Re: Finnair 100 years

Paljon onnea! Happy 100th anniversary Finnair. I hold my A350 flight from NRT - HEL in 2018 as one of my all time favourites. Such a beautiful aircraft and disembarking by stairs was fantastic. The connection from HEL - DUB was on the oneworld A319, with special guests on board from people playing t...

Re: The Little Known Fact thread

Great thread. Ryanair only carry company cargo. I would often see tyres and paperwork being loaded. They only transport human remains (discounting hungover pax of course) from STN - NOC, as a (albeit limited) note of respect to the Irish diaspora in the UK. At least this is what we were told in tra...

Re: The Little Known Fact thread

Great thread. Ryanair only carry company cargo. I would often see tyres and paperwork being loaded. They only transport human remains (discounting hungover pax of course) from STN - NOC, as a (albeit limited) note of respect to the Irish diaspora in the UK. At least this is what we were told in trai...

Re: Largest and Smallest Aircraft You've Flown On

Biggest: BA B744s. LHR - HKG - LHR on G-BYGD & G-BNLP in 2011. They were not very comfortable but I was happy to be down the back of such a great aircraft anyway. I remember shaking from side to side on take off, and hearing the wind rushing over the fuselage as we flew through turbulence over R...

Re: Your 2023 Booked/Flown Flights

Well if you enjoy a window seat and watching the world below, unfortunately more than likely on your AA 787 flight the windows will all be dimmed and locked at the darkest setting right after first meal service until the last hour or so before last meal service. Oh fantastic...hahaha. Thanks for th...

Re: Your 2023 Booked/Flown Flights

July will be a mix of the familiar and very unfamiliar... FR VLC - DUB - VLC Most likely a MAX 8200. IB VLC - BCN CRJ 1000 AA BCN - ORD B788 AA ORD - BNA CRJ 700 WN BNA - MSY MAX 8 AA MSY - DFW B738 IB DFW - MAD A332 IB MAD - VLC CRJ 1000 What can I say...looking forward to flying CRJs for the firs...

Re: Your 2023 Booked/Flown Flights

July will be a mix of the familiar and very unfamiliar... FR VLC - DUB - VLC Most likely a MAX 8200. IB VLC - BCN CRJ 1000 AA BCN - ORD B788 AA ORD - BNA CRJ 700 WN BNA - MSY MAX 8 AA MSY - DFW B738 IB DFW - MAD A332 IB MAD - VLC CRJ 1000 What can I say...looking forward to flying CRJs for the first...

Re: Looking for Coeliac's Experience on Iberia/American Airlines

Thanks Bunumuring.
Sorry to hear that your son has coeliac.
Interesting mix of experiences there...I am surprised by Air New Zealand!
I will give AA & IB a chance...but most likely will have a few sandwiches and snacks up my sleeve just in case

Looking for Coeliac's Experience on Iberia/American Airlines

Hello, I will be travelling on Iberia from DFW - MAD in July. I was diagnosed coeliac in 2021 and this will be my first time traveling long haul as such. I have trawled the net looking for reviews and it seems that IB are a bit vague when it comes to their meal. Also the reviews are quite old. So, I...

Re: 30 Years of Airbus A340 Operations

I have the dubious distinction of having flown on the last A340 ever built. The plane was Iberia's EC-LFS, "Ciudad de México".
Love every iteration of the 340.
Flew on it in 2019, from LHR - MAD. Shortly after they were all removed from the fleet during the pandemic...

Re: Irish 7/22: Sunshine and Neos

Aer Lingus have been using the A330 on the DUB-BCN route multiple times in the last few weeks. Does anyone know what might be the reason for this increase? I spotted this too. Maybe to recover canx flights? Speaking of EI A330s, I'm finally booked on one to AGP next month. Excited to finally fly on...

Re: Airports in chaos in Europe

1000 pax missed flights at DUB over the last few days. Army brought in to help. Busy weekend with rugby and football.

Re: Your shortest flight on a widebody and longest flight on a narrowbody

Mine is the classically Irish early millenium combination:
2001
DUB - FUE
4 hrs 20 min on Futura B737.
2005/6
DUB - SNN
Air Transat A310
Skyservice A330
About 20 mins

Re: Manchester (UK) Aviation Thread - 2022

Cheers Pete, just as I posted this I saw it pop up on FR24!

Re: Manchester (UK) Aviation Thread - 2022

Hi all,
My boyfriend was meant to leave on FR 557 to DUB tonight. It diverted to EMA. It was meant to leave EMA at 20.10 but I can't see anything on FR 24. Does anyone here know anything?
Thanks

Re: Irish 5/21: A gap in the storm clouds

Does anyone know of any hotel near BHD that has onsite parking? We’re due to fly out of there in Sept & going up the previous night. Plan is to stay in a hotel and drive over to the airport the next day & park the car but looking for a hotel that actually has a car park attached to it The T...

Re: Denver. Out with the old, in with the new. Feb 1995

Wonderful piece of writing.

Re: Busan to Ulaanbaatar on a MIAT Mongolian Boeing 737 (June 2019)

It's been a long time since I've enjoyed a trip report here so thank you for this interesting one on MIAT. I hope to visit Korea some day. Great to see an old Ryanair 737 still plugging away - I flew on her sisterships CSV & CSM many moons ago. All the best and thank you again for uploading - it...

Re: IB announces the retirement of A346 fleet

Well not unexpected but do I count myself lucky I was on my first (and most likely last) A346 flight SCL-MAD last November. On the last produced A346 ever too. :cloudnine: And it really was much nicer than the A359 I have to say.... SA's A346s are on their way out too, will LH retain theirs? This i...

Re: Irish 3/20

Don’t forget that EC261 will get you cash refund if flying inside 2wks of the flight cancelation by the airline I think that with the difficulties airlines are facing due to the Covid-19 and restrictions imposed by governments, EC261 is the least of their worries. How greedy can you get On the flip...

Re: Irish 12/19: Last of the teens!

A friend of mine shared the following on FB and I thought it was really nicely worded and worth sharing with you all: I like to embrace my inner kid when I am at the airport. I love the smell of the place. Each and every sound of it. The low and slow groan of an A330 engines spooling up to life. Qu...

Re: Ryanair to close two bases

I was really surprised to hear them closing the Canaries bases. GRO sadly on the chopping block too, unless crew sign a contract by next week accepting a seasonal base.

Re: Boeing examines GEnX powered 767

New engines on an old a/c...that's worked out well for them before.

Re: Irish 10/19: Winter is coming

QUOTE : I have seen them run out by row 5 they never load enough to meet demand especially on the morning flights . Even Aer Space are not always getting them. They really need to bring back pre order. I can only agree with that flew to London Heathrow on Friday morning back Saturday evening sittin...

Re: Irish 10/19: Winter is coming

Flew EI to TXL last Thurs. Was all set for Irish brekkie. But nope. Was cursed by sitting in row 29. No hot food left I thought that EI was the same as FR, and started one trolley from the front and one from the back to meet in the middle. To be fair the flight was full. Just annoying. I have seen ...

Re: Irish 10/19: Winter is coming

Flew EI to TXL last Thurs. Was all set for Irish brekkie. But nope. Was cursed by sitting in row 29. No hot food left I thought that EI was the same as FR, and started one trolley from the front and one from the back to meet in the middle. To be fair the flight was full. Just annoying.

Re: Irish 8/19

Ryanair's FAO base to close. https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2019/0807/1067461-ryanair-to-close-base-at-faro-portugal/ LPA, TFS and GRO also. https://elpais.com/economia/2019/08/07/actualidad/1565192853_624685.html There was speculation online too that the ORK and BFS bases are to be cut, no confi...

Re: Irish 7/19

EI no longer employ cleaners for their aircraft. They rely on the crew collecting in any rubbish before landing. The crew do a quick security check after disembarkation but they are not given any time to clean. Indeed they are not able to as they do not have the supplies to do so (extra bags, glove...

Re: Irish 7/19

Two weeks ago I did my MAD DUB flight on the ET B789 (ET-AUO). It was great, the plane was beautiful, cabin crew fab, good communication from the flight deck. I was given a little omelette with sausage, scone, bun, fruit cup, orange juice and coffee. The crew were especially great with a 12 yr old S...

Re: Your experience on now defunct carriers

Monarch - on the A300, DUB HER DUB, free meals, scary crew Futura - B737s, DUB FUE TFS & DUB FAO. On the first flight they were still giving out meals, by 2007 they had stopped. Nice flights. Skyservice - my first time on the A330, DUB SNN YYZ DUB subbed for an Air Transat A310. Nice crew, meals...

Re: Irish 6/19: Dublin's bubblin' ...

[quote="OA260"]Flew on the new 5th Freedom DUB-MAD with ET. Aircraft was changed to a 77L due to being full of Liverpool fans on the inbound. Have to say it was an excellent flight and highly recommend it to fellow Anetters. I can't wait! I obviously won't be in J ha. Bidding for upgrade d...

Re: Irish 5/19: Summer is a comin' in!

Cork Airport to welcome over 55,000 passengers this weekend Cork Airport have said they expect to see over 55,000 passengers travel through the airport over the June Bank Holiday Weekend. The huge figure sees the traffic of people up by 10% compared to last year, as the summer season kicks off for ...

Re: Why does BA (and others) decide to use 20+ year old planes on specific popular routes?

I flew the B772 LHR HND last year. It was subbed for a B77W! I was a bit annoyed as I was looking forward to flying a newer a/c. It was very dated on the inside, but once I settled in I had a great flight. The IFE was ok, and I even managed an hour or two sleep.

Re: Riding the Shamrock in 2019 - Aer Lingus Dublin to Amsterdam, now with mood lighting!

I also love that breakfast and treated myself to it last year heading to Spain for the year. I also agree with the waste...it was difficult trying to fit it on thee exit row table but like you I had no one beside me! Next mission is... macaroni cheese pie haha. Nice report, the lighting is cool

Re: Irish 5/19: Summer is a comin' in!

SCQ-DUB had a 90.3% load-factor in April 2019 compared to 65.3% in April 2018. http://santiagoaeropuerto.com/el-aeropuerto-de-santiago-inicia-la-escalada-hacia-nuevo-record This summer the flight becomes daily. Any chance for SS20 there will be up to double daily some peak days and will finally all...

Re: Does anyone else just love the sound of distant turboprops?

I'm studying in Valladolid, Spain, and can hear the ATRs of TAP & Air Europa at altitude! Usually going about their business to Bilbao.

Re: Ethiopian B789 windowless seat

35A and L according to Seat Guru: https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Ethiopian_Airlines/Ethiopian_Airlines_Boeing_787-8.php Thanks. But I'll be on the B789. Unless that changes haha (wouldn't mind an A350) My bad! I wasn’t paying attention to the aircraft type, just a google search. Keep yourself fo...

Re: Irish 5/19: Summer is a comin' in!

the captain stood at the door upon arrival and said goodbye to everyone which was a nice touch. I don’t recommend the macaroni and cheese pie... Rarely happens on EI these days . Shame as the Captains used to do it a lot in the 90s. Macaroni cheese rarely travels well I dont know why they even thou...

Re: Your 2019 Booked/Flown Flights List

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aerdingus wrote:

Jan:
BA A321 DUB LHR
IB A346 (almost empty, and a dream to fly this a/c) LHR MAD

To return home to DUB in June...pondering ET or TP via OPO & LIS

Re: Ethiopian B789 windowless seat