Still somewhat aghast by the LGW decision. That’s ~900 seats per day in each direction to/from London gone overnight. The revenue team over at FR HQ can look forward to some upward-sloping charts on LGW. For along time in the 90’s and 00’s, was EI the only operator on DUB-LHR and BA only operated L...
Jump to postI’d be inclined to agree, Ireland is becoming more multicultural with different festivals to celebrate and also for people who do celebrate Christmas, it may not be as important to them as it was their forbears that the world must stop for it. In years to come, I think a skeleton service could be ru...
Jump to postWould it be too late to acquire a used A333 for April/May? Unless they’re in the process of leasing one already. Hard to say, I suppose if they have gone through the procurement process for refitting EIK/EIL ready for the next summer season, would it be too much of a stretch to imagine they could h...
Jump to postDEN was being rumoured at some stage last year so wouldn’t be a huge surprise. Though the fleet would be getting very tight if they put this in on top of MSP. I still wonder what benefit the XLR will be to EI as discussed recently MSP was the only obvious route an XLR could serve that an LR couldn’...
Jump to postI suppose with EI-GEY coming back, in theory once it has finished covering for the cabin refit for EI-EIK/EIL, it could be put on the EWR route or one of the IAD rotations to free up an A321LR?
Jump to postRegarding EI-GEY, I believe it’s due back into DUB tomorrow. It has spent longer being prepared for re-entry into service compared to DUO and DAA because it needed a full landing gear replacement - arrived in BOD on May 24th so must be a complicated job. I think the others came back into service di...
Jump to postBrianDromey wrote:tibsthefox wrote:EI-GEY up and away to Bordeaux
This has an ex-QR interior also?
I wonder if cabin furnishings could be recycled from -LAX and -EWR which are/have been scrapped according to Airfleets?
I said in the previous thread I think they should pull EIK & EIL off the NAT and use them within Europe and the Canaries. Even if they're too tight/greedy to pull both, they should at least extend the lease on GEY & get it back in service in place of at least 1 of the ex QR -300s, at least ...
Jump to postI said in the previous thread I think they should pull EIK & EIL off the NAT and use them within Europe and the Canaries. Even if they're too tight/greedy to pull both, they should at least extend the lease on GEY & get it back in service in place of at least 1 of the ex QR -300s, at least ...
Jump to postWhy does being a property expert forbid flying with Wizzair ? Mrs Johnson has been a lawyer specialising in residential and commercial property for 20+ years... yet she is happy to save the money (and spend it on a nice lunch out when we reach our destination !) and fly with Wizz if the flight time...
Jump to postPardon me being a bit classist - but if this guy really is a "property expert," why on earth is he booking with Wizz Air? Even Ryanair or EasyJet are a cut above...
P.S. I fully expect to get rinsed for this comment!
In terms of having a synergy, I see them as a better fit for IAG. If the rumours are to be believed about EI getting A339’s, going alongside the A321LR’s the two would have very similar fleets. However, I think the competition authorities might have a dim view of that as IAG’s Iberia are a major pla...
Jump to postI seem to recall that when EI-GEY was ferried from Ciudad Real to Nimes earlier in the year, the people at Ciudad Real were of the opinion that it was slated for a return to service as well. Not sure how much weight to put behind that, however.
Jump to posthttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2022/0823/1318439-new-320m-runway-at-dublin-airport-opens-today/ New Runway opens. Exciting. This means EK will have an option of using a 388 to DUB, and SQ will be able to do non-stop to SIN, right? I’m afraid it’s not quite that simple. I believe there are no A380...
Jump to postAer Lingus rumoured to start Buffalo and Denver next year https://twitter.com/Michaelkelly707/status/1560380187677806592?s=20&t=74A00dj1AbyEJcJLJgD5QA DEN is smart with the United partnership and BUF would be big for the city Remember the UA partnership is likely going to end once EI fully join...
Jump to postEven though I don’t live near there anymore, I always thought NWI would have been a large enough population centre to support a few ATR-72’s per week to DUB to compete against the only other hub connection at AMS. If I were a marketing man putting ads in the local press and ITV Anglia, I’d frame it ...
Jump to postReported elsewhere; A332 EI-GEY has positioned from Ciudad Real to Nimes (where I believe sister A332’s EI-DAA and EI-DUO are). Allegedly, according to the ever infallible Twitter, it is going back into service (although there are rumours to the contrary) - time will tell on that one.
Jump to postI have seen it reported that certification for the XLR has been delayed to early 2024. So, I think if EI are to make any expansion in DUB next year, these A332’s will be essential - an A333 back from MAN (as discussed) wouldn’t go amiss either.
Jump to postReported elsewhere (apologies if this is a duplicate here):
Aer Lingus A332’s - EI-DAA and EI-DUO will be coming back online at the start of 2023. EI-GEY won’t be returning, however. I wonder if this is going to be long-enough term for EI to bother putting them in the new livery?
Aer Lingus adds two new Italy flights and record number of transatlantic seats Summer 2020 will see its 'greatest-ever' capacity on North American routes, says Aer Lingus Aer Lingus has announced new direct flights from Dublin to Puglia and Sardinia for its Summer 2020 schedule. The new route to Br...
Jump to postNothing. Not one thing that you've said there, ties Detroit to Dublin... without a local market to speak of the route is not viable. That might at least partially explain why DTW has been overlooked in favor of MSP, etc., who have much larger local markets. Just because somewhere is the largest uns...
Jump to postLogic is in the eye of the beholder. Detroit (to my certain knowledge) has not much in the way of commercial links with Dublin whereas Austin (for example) would have more. Can you enlighten us as to why it is the next logical add? Detroit is the largest metropolitan area with no European LCC servi...
Jump to postLogic is in the eye of the beholder. Detroit (to my certain knowledge) has not much in the way of commercial links with Dublin whereas Austin (for example) would have more. Can you enlighten us as to why it is the next logical add?
Jump to postThe A338 is a bit of a red herring, no?
Jump to postI find YHZ the interesting one, as there were plans for EI-EDP and EI-EDS to be fitted with extended range fuel tanks to take advantage of their ETOPS rating back in about 2015 for a 3x weekly service to YHZ. Apparently the unions weren't going to stand for it and it never took off, by the time EI w...
Jump to postLook, being guilty is just good business and we all know it. Parker's moaning is a bit like that of the seven year old whose parents have beaten him in a game of Monopoly.
Jump to postspinotter - RE: The dates, I think the Americans and Canadians give dates as they would have been given in the U.K. a couple hundred years ago, it's a legacy issue I suppose. RE: eicvd, I agree the comment was tactless, however the question should be challenged. The logic of comparing Alabama to Ire...
Jump to postIt seems as if the A321LR will be configured with 16 Business Class seats, in a staggered config, 3 rows of 2 each side and 3 rows of 1 each side of the Aisle and one toilet at the front. Economy is 27 rows of 3 each side and 2 overwing exits at row 14 and 15 and 3 lavs at the aft galley as expecte...
Jump to postI'd side with other posters here and say that if DL were to compete they'd probably only do so during the summer season (however, with a B752), as it could just about do it in the summer. Winter might be a different story where it'll be just as well that EI should be left alone to pick up the scraps...
Jump to postTAP announces Dublin as a 2019 route - https://jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticia ... ano-352378
Jump to postIn other (pretty minor) news - Icelandair goes daily next summer.
Jump to postWithout wishing to be too blunt, DTW is a bit of an obsession for KLM617, so y'all please do forgive me if I don't take the suggestion too seriously. That being said I would imagine DTW would happen from DUB before MSP but there you go. I'd believe the theory about 2x A330's coming in sooner than yo...
Jump to post@shamrock350 I am led to believe that G-FBEL, G-FBEM and G-FBEN are the aircraft being sold to Stobart, with the endlessly troublesome G-FBEF going back to BE. Having flown G-FBEF on DUB-SEN a few times, it made a few weird noises which made me wish I was wearing brown trousers! I recall someone men...
Jump to postOh I'd say that it'll be with the spring schedule in mind as the affected SEN routes don't appear to end until January 2019 which should leave the E195's some time to receive some TLC (which they're sorely in need of) and paint in time for late March/early April 2019. I'm curious as to why RE mentio...
Jump to postStobart Air to open up E190 (probably E195) base at Dublin Airport - interesting times ahead.
http://www.stobartair.com/jobs/rated-an ... blin-base/
Probably more like a narrow body A310-300.
Jump to post@IrishTexan - you'd be cutting it very fine there. Then again, airlines normally don't advertise connections with insufficient time, so you could give them hell if it all went wrong. To be fair, just from my own perspective, 1½ hours is much less than I would be comfortable with. In any case, I wish...
Jump to postGod, that reminds me of the rumours that EI was going to operate YHZ 3x weekly on it's ETOPS A320's back in 2014 or so. Would have been interesting to see how that would have turned out.
Jump to postI have seen the letter, it is in such appalling English that I doubt a doctor would have written it. The grammar is all wrong, at least one spelling error, the wording is unbecoming of anyone with a modicum of restraint or reasonability - to use the word 'prostitute' in a letter is not the language ...
Jump to postI will go as far as to say DTW is definitely something of an omission from DUB's route map, although I would also say that it's not confirmed until we see it in black and white, hence any destination could be argued for.
Jump to postThere is a direct service to YVR since 2016 from DUB, summer only though.
Jump to postYes, it's mentioned in the OAG thread, UA's IAD increase.
Jump to postI believe Aer Lingus bought the slots off of Croatia Airlines.
Jump to postWell, the EI ones are coming from lessors who responded to RFP's, so it's in the lap of the lords as to their engines.
Jump to postI've heard on the one of the Irish threads, there's rumours that Aer Lingus is looking for another pair of A333s for next year.
Jump to post$400k is such a tiny dent in their profit, I don't think this fine will teach them anything.
Jump to posthttps://twitter.com/IrishAero/status/864561703312396289
Does anyone know more about this? I never figured that Yerevan would ever have anything to do with Dublin.
See, I can see the cutting of the meal in the flight creating a bit of a nightmare with regards the in-flight service, might slow things down if flight attendants have to check eligibility for a meal.
Jump to postQuestion is; what do EI cut from the economy fare apart from complimentary in-hold baggage that could bring the price down a bit without making in-flight service an absolute nightmare?
Jump to postI can see them trimming capacity so as to only have one TATL aircraft based should D8 do well, perfect excuse to give DUB another frame as well. Before anyone starts by the way, I am not in favour of EI doing a BA and becoming Dublin Airways.
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