HTCone wrote:

As I said on that thread, none of the beers in the video are black, so I don't think Dublin is one of the 3 cities.

Guinness is a lot less black in a glass in light than the marketing would make you think. Current advertising refers to it as "ruby red" although they still run old ads calling it black.

So it's confirmed. Dublin gets CX A350

Is that the longest scheduled flight to/from DUB? Fair spin: http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=dub-hkg

shamrock321 wrote:

Great news indeed! They really are cramming a lot into that early morning window when it's pretty full already, assume this will have to be a T1 airline?

Yes its T1 .

Delighted to have been wrong!

YEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!! Delighted! The most significant route announcement from Dublin since Emirates.

My happiness at this as a regular traveller to Asia and a big fan of Hong Kong itself.

It was actually the Hainan rumour that convinced me this was going to happen when I saw the "Beer destinations" thread. the DAA box clever with this stuff, and tried the same lark before EK announced with the AI rumour.

Absolutely delighted. CX are a fantastic airline and a real coup for DUB to get them

Excellent result for Dublin. A quality carrier too with connections at both ends if desired. And further, multiple onward routings to Australia and NZ, providing an alternative to the ME3, which I suspect will be popular with the many Irish and Antipodeans who visit each other's regions.

shamrock604 wrote:

YEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!! Delighted! The most significant route announcement from Dublin since Emirates.

My happiness at this as a regular traveller to Asia and a big fan of Hong Kong itself.

Agreed and the HKG stopover will attract many. Its one for me in 2018 too

CX certainly fits well with the green theme of the Irish.

Cheers

Aer Lingus saver has gone live . Fares DUB-JFK-DUB are around €337 in November.

Great news about CX and the A350 , well done Dublin airport

OA260 wrote:

Aer Lingus saver has gone live . Fares DUB-JFK-DUB are around €337 in November.

Lie flat seats excluding Boeing 767.... What's that about?

Eirules wrote:

OA260 wrote:

Aer Lingus saver has gone live . Fares DUB-JFK-DUB are around €337 in November.

Lie flat seats excluding Boeing 767.... What's that about?

Presumably the summer SNN-BOS service operated by an Omni 767-200.

The new saver fare isn't quite the bare bones option I was expecting, still get a meal for example. It's not particularly cheap either, the one way fares of €169 and €146 look great but only work as part of a return option, would be far more interesting to see a proper no frills fare on the Atlantic from Aer Lingus with the option to book a one way only flight.

Eirules wrote:

OA260 wrote:

Aer Lingus saver has gone live . Fares DUB-JFK-DUB are around €337 in November.

Lie flat seats excluding Boeing 767.... What's that about?

It relates to the 767 operation out of Shannon for the past few years. It wasn't in place this summer but I could see it returning should EI want to put the 757 somewhere else from DUB, like a return of the morning JFK service.

Aer Lingus EI141, first flight Dublin-Miami leaves DUB tomorrow at 15:00.

CX's HKG announcement is very good news for DUB. Now all we need is for EI to rejoin OneWorld for once!

The saver fare is much better than I expected. It's nice to get more amenities and pay a little more than on Norwegian. The price is still low for a TATL flight.

RE Cathay, Yes I wonder if EI becoming part of IAG and soon to be oneworld had any bearing on the decision....I'd be surprised if there was any future codeshare however, but you never know...

hispanola wrote:

CX's HKG announcement is very good news for DUB. Now all we need is for EI to rejoin OneWorld for once!

The saver fare is much better than I expected. It's nice to get more amenities and pay a little more than on Norwegian. The price is still low for a TATL flight.

Only issue is they still need to compete on oneways. I know someone who recently needed a oneway DUB-NYC. EI was €650 ( flight was not even full ) and Norwegian was €250 and that included 2 x 20KG and free seat selection. Now there will always be different comparisons but even booking well ahead EI fail to compete.

Fantastic and somewhat unexpected news about Cathay.

I hope it wont put Hainan off opening a route, a Beijing Connection would still do very well I reckon.

OA260 wrote:

hispanola wrote:

CX's HKG announcement is very good news for DUB. Now all we need is for EI to rejoin OneWorld for once!

The saver fare is much better than I expected. It's nice to get more amenities and pay a little more than on Norwegian. The price is still low for a TATL flight.

Only issue is they still need to compete on oneways. I know someone who recently needed a oneway DUB-NYC. EI was €650 ( flight was not even full ) and Norwegian was €250 and that included 2 x 20KG and free seat selection. Now there will always be different comparisons but even booking well ahead EI fail to compete.

Oneways TATL are insane across nearly every carrier. I need a oneway to the US in January and am looking at a minimum of 550, when as part of a return the same leg is 240

It will be fascinating to see who they rob premium traffic from, be it the ME3 or the BA, LH and AF/KLs of this world.

Will also be interesting to see if it slows Finnairs expansion at Dublin, as they carry a lot of transfers to the Far East and the second rotation is making them much more user friendly. Pity Cathay wont be charging Finnair business class prices.

An EI code share might also generate some transfer traffic for Cathay from the ATRs, but IAG may not be thrilled about generating traffic for Cathay, or reducing feed through Heathrow.

Interesting times

The arrival of Cathay is yet another reason to expedite the development of Terminal 3.

Saver Fare seems to be a way for Aer Lingus to dip their toes in the water before going for a totally no frills fare offering on the Atlantic in the short to medium term.

It's a lower overall base fare but all you really miss out on is a checked bag, nobody needs a blanket and with the new IFE having a standard jack most people will use their own headphones. The meal remaining included in the price shows Aer Lingus is either not quite ready or see no reason to go further and offer a completely basic fare or cabin yet.

This new fare option will work in the sense that it appears to compete with Norwegian but won't cost much for Aer Lingus, it'll get enough people interested which will keep Norwegian working hard to maintain yields.

One ways across the Atlantic will happen at some stage, I can see it happening if Aer Lingus choose to create an entirely new cabin down the back but that's only if there's a true need for it financially and right now that's a long way off, no matter how well Norwegian claim they're doing. Some legacy carriers still charge astronomical fares on short haul one ways, look at Finnair wanting £400 to fly LHR-HEL recently! The industry will be slow to change things on long haul, the need for one way long hauls is small but growing.

Is there any update on HU's PEK announcement?

To think we have waited years for a service to Asia and yet we could have two within a year...

Just wanted to add a few words on the HKG flight. I am delighted! I'm actually quite surprised, but that only makes the news all the more special and welcome. And a 350 too ... and unlike ET, decent schedules from a photography viewpoint! The sight of a 350 taking off from 10 at a high weight will be something to behold!

Geographically, HKG is very well situated (as CX itself says, "the heart of Asia"); that will be great for both flight connections and freight. I can see it being a very good route for cargo.

The only thing that would have made it even better would have been if my username was still open ...

Jambost wrote:

https://www.dublinairport.com/latest-news/detail/cathay-pacific-to-operate-new-dublin-hong-kong-service

Speechless! Congrats DUB !

Just brilliant news - now no longer have to connect through the toilet that is LHR! Well done Dublin Airport...

Anyone know why this evening's EI413 (VRN-DUB) was diverted to SNN?

Great news indeed.
Interesting that the new CX to Copenhagen is to be summer only and at three per week, as compared to DUB at 4 weekly.
BRU already has Hainan so perhaps.........

Kaitak - book a cruise from Hong Kong and you can ship out from your username!

Saver fare question - do this just remove a pillow and blanket from a seat and allocate it to a saver fare passenger or how do they distinguish between other passengers ?? , really seems a bit silly

Ticketyboo wrote:

Jambost wrote:

https://www.dublinairport.com/latest-news/detail/cathay-pacific-to-operate-new-dublin-hong-kong-service

Speechless! Congrats DUB !

Just brilliant news - now no longer have to connect through the toilet that is LHR! Well done Dublin Airport...

OA260 wrote:

Jambost wrote:

https://www.dublinairport.com/latest-news/detail/cathay-pacific-to-operate-new-dublin-hong-kong-service

Speechless! Congrats DUB !

Certainly is and great to see more OW presence at DUB. All we need now is the official date for EI integrated into OW. Nice to have A350 service too.

EI321 wrote:

The arrival of Cathay is yet another reason to expedite the development of Terminal 3.

I honestly thought the runway length would mean DUB would never get a direct Far East service, this announcement proves how more efficient modern airliners really are. Another flight for the bucket list!
Roll on T3! Before DUB turns into total gridlock!

Galwayman wrote:

Saver fare question - do this just remove a pillow and blanket from a seat and allocate it to a saver fare passenger or how do they distinguish between other passengers ?? , really seems a bit silly

It should be on the passenger manifest but how it will work out in real life will indeed be interesting. I guess similar to when someone pre orders a meal or special meal etc they know who is Saver. There will no doubt be some misunderstandings/arguments.

AmricanShamrok wrote:

Anyone know why this evening's EI413 (VRN-DUB) was diverted to SNN?

The EI109 returned shortly after departure with a hydraulics problem, blocked the runway for a while resulting in a change to runway 16 & some holding. The EWR flight also diverted to KEF with a medical issue.

More details on the Saver fares TATL.

Rates for bags

Near – BOS, JFK, EWR, BDL, YYZ 1st bag EUR37 2nd bag EUR37

Far – IAD, MCO, MIA, ORD, SFO, LAX 1st bag EUR50 2nd bag EUR50

Headset EUR5 Blanket EUR5

Seats Near : Economy EUR20 Choice EUR50 Exit EUR70
Seats Far : Economy EUR20 Choice EUR60 Exit EUR80

You can also use the bid for upgrade to Business Class with Saver fares.

The blankets on EI are useless........ you are better off wrapping a piece of kitchen paper around you.

Skyblue39 wrote:

The blankets on EI are useless........ you are better off wrapping a piece of kitchen paper around you.

Maybe they will be different with the price? The blankets in business class are fine IMO.

Here's a link to our new thread:

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