JumpJet From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2005, 217 posts, RR: 0 Posted (5 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 1940 times:
Hi all, I was waiting to board my Ryanair flight back to BRS at EIDW on Saturday evening at about 19.00 when a SAS A340 taxied past the gate. Do SAS regularly use aircraft of this size on this route as I had imagined they'd have normally used something smaller? Does anyone know why this particular aircraft was at Dublin, could it have been some sort of diversion?
B747forever From United States of America, joined May 2007, 16574 posts, RR: 11 Reply 1, posted (5 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 1931 times:
Quoting JumpJet (Thread starter): Do SAS regularly use aircraft of this size on this route
No they dont send the A340s to DUB. They even dont serve DUB with their own metal since they retired the Q400s. Have to be a diversion,
B747forever From United States of America, joined May 2007, 16574 posts, RR: 11 Reply 3, posted (5 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1855 times:
Quoting BrianDromey (Reply 2): They certainly do serve DUB with their array of narrow body types. CPH, OSL and Stockholm all served by SAS. I dont think they sent Q400's at all!
The a/c that SAS use to DUB is now used on routes that was operated by the Q400s. Therefore SAS dont serve DUB with their own metal now days.
The A340s go for MX at the SR Technics facility in DUB. Most likely this is the reason.
Correct, SAS have never sent a Q400 into DUB and SRtechnics have the contract for maintenance
on the A330 and A340.
Quoting B747forever (Reply 3): Therefore SAS dont serve DUB with their own metal now days.
SAS still serve DUB with there own aircraft i saw a couple of MD's and a 736 over the weekend although
in the past few weeks they had a 735 leased from Luxair operating the DUB-CPH route.
Someone83 From Norway, joined Sep 2006, 2780 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (5 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1827 times:
Quoting B747forever (Reply 3): The a/c that SAS use to DUB is now used on routes that was operated by the Q400s. Therefore SAS dont serve DUB with their own metal now days.
This is only applicable for the CPH-DUB route. SAS (NO and SE) still uses their own aircraft from OSL and ARN, while CPH-DUB is operates by chartered aircrafts
So to say SAS doesn't serve DUB with their own metal are wrong
B747forever From United States of America, joined May 2007, 16574 posts, RR: 11 Reply 7, posted (5 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1816 times:
Quoting Someone83 (Reply 6): So to say SAS doesn't serve DUB with their own metal are wrong
No, if you talk about CPH, they dont use their own metal.
BrianDromey From Ireland, joined Dec 2006, 3807 posts, RR: 10 Reply 10, posted (5 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1775 times:
Quoting B747forever (Reply 7): No, if you talk about CPH, they dont use their own metal.
I did not think we were talking about CPH specifically. The discussion was only about SAS.
The decision not to send SAS crews aircraft to DUB was a temporary scheduling one, when booking on-line or through a GDS the flights are not codeshares or "operated by", they are SAS flights. SAS crews will once again fly the CPH-DUB route, and could do so at any time, to say they dont serve DUB with their own metal implies a codeshare/interlinging agreement. Its just a temporary wet lease.
Brian.
Next flights: MAN-ORK-LHR(EI)-MAN(BD); MAN-LHR(BD)-ORK (EI); DUB-ZRH-LAX (LX) LAX-YYZ (AC) YYZ-YHZ-LHR(AC)-DUB(BD)
Danny From Poland, joined Apr 2002, 3482 posts, RR: 2 Reply 11, posted (5 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1741 times:
Quoting B747forever (Reply 1): No they dont send the A340s to DUB. They even dont serve DUB with their own metal since they retired the Q400s. Have to be a diversion,
Quoting Someone83 (Reply 6): This is only applicable for the CPH-DUB route.
SAS serves CPH-DUB, ARN-DUB and OSL-DUB with their MD80, 737 and A319/321 aircraft.
Arrival Times
Last Update: 10/12/2007 13:03:49
Origin Airline Flight Scheduled Time Status
Copenhagen Sas SK537 10-12-2007 10:20 Arrived 1033
Stockholm Sas SK535 10-12-2007 11:15 Arrived 1110
Oslo Sas SK4603 10-12-2007 17:35
Copenhagen Sas SK2537 10-12-2007 18:05
Morning CPH flight is operated by leased Luxair aircraft while the evening one is operated by SAS A319.
Danny From Poland, joined Apr 2002, 3482 posts, RR: 2 Reply 13, posted (5 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1708 times:
Quoting Smokeyrosco (Reply 12): I was going to say that on Friday the CPH flight in the morning was done by an SK 321, this I know for a fact as my mate worked it.
Yes it may vary due to the Dash meltdown, but the point is SAS definitely fly their own metal to DUB.
Someone83 From Norway, joined Sep 2006, 2780 posts, RR: 1 Reply 14, posted (5 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1603 times:
Quoting Danny (Reply 13): Quoting Smokeyrosco (Reply 12):
I was going to say that on Friday the CPH flight in the morning was done by an SK 321, this I know for a fact as my mate worked it.
Yes it may vary due to the Dash meltdown, but the point is SAS definitely fly their own metal to DUB.
Did a search for CPH-DUB for next week, and it appears that SAS themselves fly the afternoon flight, while the morning flight is operated by Luxair (735)
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