is no rail capacity. The location will lose Northern Ireland traffic and not be competitive with people coming from the West. I don’t see either Aer Lin...
Jump to post- Ryanair say that they've found tools inside their 737 MAX's and that each new aircraft undergoes an extensive 48 hour check. My last Ryanair Max flight was on a 4hr flight from Cologne. The aircraft was three weeks old. The extensive check doesn’t stretch as far as removing the plastic from the b...
Jump to postThe McEvaddy brothers come out with this every decade or so - trying to leech onto state infrastructure. With dual runway operations, the terminal is in the wrong place, and hundreds of millions will have to be spent by the taxpayer for surface access for cars and busses. I know Qatar has lots of bu...
Jump to postMy sole MAX flight was on Ethiopian - the exact aircraft that crashed a few weeks later on the same route. The aircraft felt plasticky and flimsy to me. Just like the NEO, no difference in comfort to the ‘legacy’ aircraft it is replacing. Would I fly the max again - yeah - of course. I’ve also flow...
Jump to postMy sole MAX flight was on Ethiopian - the exact aircraft that crashed a few weeks later on the same route.
The aircraft felt plasticky and flimsy to me. Just like the NEO, no difference in comfort to the ‘legacy’ aircraft it is replacing.
[twoid][/twoid] Are the EI A321LRs not for less trodden routes and to add a second rotation on some routes without having overkill? B6 only has A321LRs and I thought their plan was frequest connectivity? Their problem will be a lack of seats on certain flights if their product/service is above avera...
Jump to postRyanair operated SNN dub for a while. It felt like a personal jet service. I flew it about 15 times, and maximum loads were 50 one Friday afternoon. Worst was 9 of us. Pilot was an American on that one, and I remember him correctly saying ‘Lady and gentlemen’ and ‘dublin, Ireland’. It didn’t beat th...
Jump to postI can only assume that loss is after state support was paid. Regional airports are a state infrastructure investment - and so is sensible support for economically beneficial routes that bring inbound investment. KIR DUB isn’t one of those due to good ground links. Brussels, Dusseldorf and Paris woul...
Jump to postI did J class to LPA on the 330’s in 1998 - day trip to go for a swim - EI had changed from winter to summer config so had a few extra seats, so off four of us went.
Jump to postWhatever sort of relationship EI and Stobart had was killed by their beyond crazy Virgin Express 3.0 concept.
Jump to postIt’s customer heaven this summer. Flights from the UK to Italy for day of travel are €30 one way and I did a return domestic trip in Italy this week for €6 all in. Whilst my €2.99 one way wizzair 321neo to FCO was about 70% full, the neighbouring air dolomiti to Florence had about 8 passengers boar...
Jump to postIt’s customer heaven this summer. Flights from the UK to Italy for day of travel are €30 one way and I did a return domestic trip in Italy this week for €6 all in. Whilst my €2.99 one way wizzair 321neo to FCO was about 70% full, the neighbouring air dolomiti to Florence had about 8 passengers board...
Jump to postAre Ryanair doing this for Max familiarisation I wonder? Short route, IAA territory all the way. It’s not like the route will need the extra seats the Max gives them.
Jump to postWe are also seeing start up and tertiary airlines acquiring cheap wide bodies to launch longer haul routes such as UK to India and ex Sudan.
The A330 still has many years ahead of it, so expecting most to find a home.
Unreliable ground infrastructure at the ports is resulting in most higher value items being air freighted and freight yields are high at the moment. With A330 pricing falling over the past few years, modern wide-bodies are making sense for more and more secondary and tertiary markets. With Sudanese ...
Jump to postI’ve been to Moldova a half dozen times for Work. Nice, but poor capital Chisinau, with really friendly people. Their claim to fame is wonderful red wine. The vineyards are close to the city, and the price/quality is off the charts. The country is like Ireland in the eighties - terribly poor and opp...
Jump to postIs this not an Alaskan version of Icelandair?
Jump to postBut if you are trying to identify variants of concern then the argument for a PCR is strengthened. If travellers are vaccinated I would argue that the testing regimens on entry are to protect public health and should be funded by the health service. ‘In effect the entire population is paying for th...
Jump to postNorwegian to ditch Irish flying certificate Scandinavian carrier Norwegian plans to ditch its Irish air operator certificate, even after an examiner told the High Court in recent months that the continuance of the Ireland-based Norwegian Air International unit was critical to the airline’s survival...
Jump to postYet again, Ireland has not provided data to the EU-reopen site. Only country within the EU missing, yet again.
Jump to postThe Boeing board must shudder every time someone mentions a new build or new enhancement. Their 787, 77X and Max projects have cost them a fortune in recent years.
Jump to postThe Stobart bankruptcy probably makes it more difficult for Emerald to come into the market. They no longer have a readymade airline to take over. I see CityJet as a natural fit for Aer Lingus. They have a long history of working together, and are a competent operator. I’m not sure how viable the CR...
Jump to postPerhaps even sun air. Carriers with IAG operating experience will integrate quicker. We must assume that Stobart flying was loss making due to the corona virus, so you may see some hesitancy putting jets onto regional routes.
Jump to postStobart / Aer Arann was a great operator for the many years they’ve flown regional routes. They filled a great niche in Ireland, and tried many routes that a larger aircraft couldn’t be profitable on Ryanair was a Thorn in their side in Shannon, with RE taking over routes that FR dropped. As soon as...
Jump to postIndo law stipulates cargo can only be trans-shipped in CGK and only from GA to GA. If the cargo's final destination is actually DPS, people with local knowledge always ship this cargo via CGK instead of direct to DPS as that airport is known for high, extra "unofficial" custom fees payabl...
Jump to postIn my opinion it’s a systematic cost problem, government meddling and corruption that has them yet again facing bankruptcy. Just like Malaysian and Thai, forget about yet another rescue plan. Nothing will change until they are run properly without the shadow of government hanging over (and making) e...
Jump to postAgree that it’s not the time for renaming airports - and it should be kept for something more monumental such as a united ireland or for the founders of Ryanair.
Jump to postSome great stats in this article. Aer Lingus: The North America-Europe Connection Machine - Simple Flying But those nearly 2.4 million passengers varied greatly. Of these, approximately: 1,100,000 were point-to-point (such as Toronto to Dublin only) 971,000 connected over Dublin on Aer Lingus’ own s...
Jump to postThere are great reasons for a PCR and home quarantine, but we have to accept that this kills short breaks and business trips. A winter in Marbella will work, but a business trip to Rome won’t. FYI, the German home quarantine works. It’s a €25k fine if i break it, and I’ve already had contact from th...
Jump to postUntil we can arrive at a situation where we can travel freely within the EU (And UK) without Covid tests, we can write off any meaningful and sustainable return to traffic numbers. I took my first flights in 14 months last week - a work trip to the Middle East. The stress of pre-departure PCR Covid ...
Jump to postThe DAA have never missed an opportunity to enhance revenue. Which business doesn't do that? They aren't a charity. Ancillary revenue keeps passenger service fee pricing down for the airlines. The Daa are good at this, and make a ton of cash operating stores in far away places like Auckland, Riyadh...
Jump to postThe DAA finding new ways to screw people! What next - paid seating or paid toilets! Amazing how much we pay for what we already own! What you pay for using the airport is plowed back into the airport, and the rest is given back to the government as dividends. With traffic around 10% of last year, a...
Jump to postThe politicians in the West have cried wolf too many times at this stage. It was stupid to divest the airport from the DAA to keep a few talking heads happy - this was a failure, and should be reversed. So many DAA jobs moved back to Dublin when this happened. The fact of the matter is that so much ...
Jump to postWe've had some fantastic thunderstorms tonight in western Germany. Not great for flying in though!
Jump to postThe USPS has lost 78 billion dollars since 2007
That's $18 per head of population per year. Price of three Starbucks venti's.
Someone gets hounded for going away on holiday.. sweet Jesus.
Typical Irish Independent witch hunt.
This is an unsustainable financial disaster guys.
Another round of redundancies are right around the corner in EI, FR and the DAA.
From an overseas expat perspective, the Irish government aren't seen as rudderless in comparison to neighbours east and west. From my professional dealings with both the Irish and UK governments in Covid, I see good decisions made in Ireland being made by the UK six weeks later. I was one of those w...
Jump to postWith peak August traffic in Dublin -89%, this winter will be catastrophic for so many support businesses on the campus beyond the airlines and daa. So many more jobs will be lost in everything from car hire to coffee shops. The daa is also on the hook for part funding the huge issues at Dusseldorf, ...
Jump to postAll the airlines are not overnighting crew in China because of the quarantine restrictions. Crew are flying in and leaving straight away on the turnaround. With widebodies, airlines are leaving the J cabin in place so crew can deadhead and get some proper sleep.
Jump to postValentines this year was dinner for four at 17:50 in the local pizza place. All the nervous teenage dates in the restaurant hopefully saw my two screaming 5 year olds and triggered them to remember contraception.
Jump to postChina has suspended all tour groups from China, so a huge drop in loads is expected.
Jump to postLets not mention the lack of an apology for Iran Air then.
Jump to postWe will all be discussing the same thing this time next year.
Chances of Air India being privatised in next 12 months 1 in 20.
How do El Al handle their additional (and sadly necessary) security during diversions like this?
Jump to postMany ppl here who haven't tried AI for years but will join in badmouthing its service. If I get a low fare, I would immediately take it, as they are a full service airlines and the snacks , meals , etc are a good bonus. And actual working entertainment screens Also the seats are not stuck together ...
Jump to postAll this love for Air India does not equal yield. Just look at the typical return last minute fare from LH and AI on Germany to DEL / BOM. Lufthansa is typically 3x or 4x more than Air India. From a pax ex perspective, AI isn't at the races. That has to do with elite *A founder members forming a JV...
Jump to postAll this love for Air India does not equal yield. Just look at the typical return last minute fare from LH and AI on Germany to DEL / BOM. Lufthansa is typically 3x or 4x more than Air India. From a pax ex perspective, AI isn't at the races. That has to do with elite *A founder members forming a JV...
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