Looks like Arklow is to be the site of a new international airport https://www.businesspost.ie/news/middle-east-investors-amassing-1000-acres-in-wicklow-to-build-international-airport/?fbclid=IwAR0_-BaERG7qoJeC-83dSOAQ9X9usxiUL3p6sK_RLqDaAe6i2anjxxU5WLE I dont know whether to laugh or cry over this...
Jump to postFor anyone who is interested, BA flights to/from DUB now showing as operating from T2 from 06th June on BA.COM.
Jump to post... has EI gotten around to making a safety video for the A321LRs or are the demos still being performed manually by the crew? They don't even have a video for the 330s now, do they? They’re not alone in this is fairness. Most times I fly BA, whether it be an A320 or a 777 the demo is manual The BA...
Jump to postEirules wrote:gullairACK wrote:OA260 wrote:. Hopefully Eamon Ryan will go soon too.
Lighting a candle in my hallway.
A bonfire in his might be more impactful
....................... It’s not an area I would have expected EI to bother much with. The EI cost base is notably higher than 3rd party handling agents and margins in that business are notoriously thin. Not convinced it’s the right area to be allocating time and resources, but let’s see. Interesti...
Jump to postRegarding the EI handling of IAG carriers at DUB. The internal aerlingus memo I saw reads “work has already commenced on planning for this operation, which will be from terminal 2, with aircraft being parked in either Pier 3, 4, or the South Gates.” Now if I remember my time at dublin station almos...
Jump to postThis just occurred to me but I wonder why the NAS route has been concentrated out of LHR instead of being switched to LGW given how BA prefers to run the Carribean routes out of LGW I'd argue that NAS, PLS, GCM, and BDA have materially different market characteristics than other Caribbean destinati...
Jump to postDUBHUB wrote:Will AY also be moving to T2?
Regarding the EI handling of IAG carriers at DUB. The internal aerlingus memo I saw reads “work has already commenced on planning for this operation, which will be from terminal 2, with aircraft being parked in either Pier 3, 4, or the South Gates.” Now if I remember my time at dublin station almost...
Jump to postBA is to resume daily LHR to KUL and start 3x weekly LGW-BKK this winter. Wouldn’t this require an additional aircraft at gatwick, unless a route gets moved to heathrow? Wonder what aircraft KUL will be operated on. I’m guessing probably the 777-200 Also, during BA's run at KUL and BKK, why didn't ...
Jump to postThe Club Europe seat comfort and seat pitch are significantly below the US mainline carriers and Air Canada. It’s a disgrace to be paying much more to sit in Club Europe and have the same seat pitch and width as in economy. North American flights can be six hours, whereas in Europe they’re 1-2 hour...
Jump to posthttps://x.com/toxicaer?s=21&t=xMM9hZu8Iy5xVbs0P6ezoA Aer Lingus Captain on his 9th day of hunger strike protesting at what he believes is a systemic cover up of fumes events at the carrier. Seems like a bit of an odd one. Can’t imagine he’s not in breach of contract posting online as he is &...
Jump to postI was in CE 2 weeks ago and had the middle tray table... A320 GVA-LHR ? Aircraft fitted with the old CE product (all CEOs) will still have the table and those aircraft will be around for some time to come. It was the NEOs (A320 and A321s) which arrived over the last 6 or 7 years which do not have t...
Jump to postGSTBD wrote:
The recent order for 6 more 787-10ERs (are the increased weight ones called “ERs?”) will have cabin crew bunks, so I could see BA ordering more of these.
So.....I'm surprised no comments yet about the article in last Saturday's Daily Mail - yes, I know, not the best source - that CEO Sean Doyle is going to do a £7billion overhaul of BA to " return the airline to it's formal glory " - saying he's identified 600 problems that needs tackling....
Jump to posthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1217/1422489-dublin-airport/ More Green Party tripe Shannon is underutilised says the Green Party TD from Limerick.... !!! Does this twat think the airlines that want to fly to Dublin are going to switch to Shannon or Cork because the Grrens think they should!! ...
Jump to postThank for that. I'll submit the claim and check back again after Christmas. On a different subject and though not necessarily Irish related, travel vlogger Josh Cahill has been banned from Qatar Airways for a review he done during the summer. His review was across 2 flights and funny enough one of ...
Jump to postSome great reporting here... apparently Breeze is looking into direct flights from Dublin to Salt Lake City .... on an A220!!!! :lol: :lol: https://www.travelextra.ie/utah-based-breeze-airways-considering-dublin-direct-flights-to-salt-lake-city/ All jokes aside, I guess there's some potential for E...
Jump to postI used to work for Qatar Airways, similar length flight from DOH to BAH with a full service in economy and ‘First’.
Jump to postDoes anyone know the reason for Aer Lingus constantly swapping a/c between DUB,ORK & SNN. LRB only swapped in LHR in friday with LRA and is swapping again this morning in LHR with LRG. 320 arent lasting in ORK very long either. Usually they are good for not swapping a/c often Perhaps they have ...
Jump to postWhat is the difference between "transfer" and "transit" passengers cited by the airport? Transfers are the connecting passengers, mainly Aer Lingus Transits stay on the plane, mainly Ethiopian I think I already know the answer but...will Ryanair kick you off the plane even if it...
Jump to postHaving spoken to a number of staff about the new uniforms, the consensus among staff seems to be a huge thumbs down for the ladies’ uniforms, and the men’s a qualified “okay”. One of them commented to me, “The designer clearly understands men’s fashion and bodies better than he understands women’s”...
Jump to postGalwayman wrote:great news, air Malta survives with proper cost structure . Any overpaid staff who are inflexible will be free to pursue their careers elsewhere , win win.
Well the news we’ve all been waiting for, Air Malta is to cease operating on 30th March 2024 with a new airline commencing operations apparently under the same name from 31st March 2024. It will be a slimmed down more cost effective operations an apparently will continue to use the name Air Malta al...
Jump to postAn eventful day at DUB . I was on the EI flight operated by Privilege Style. Despite negatives about some of their aircraft this aircraft was not bad . Former Virgin Australia . Member of EI cabin crew onboard had a boarding pass so booked as a passenger but did a welcome announcement after the Pri...
Jump to postPerhaps the real reason is that people might be reluctant to fly to South Africa. Do BA sell holidays to South Africa or just flights?. I don't know where you're from, or how you possibly arrive at your conclusion, but certainly from the British Isles and Europe there is certainly no reluctance to ...
Jump to postWhat IAG wants, and what EI does are two separate matters. IAG, is a holding company and wants the airline to make a return on investment. What EI management do is up to them. Returns matter, and if EI management takes the view, as they have in the past, integration, IT upgrades, lounge investment ...
Jump to postI think there are 13x 3-Class RR Powered (bunks), as G-YMMI is missing from your list. This makes 43 active B777-200ER’s. Good spot ! :thumbsup: For 4 class that is 18 777-200 , 16 777-300 , 25 787 , 12 380 = 71 aircraft at LHR At average first class cabin with 2 cabin crew (some need 3 but this is...
Jump to postGlobal won't have any trouble at all filling an A380 to Orlando. None. I predict success. I beg to differ. If your statement was true, BA would already be flying the A380 there, however they don’t. They fly a 777-200 last I checked. Not really. The BA A380 has a huge premium cabin, which isn’t MCO ...
Jump to postI've been a big supporter of BA charging a bit more for a better product. I refuse to fly airlines like W6, who frankly don't care about their customers and you are lucky if they even have the plane to take off, but anything less than 30" moves into budget airline territory and DOES inhibit on...
Jump to postWould a Lagos route need govt approval first? It would and from both sides. Unfortunately Nigeria is a very difficult business environment for any overseas company to launch into. The set up costs would be phenomenal and there is a lot of political red tape to get around (and bribe around too) that...
Jump to posthttps://www.businesspost.ie/news/no-need-for-third-terminal-at-dublin-airport-head-of-daa-says/ No plans for T3 at Dublin. Expecting passenger numbers to hit 40 Million. Perhaps they can manage that but just beyond security check area at T1 is thronged already so I don't know how they plan to funne...
Jump to postNational carriers have always been established to enable trade and commerce flourish for their nations. Membership of the likes of the EU obviously now makes that a difficult game to play as it is often perceived as anti-competitive for governments to have active interests in state carriers but als...
Jump to postHow many flights they operate? Malta is small, yeah? Do they need their own airline? Would the market not come in and fill the gap? Malta is a small island on the outskirts of Europe with little strategic advantages. The problem is if you leave the market to fill the gaps you lose the ability to pr...
Jump to postBTW, a question: Of all the Asian markets BA flies to, why is India the only market outside the USA they turn a profit on the most compared to BA's other Asian destinations which don't usually work out too well? I don't exactly remember why, but IIRC, it has to do with the fact that BA has the adva...
Jump to postI'm surprised EI are moving to Terminal 7. Their website says they use the Terminal 5 lounge until 23 April, then the T7 lounge from 27 April - https://www.aerlingus.com/prepare/airport-information/airport-lounges/ Since T7 is supposed to be being demolished, is this just temporary? I also imagine ...
Jump to postIrishTexan wrote:Lots of people arrived at DFW and discovered their luggage had gone on the earlier AA DUB-PHL flight in error.
The ridiculous idea of Flybe 3.0 is officially dead. Let's hope LDY-LHR can become a reality. I would think Loganair is in pole position to put their hands on at least some of the vacated Heathrow slots. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/flybe-wound-down-complexities-rescue-deal-administration-fl...
Jump to postBA has not operated CLT in over 20 years and back then it was operated by US Airways, on US Airways metal painted in BA colours. It was also flown on BA' s own 777s for a few years It was also flown on BA’s own 767 too. I did many trips there from LGW Nope, that was a US painted in BA colours with ...
Jump to postWell CLT isn't gonna happen. Not with the metal neutral JV and the AAnouncement today of a THIRD daily from April 15th to LHR. I believe it will eventually, like (almost) all other destinations are spilt. It’s just that BA have a huge deficit in long haul aircraft right now due to their shortsighte...
Jump to postPersonally , I think the new Club Suite is a great seat, but a poor bed. Old Club seats preferable for sleeping. Couldn’t agree with you more. The old seat was a far better sleep. Genuinely, what makes it better? More padding/comfortable? Wider? Better lighting? More space? There’s a few reasons. T...
Jump to postThe club suite has no storage space. I think it's way better than the old business class, but it's crazy to me there is no good place to put your laptop away while in the suite other than holding it. Also, I miss the shoe drawer the old one had. Last grievance is that it's all very dark... I wish t...
Jump to postTUGMASTER wrote:Personally , I think the new Club Suite is a great seat, but a poor bed. Old Club seats preferable for sleeping.
concordeforever wrote:March 23rd, I believe.
Reading the Business Traveller article on this I noted that they are using a blend of recycled polyester which is neither comfortable nor brathable. You're right. Doesn't look like they learned a lesson from the whole AA uniform debacle. It must be comfortable given 1500 people were wearing it for ...
Jump to postplanemanofnz wrote:EI321 wrote:... Assuming it was the ex-Qatari aircraft.
What's the deal with these leases/wet leases from QR - are they just for a few months? Seems to have not been a great move.
Certainly be a good addition for Knock on the London front. However, my concern would be that the premium that will need to be charged to operate ex LHR will be great and with so many VFR passengers on the Knock routes, they may just not be willing to pay the premium. If the thinking is connections...
Jump to postWhat’s Hawaiians arrivals procedures onboard? Do they make an announcements 30mins out that seatbelt signs will be switched on by 20mins to landing or anything like that? I believe the seatbelt sign goes on at top of descent or earlier if conditions warrant. In my experience, HA tends to leave the ...
Jump to postEmail from Aerclub advertising a new ''To Go Dublin lounge breakfast. ''. Eligible tiers/classes can go into the lounge grab a Barista coffee and pastries and take to the gate. Available 7 days a week from 0415-11am. Also there is a link to a preview sale of 4 million seats 25% off Europe and EUR17...
Jump to postWhat’s Hawaiians arrivals procedures onboard? Do they make an announcements 30mins out that seatbelt signs will be switched on by 20mins to landing or anything like that?
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