Gilesdavies From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 2884 posts, RR: 1 Posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 3177 times:
After almst fifteen years of Ryanair's 737-200's loyally shuttling passengers between Luton and Dublin, this all ended on Sunday 10th October. The skies over Luton will be a lot quieter!
Ryanair have based EI-DCL (Boeing Dreamliner livery ) at the airport as the 737-200 replacement, the aircraft will only serve Dublin four times a day as opposed to five times due to the increased capacity on the aircraft.
This allows the aircraft to operate a daily rotation Luton-Dinard and is the first of four 737-800's to be based at the airport over the coming routes.
Leigh Pilgrim From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2000, 392 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 2913 times:
Hey all,
Although a fairwell, I will not miss these, those engines were incredibly loud, and often while being half asleep waiting for a bus at the station early in the morning going to work (which is practicaly at the end of the runway) they tended to give me a 'deaf' ear, I tell you that certainly woke me up............!
Capital146 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2003, 2125 posts, RR: 49 Reply 3, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 2859 times:
Before the 732's were the 1-11's, so FR's DUB services from LTN have been noisey and smokey for many, many, years! The 732's will be missed for those clamshell thrust reversers (I never, ever, tire of seeing them in action), but will be replaced by quieter and less tatty cabins.
Greenjet From Ireland, joined Aug 2001, 924 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2731 times:
After almst fifteen years of Ryanair's 737-200's loyally shuttling passengers between Luton and Dublin, this all ended on Sunday 10th October.
Sorry for being pedantic but the first -200 joined FR in 1994. We Dublin folk have to suffer these aircraft for another while. Thankfully the Aer Lingus fares are getting lower and lower so other options are available
N1120a From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79 Reply 7, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 2382 times:
You Dublin folk don't have to "suffer" for too much longer. They are speeding up the retirement of the 732 fleet because of their recent sale deal. BTW, does that 7E7 livery look great or what? I would love to see a full profile pic of the Air Berlin plane to see what they did with the winglets.
Mangeons les French fries, mais surtout pratiquons avec fierte le French kiss
European From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 2331 times:
BTW,
I don't know if i get your question write but sa far as i understand you want to know what the Airberlin 7e7 scheme has on the winglets? I don't know if this is write?is it?
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18848 posts, RR: 54 Reply 9, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 2257 times:
Old news!
It's always a shame, from the fan's view if not from the passenger's, when these machines are withdrawn. Still, the 738 offer superior comfort, less noise and generally better surrounds, which, for the 'normal' passenger, is best.
"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."
Jmc757 From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2000, 1296 posts, RR: 8 Reply 12, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 5 days ago) and read 2102 times:
Have they set an actual or approximate date for the final 732 service. Wonder where it will be from? XXX-DUB i imagine. I flew a 737-200 BHX-PMI and back in July. It was good fun, almost glad my flight was changed from Monarch to EAF! Also made me realise that "progression" is needed though. Wasn't the most comfortable of flights, and you can certainly tell European are strapped for cash Any word on any fleet changes from them?
MIAspotter From Spain, joined Nov 2001, 2274 posts, RR: 26 Reply 14, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1976 times:
I don't go around BOH that much to be honest. Last time I went was during easter, a friend and I visited the Museum and stayed around to check the movements... nothing major really just choppers and some GA. but while i was in the museum i heard on the ATC feed a ryanair being cleared for takeoff and later on a BA 733 arrived!!.
I should go sometime. maybe next or the other sunday
Cheers
MIAspotter
P.S. at around what time does the FR 732s depart BOH?
ScottishLaddie From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2004, 2383 posts, RR: 9 Reply 16, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 1904 times:
Oh poo.
Shame that, but guess who's holding out for one now! (cough*sig*cough)
Brettbrett21 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2004, 436 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1672 times:
Cool, can't wait to see the Dreamliner scheme at LTN!
On a side note, did anyone see the USAir 757 at Luton the other day??
C172N From Switzerland, joined May 2004, 13 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1611 times:
Delboy,
You must have mistaken the Ryanair on Saturday; there were only 800s flying about. And if I remember correctly, Luton were using 08 for the majority of Saturday's ops.
It's a lovely aircraft, but shame about the engines. On a cold morning, with the wind from the east, it was possible to hear the -200s departing from Luton off 08, from Leighton Buzzard. Leighton Buzzard is arround 12 miles west of the airport.
It's surprising that they got away with it for as long as they did. And if only those RYR pilots would stick to the instrument departure routing....
MIAspotter From Spain, joined Nov 2001, 2274 posts, RR: 26 Reply 21, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1571 times:
Pe@rson cheers for the info!
European, I live right in Bournemouth! near Ensbury Park! in fact I can actually see planes taking off from BOH and obviously hear the -200 as they blast away.
EZYAirbus From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 2448 posts, RR: 53 Reply 22, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1562 times:
Yes the US Airways 757 is still at Luton Airport, see it out on the ramp today, it is carrying a UK reg G-OOBJ pretty certain it is going to First Choice Airways.
Dreamliner was at Luton today also, see it 4 times looks lovely up close!
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