BrianDromey From Ireland, joined Dec 2006, 2942 posts, RR: 10 Posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 6787 times:
Our hallowed leader seems to be AWOL at the minute - perhaps he is enjoying the fine weather. So to prevent things getting too long I welcome you all to 18/09.
As usual nothing much has changed, FR are taking a swipe at the DAA, EI are 'reviewing' routes, examining business plans and attempting to create a viable carrier for the future. There is a long history of Irish carriers, Im sure eirJet, Translift/TransAer, Aer Turas and Futura Gael are but a few of the names consigned to the history books. Perhaps some of us have fond memories of these past carriers?
Safe flying and enjoy the sunshine.
Next flights: ORK-MAN (WW); MAN-ORK (EI) DUB-HHN-DUB(FR)
OA260 From Greece, joined Nov 2006, 16708 posts, RR: 53 Reply 1, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 6787 times:
Go raibh míle maith agat Brian.
The other thread got quite long so its a good time to start fresh. Our leader must be enjoying Jersey in the Sun which I have heard is lovely !! Mind you Ireland for the last while has been amazing weather wise and long may it last. Great for spotting trips at DUB/ORK/SNN.
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Just in case people missed it from previous thread.
Norwegian will start thrice weekly DUB-OSL from 20th August . Nice to see some new metal in DUB. Operated by B737-300 and fares from €34.50 each way all in. Not bad at all. Just prepare to spend loads when your there LOL...
Olympic Air " Η Ελλάδα ψηλά " - ''Flying Greece Sky High''
OA260 From Greece, joined Nov 2006, 16708 posts, RR: 53 Reply 3, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 6768 times:
Quoting BestWestern (Reply 2): Oslo is a fantastic city, and really hope that this route works
I have only transited but I have heard its lovely although one of our guides in Tromso said they had a huge drug problem. I was quite surprised. I fell in love with Norway a few years back when I did the Fjords Cruise. My last trip to the Arctic Circle in March was amazing also. Id love to go back to Norway and especially to see Oslo so might try DY.
I see Jet Star are looking at European routes with their A330's. I wonder if they would ever be interested in DUB Via somewhere. They were tipped to be looking into an agreement with EI to offer budget IRL-AUS flights but its now been shelved. I just wonder how far West they intend to go , they are looking at ATH and FCO and say they want to do their own flights rather than tie up with European carriers. That was the reason given for breaking off talks with EI
Olympic Air " Η Ελλάδα ψηλά " - ''Flying Greece Sky High''
Shamrock604 From Ireland, joined Sep 2007, 1070 posts, RR: 6 Reply 4, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days ago) and read 6728 times:
Quoting OA260 (Reply 3): I have only transited but I have heard its lovely although one of our guides in Tromso said they had a huge drug problem. I was quite surprised. I fell in love with Norway a few years back when I did the Fjords Cruise. My last trip to the Arctic Circle in March was amazing also. Id love to go back to Norway and especially to see Oslo so might try DY.
Norwegians can sometimes be a bit naive when it comes to things like that, and dont often realise the scale of such problems elsewhere in the world. Also, those from outside Oslo tend to be very critical of the capital city (remind you of anywhere????
No offence to Norwegians, it can be a very endearing trait of theirs that they still get shocked at social problems like that.
That said, my first trip to Oslo resulted in me finding a used syringe in the McDonalds in Alte brygge......
Nice city though, not great for shopping, but everything else is pretty tip top.
Kaitak From Ireland, joined Aug 1999, 8537 posts, RR: 34 Reply 5, posted (4 months 2 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 6687 times:
Quoting OA260 (Reply 1): Our leader must be enjoying Jersey in the Sun which I have heard is lovely
Actually, no, he's in beautiful downtown Athy, for a 40th birthday party, then heading back to JER on Monday, via LPL. Went to Kilrush airfield today, which is actually quite a charming place; saw an Extra 300 taking off; a few helis too.
Quoting OA260 (Reply 3): Tromso said they had a huge drug problem.
Tromso is very far north, so you get very bright winters and very dark winters and this can play havoc with the system. You will see similar symptoms in Punta Arenas, in southern Chile.
Quoting OA260 (Reply 3): see Jet Star are looking at European routes with their A330's. I wonder if they would ever be interested in DUB Via somewhere
Someone really should, if not Jetstar then Air Asia. We really need to be more forthright and aggressive in developing new tourist markets.
"What are we going to do tonight, Brain?" "Same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world".
Shamrock321 From Ireland, joined May 2008, 727 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (4 months 2 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 6593 times:
Bad day for EI longhaul again. EI104 was delayed about 3 hours last night due to NYC weather which resulted in alot of passengers missing connection, the queue at the transfer desk was unreal! I heard someone mention about 180 transfer passengers !
So this morning AGP and FAO flights were A330s which resulted in the AGP flight being delayed 3 hours and that has had a knock on effect for the 109/108 today.
Perhaps using the A330s on more than 1 European flight isnt such a good idea.
Shamrock604 From Ireland, joined Sep 2007, 1070 posts, RR: 6 Reply 8, posted (4 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 6543 times:
Quoting COEI2007 (Reply 7): On the plus side, up to 180 transfer pax off EI104 is good to hear of!
Indeed it is, and shows the potential of the T/A routes to generate transfer business. Now if EI could just get their act together harmonising their other T/A routes to faciliate connections.
I am hoping T2 is the key which unlocks this potential fully.
OA260 From Greece, joined Nov 2006, 16708 posts, RR: 53 Reply 9, posted (4 months 2 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 6507 times:
Lufthansa fares well in turbulent times
THESE ARE turbulent times for airlines, but May, at least, appears to have been a strong month for Lufthansa, which increased traffic on its Dublin to Frankfurt route by 4.5 per cent year on year.
Marianne Sammann, Lufthansa’s general manager for the UK and Ireland, paid a flying visit to Dublin this week and told me that the airline carried 21,247 passengers between the cities in May.
“This was very encouraging for us,” Sammann said, adding that fares are under pressure.
“The average price is very much down,” Sammann added. “[but] we are still operating profitably.”
While Lufthansa has achieved a healthy 75.5 per cent load factor on its flights from Dublin in the year to date, sales volumes have declined by 20 per cent.
BestWestern From Ireland, joined Sep 2000, 5053 posts, RR: 62 Reply 10, posted (4 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 6493 times:
Quoting OA260 (Reply 9): While Lufthansa has achieved a healthy 75.5 per cent load factor on its flights from Dublin in the year to date, sales volumes have declined by 20 per cent.
Well, they have dropped Munich, Hamburg and Berlin - so sales volumes would fall.
Does God get peeved if you dont use a capital 'g' ?
A RYANAIR Boeing 737 captain involved in a serious incident during a thunderstorm near Rome was psychologically unfit to fly and his co-pilot, who had no experience of flying in bad weather, could not navigate the aircraft properly, an inquiry by Italian air accident investigators has found.
The captain, a Polish national, had attended the funeral of his infant son only a few days previously and told investigators he didn’t take extra leave because he feared losing his job.
and hopefully EI can make some money on the atlantic...
Procrastinating may prove costly for travelers with a yen to see the world this summer.
Since Wednesday, airfares from Chicago to many cities in Europe have skyrocketed for flights taken through mid-August, the prime summer travel period for American families with school-age children.
Economy-class tickets to Frankfurt, Germany, more than doubled, to $1,149 round trip, during a 48-hour stretch, according to BestFares.com. Meanwhile, fares to Athens, Dublin, London, Paris and Rome have risen by anywhere from 45 percent to 78 percent.
Does God get peeved if you dont use a capital 'g' ?
''The Irish Airline Pilots Association said the IAA, which regulates Ryanair, should take part of the responsibility for the incident. “This serious incident focuses attention on a particular corporate culture in Irish aviation,” said association president Evan Cullen. “The very fact that an individual at the front line of a safety critical industry, is operating in fear of losing his job so soon after the death of his child raises serious concerns about the ability of the Irish Aviation Authority to regulate this industry.”
Olympic Air " Η Ελλάδα ψηλά " - ''Flying Greece Sky High''
Irish251 From Ireland, joined Nov 2004, 675 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (4 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 6417 times:
Quoting BrianDromey (Thread starter): There is a long history of Irish carriers, Im sure eirJet, Translift/TransAer, Aer Turas and Futura Gael are but a few of the names consigned to the history books. Perhaps some of us have fond memories of these past carriers?
Club Air comes to mind as well. This was set up by Club Travel and operated a handful of leased Boeing 727s, always in improvised colour schemes. For a while they also operated between DUB and LTN on the Virgin scheduled services (which had previously been flown with Viscounts).
Shamrock604 From Ireland, joined Sep 2007, 1070 posts, RR: 6 Reply 16, posted (4 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 6405 times:
Quoting OA260 (Reply 13): ''The Irish Airline Pilots Association said the IAA, which regulates Ryanair, should take part of the responsibility for the incident. “This serious incident focuses attention on a particular corporate culture in Irish aviation,” said association president Evan Cullen. “The very fact that an individual at the front line of a safety critical industry, is operating in fear of losing his job so soon after the death of his child raises serious concerns about the ability of the Irish Aviation Authority to regulate this industry.”
Without wishing to stir up any negative feelings, the feeling within the industry is that FR have the IAA in their pockets.
It seems sometimes that only EI, RE and WX really have to follow the rules.
Yes, FR is a great Irish success story, but the perception and reality must always be that it is regulated to a world class standard. If not, if something does go badly wrong for FR one day, it will be game over, and another huge reputational knock for Ireland that will be quickly seized on by certain parties in countries that seem to consider themselves superior in this area........ I guess you can all figure out who I mean......
Irish251 From Ireland, joined Nov 2004, 675 posts, RR: 2 Reply 17, posted (4 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 6402 times:
Quoting OA260 (Reply 15): Quoting Irish251 (Reply 14):
This was set up by Club Travel and operated a handful of leased Boeing 727s, always in improvised colour schemes
Do you mean the one in Abbey Street, Dublin??
Yes. At the time the company's main focus was on package holidays to the sun. The style of titling on the aircraft was the same as that of the travel agency.
Shamrock321 From Ireland, joined May 2008, 727 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (4 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 6378 times:
Good news about LH and DUB, Im flying with them in 2 weeks time DUB-FRA-DUB for the German GP, not that I can really afford a holiday at a time like this! Got 6 weeks minimum notice to redundancy during the week.
COEI2007 From Ireland, joined Jan 2007, 1656 posts, RR: 7 Reply 20, posted (4 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 6365 times:
EI has a full page ''We've bettered the rest'' advertisement on page 5 of the Sunday Independent Business section. Think its the first time I have seen an advertisement for Business, so hopefully a good sign of more to come!
EIDAA From Ireland, joined Oct 2006, 709 posts, RR: 21 Reply 21, posted (4 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 6354 times:
Just sitting in the T5 Concorde Lounge in LHR. I had a good flight on EI-CVC this morning on the EIN154. Just wondering if any of our in house EI crew members were on that flight?
Shamrock604 From Ireland, joined Sep 2007, 1070 posts, RR: 6 Reply 22, posted (4 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 6330 times:
Quoting COEI2007 (Reply 20): EI has a full page ''We've bettered the rest'' advertisement on page 5 of the Sunday Independent Business section. Think its the first time I have seen an advertisement for Business, so hopefully a good sign of more to come!
Now, EI need to revamp the website if they are going to make a concerted effort to get high yield traffic. It still looks cheap (better than the red dot.. but still not what it could be...)
I dont think I need to mention what needs to happen with Gold Circle....
ClassicLover From Ireland, joined Mar 2004, 3806 posts, RR: 23 Reply 25, posted (4 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 6325 times:
Quoting Shamrock604 (Reply 22): I dont think I need to mention what needs to happen with Gold Circle....
Imagine a programme where you could earn points from credit card purchases... a programme where you should shop at Tesco and earn points... a programme where every flight, regardless of how cheap went towards earning status... where hire car rentals earned points...
Wait, that's most good frequent flyer programs! C'mon EI, step it up
I choose to fly oneworld, as a member of Qantas Frequent Flyer.
26 BestWestern: I have a bmi mastercard. I think Delta still do a skymiles credit card for Ireland. Both are with MBNA
27 OA260: They need to really think hard about what they actually want and what they actually want to offer the client. All fares should earn points. ( even on
28 EI320: It's a nice advertisement, it's the first time I've seen the traditional logo used in a long time. There is a rewards mastercard, not part of the GC
29 ClassicLover: I agree - Jetstar has it like that. It shows the lowest fare, the lowest fare to earn Qantas points and the J class fare - all in three easy to read
30 OA260: BMI also have that. Even Olympic which I would call a bad FF program have decent lounges and agreements and a proper miles based system that 99% of a
31 Shamrock604: Oh my god, you are like SOOOO right! Points are, like, so 1990's!!! Get with the programme people!!!! Just wanted to inject some D4 into the debate..
32 Aer Lingus: Does anyone else think that blanket just ruins the advert? It looks like it came from someone's Oxegen tent at some point. Or from another perspectiv
33 ClassicLover: haha Well, you still get the Premier Class service... so on a day flight it might not be so bad. However if you were expecting to sleep on the overni
34 OA260: They should be careful as they give the impression that all A/C have this product. The lack of an ** saying ( not on all A/C) could lead them to bein
35 ClassicLover: It does on the web site though, in the "We've bettered the rest" page linked off the front page... it says - *Sleeper Seats are available on seven ou
36 EI320: They might just want to "cover up" the fact that the seat isn't fully flat. Sorry for the confusion, the bottom of the advert got cut off, it did spe
37 COEI2007: Says it at the bottom of thre advertisement Thinks its part of the new ''Business'' class, instead of the green blankets they have, I think they will
38 Shamrock350: Thanks for getting the advert. Great to see them finally advertising Business Class and I like that they've used the traditional logo, don't think th
39 OA260: Yeah your to blame lol.. Anyway glad they have that in their. Knowing my luck Id book it and get the old cabin lol...
40 Shamrock604: Just been on the UK version of Aerlingus.com Notice they are selling LHR- OTP (Bucharest). Try to book it though, and you cannot. I know EI sell conne
41 OA260: Is it not LGW - OTP?? Its already been on sale.
42 Irish251: Photo here - thankfully the sun co-operated: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24101413@N03/3668678176/
43 TravelExec: There is already a one stop route with Etihad... I've done a DUB-AUH-MEL, and it is so easy you might as well have the same flight number Friday nigh
44 OA260: Great pic, would have been nice to be flying on that today. Would love to see it more often in DUB.
45 Neutral: Nice to see the TK A340 flying into Dublin was this flight a once off or do they (TK) beef up the aircraft if demands needs it on the Dublin -Istanbul
46 Shamrock604: Thought that too, but its listed under both "low fares from Heathrow" and "low fares from Gatwick" on the UK version.
47 Tonymctigue: It is good to hear that EI has managed to attract that many connecting passengers. Goes to show that its agreement with JetBlue was a good move. 180
48 AmricanShamrok: Walk through the terminals! You could take the ATS (which is great for spotting too) to get to each. You could to to the O'Hare Hilton too - there's
49 Shamrock321: The 180 connecting passengers were going onto EI European services. To behonest I dont think the JetBlue agreement is doing amazingly well. Does anyon
50 COEI2007: EI588 leaves at 6.20 ( I think). I operated on the a/c that was operating EI588 the other day, and it had been delayed on an early BCN rotation, whic
51 Shamrock350: It wouldn't hurt to do a bit more advertising, they've had the same Las Vegas advert on the website for the best part of a year now. Both airlines di
52 Pilot21: Quick question to our industry experts. I've booked an EI, LGW-DUB-LGW flight for August and now need to delay my LGW-DUB flight by a day. FR have bet
53 Aidanoc5793: Great idea, EI could achieve higher yields on a few routes like LHR, BRU etc, how about Euro Premier? just out of curiosity does anyone know what EI'
54 OA260: Yes it was middle seat free with a cabin divider. Hot meals and free champagne. Used to use it alot between DUB-LHR and DUB-FRA. Always was a great s
55 COEI2007: Very easy to bring it back. I'm sure the likes of LHR, BRU, FRA and some other routes would fill a few Business seats if they were there!
56 Aidanoc5793: Thanks a lot dude!!!! What a shame EI seemed totally awesome back then. I wish they would bring back some of the biz flights and the brilliant We're
57 BestWestern: It was 3 + 2 seating using VGS. Service was excellent - Early morning business class ex Dublin to Heathrow stretched three quarters down the aircraft
58 OA260: Those words actually take me back to the good days. That ad was amazing and there was a great feeling to the company back then. ( from a passengers v
59 Aidanoc5793: Well said OA260. Have you ever considered becoming CEO of EI??:D You have great idea's well done.
60 Shamrock350: Aer Lingus was a very different airline back in the late 90s, I remember on some flights walking through what would seem like an endless Premier Class
61 OA260: No I wouldnt want the job there is too much politics still in EI management and it needs ripped out and new blood pumped in. ( sorry if your reading
62 F1eddie: How would it work for EI to install AVOD on all European A/C. Team up with Xtra Vision, and set up a pay per view??? That would certainly make them s
63 OA260: Well either that or do what Jetblue did and put in PTV's with some free and some charged content. Would be a revenue generator Also make those trips
64 Shamrock350: Very interesting post OA260! I agree with many of your ideas, especially what the new lounges should be like, Gold Circle and long haul product. A lot
65 F1eddie: Yeah. If for example going to BUD, you have the choice of EI,MA,and FR. So i would pay the the highest fare with, EI just to get the option to have a
66 F1eddie: Dont know. I know i paid $10 for one of those personal media players in OZ to waste away the four hour flight from AVV>PER. On the way back they were
67 EIASJ: And now for something completely different.............. Walking from terminal D @ DUB to the EI 330 on the domestic leg of DUB-SNN-JFK last Weds I no
68 OA260: Thanks, alot of the things could easily be done without too much investment. ----------- Ryan firm faces legal action as result of Alitalia collapse
69 DavecFlyer: It was very nice to see it taking off I have to say. It is still technically scheduled as a daily B738 but in practice it is an A321 almost every day
70 Shamrock604: Yup, that sounds like our beloved DUB alright!
71 COEI2007: Good idea to attract J pax via DUB. Something they should look at for T2 The exit rows have bassinet's for children which is better, and families don
72 OA260: Things like this need to be planned when the A/C is being ordered IMHO. I would make the layout slightly different to mean that there was a small sec
73 COEI2007: The thing with rows 9-11 is, that on DUZ, EAV and EDY, there is now only 2 rows there, so making them 38'' pitch etc is awkward. I agree with the ser
74 OA260: Yeah like I said it would have to be done before A/C were ordered. Nice to hear that there are only 2 rows on the new AC as that is a nice area to be
75 ClassicLover: The Wireless has to be free - no charging! Those Nespresso machines are quite good - they have them in the Business Class rooms in the Radisson hotel
76 OA260: Without a doubt I got one in my kitchen and would never be without it. Yep I have been with them for the last 4 years and I have to say no issues and
77 ClassicLover: They were the only bank that was actually nice to me when I was trying to get a bank account when I first came to Ireland. Bank of Ireland and Ulster
78 OA260: Yes a Polish mate of mine had the same issues. Anyway he gave up so I took him along to AIB and they were so nice. Even had leaflets in Polish I was
79 ClassicLover: I'm sure you could pick them up off the back of a truck for less... or even steal them from other airlines and spraypaint them green... okay I am bei
80 OA260: I think there is a nice one in Area 1 , Belongs to EY . Spray it Green and the tourists from across the pond will think the Arabic is Gaeilge Njoy ,
81 AmricanShamrok: I've Premier mats at ORD in the past but they were all worn and dirty...good way to know what to expect on board
82 DavecFlyer: Anyone know what happened to the S7 flight to DME last night? VP-BHG an A319 was parked up at the Western parking area all day today and another A319
83 OA260: Maybe they took the crew to an airport hotel for 5 hours rest?? Then they operated the flight back. Not sure how these things work , just a theory.
84 Bramble: Hoping that too. Finally some good marketing by EI Have to admit I hat these after a matre got a bad credit rating. She closed her MBNA credit card,p
85 OA260: Do Aer Lingus charge for Headsets?? ----------- Some more nostalgia ::
86 Aerdingus: " target=_blank>http://www.flickr.com/photos/2410141...8176/ Ah thanks for that, great pic. So jealous I missed it. Come back A340! BTW OA260, brilli
87 Ei2ksea: AB Shannon were set up as the Irish subsidiary of a British company originally set up as Air Bristol with the intent of ferrying BAe workers between B
88 Irish251: Their three-letter code was AZX, callsign "Aztec".
89 Shamrock350: Pretty sure I flew this route with Air Belfast, can't remember the exact year but I think it was around Christmas and there was terrible weather. Als
90 EI2KSEA: The product of years as a teenager spent sitting at the side of the runway in SNN and religiously reading Irish Air Letter! ABAirlines had also order
91 Rojam: Have been away/working for a bit, so not a pip outta me in ages. Well I did (from June '06), here's your baby Yes, there's nothing like a nice plastic
92 OA260: I flew with them BFS-STN when I lived in Belfast. Fares were around £29 each way and I have to say it was a great small airline with nice crew. Sham
93 Oa260: DAA denies Ryanair claims over security THE DUBLIN Airport Authority (DAA) has denied claims by Ryanair that a “security failure” last Saturday ca
94 AmricanShamrok: I was at SNN this morning, went for a stroll down to the control tower (never been down there before) and kept walking down to the fence near the edge
95 Aer Lingus: aha... so that's where the DUB Pier C airbridges went to! Good to see SNN has finally found its niche.... DUB's junkyard!
96 Sawtooth: They operated some routes from NOC also, I think it was NOC - BRS or CVT.
97 BrianDromey: Intereesting thoughts Phil, I would agree with most of them, other than IFE on the A320s. I just don't see the need for it on the relatively short fl
98 Aerdingus: Ah I'd say that was deadly! EI-DUZ is my fave cos we're name twins. Thanks for the info, interseting how it came about as a subsidary of a shuttle fo
99 Wexfordflyer: Lucky you!! I have never seen a go-around, or been on one, but am just waiting for the day when I am!!!!
100 EISHN: I read in a tabloid today that U2 have chartered a MD-80 for it's European tour this Summer, and had it painted in a "special" livery. The plane is sl
101 Wexfordflyer: I heard the same thing this morning, hadnt heard it was an MD-80 though. Cant remember where I heard it and same as you I cant find any link. Looking
102 Aer Lingus: I'm surprsed it isn't bright orange
103 OA260: I was in one once on arrival into DXB on LH. Another A/C had not cleared the runway. The roar of those engines and the sharp climb was amazing. Also
104 Bx737: I was working it. As Aerdingus says it was EI-DUZ and it was on the EI132. My goodness wasn't somebody up early this morning. I did think we were qui
105 AmricanShamrok: Really? I wonder why they brought them to SNN... 'CVD is mine It was great! The EI bird was getting quite low and I kept saying to myself he'll ne
106 Aidanoc5793: Hey everyone, just a thought for the day, What will the Cork-Limerick motorway mean for SNN? As a resident of Mallow in Co. Cork the motorway will pas
107 Shamrock604: Conversely, it will also draw more people to SNN... with the tunnel opening next year, that would mean motorway standard route from Cork right to the
108 Aidanoc5793: Quite true also, although I think people will be more drawn to EI's Hub in ORK, but I think a lot of people down here will like the availability of F
109 Bramble: I can remember thinking this would be the name of my airline if I was mega rich. I was pretty miffed when I heard they had nicked my idea.....great n
110 Shamrock604: There is a bus from SNN to cork city, but not the airport. it is very freuquent though, as far as i know.
111 EI2KSEA: I'd never say someone else's idea is thick - thinking outside the box is often a sign of entrepreneurial spirit but its probably not the easiest way
112 BrianDromey: Maybe they just never quite got round to putting them in at ORK! Seriously, though could these bridges be re-used at ORK or would they need substanti
113 Kaitak: Grass cutting next to a landing 757 ... probably not a good idea! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8127439.stm
114 Wexfordflyer: Anyone any idea of which airline this was. Coming from SSH at the time and date that it was I am going to guess it was Thomson Airways?? Can you imag
115 EICVD: My first thought was Monarch. They were still flying the 757 here a few months ago.
116 AmricanShamrok: Interesting, I didn't think they were that common around here. Cork could do with a few more airbridges; DUB has 9 (more with T2), SNN has 6 and ORK
117 Kaitak: I can't help thinking that he could have fertilised the grass as well as cutting it!
118 Irish251: It was Thomson, in First Choice colours and operated by a Skyservice crew! Here is the actual report: http://www.aaiu.ie/upload/general/11644-2009014_
119 Aidanoc5793: I agree with you completely, having to walk out is great don't get me wrong seeing the aircraft upclose and personal is brilliant but its not practic
120 OA260: LOL.. certainly must have been a fright. Looks nice with the Winglets. Dont know if anyone noticed but there was a light aircraft flying over Dublin
121 EICVD: Saw the same a/c (most likely) flying over Croke Park on Sunday advertising Dublins 98. I think it does also advertise election candidates on electio
122 AmricanShamrok: They had 15 but then the 6 of them in Pier C got taken down (possibly the ones I saw in Shannon) to make way for Terminal 2 I think.
123 CelticMech: Dublin only has 8 airbridges...even worse! Stands 32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39.(Pier B) None on Pier A, None on Pier C anymore.None on Pier D, Will be a h
124 Wexfordflyer: Indeed, found that out a little while earlier. Just realised too that I was actually working on this flight. the first I have heard of it anyway!!! T
125 OA260: Jobs gloom deepens as 200 axed in latest wave of lay-offsThomas Cook staff hold a rally on Grafton Street, Dublin, over proposed job cuts http://www.i
126 Aidanoc5793: I wish them a lot of luck in their efforts to keep their jobs, It must be awful not knowing whether your gonna get the axe, my uncle is on protective
127 TravelExec: You know these IFE units on Jetstar are from an Irish company... Airvod http://www.jetstar.com/~/media/files...ainment/inflightentertainment.ashx htt
128 COEI2007: I've booked a few holidays with them, and always found them great! Got great deals ex UK to, so its a shame to see them go!
129 Aidanoc5793: Are these Thomas Cook shops or Panorma/Sunworld? Do they offer long haul flights via the UK? Sorry i have never knew this existed
130 OA260: They were Thomas Cook retail shops. One on the corner of Clerys opposite Cafe Kylemore and another at Bottom of Grafton Street. From what I heard the
131 Aidanoc5793: Ahh alright, thanks dude. Would have been great if they were in Cork, could have gone anywhere not restricted to the Spain. On a different topic, wil
132 AmricanShamrok: How many will be in the new terminal? Debonair...I don't get it - what's so great about the name?
133 Neutral: I think there are 19 airbridges in Pier E
135 Aidanoc5793: Terminal 2 is really impressive, hands down a really modern structure. Well done to the DAA for putting a real effort in. Does anyone know what facili
136 BrianDromey: Debonair is a play on words. I don't think it is spelt in quite the same way, but it means 'posh', really. There is an irish connection between Debon
137 M6480: Quick question to the EI lads, I was pricing flights to Detroit with EI via ORD but noticed that the leg from ORD to DTW is also operated by EI on a 3
138 ClassicLover: Sure, I don't mean a €5 one from Tesco, I meant a really expensive fancy one. You're hardly going to put one in that wants water Maybe cause of the
139 OA260: You can get amazingly real looking flowers which are artificial. I have seen them in a few lounges and also at this time of year I wouldn't thank you
140 Aerdingus: Alright lads see all this BS about grounding long haul Airbuses? What a joke. Anyway, was talking to a Slovakian colleague recently, & she told me Sky
141 ClassicLover: Samer Majali has resigned from Royal Jordanian and I read somewhere that there would be an announcement within two weeks as to what he'll be doing nex
142 Aidanoc5793: They are still flying, they have gone into bankruptcy protection I heard, maybe i'm wrong
143 COEI2007: Its an EI flight number on a UA service. We could do a lot worse. He has improved RJ and started to turn RJ into a hub airline!
144 BrianDromey: Unless EI have a secret operation at ORD operating a CRJ 700, 737-500 and an A320, I think it's a mistake. All of these are EI 6xxx, which usually me
145 OA260: Yes still flying and selling tickets , i wouldnt buy one though as what I have heard its only a matter of time.
146 M6480: Hopefully not, RJ doesn’t look to be in the best of shape at the moment[Edited 2009-07-01 11:20:04]
147 ClassicLover: Why would it be DM all over again? He doesn't have experience in European operations, but he has been CEO of RJ from 2001 to 2009. He became CEO in 2
148 TravelExec: Suave, sophistacted, stylish... like a 1930's movie star... David Niven & Cary Grant are the architypal "debonair" actors...
149 COEI2007: Anybody know how CO and DL are doing? I know CO's loadfactor ex DUB a year or two ago was always very high, and loads in J were strong. On CO's websit
150 Kaitak: I have to say that, as good a job as he's done with RJ, the markets are totally different; RJ serves very regulated markets and doesn't have a major
151 OA260: OMG it gets worse lol... Heard that EY is still reporting good loads for the Irish market and are pleased with the current schedule and hope that it
152 Aidanoc5793: Hey! Is that a guess or from some sort of source out of matter of interest? I think a new face from a different market could be exactly what EI need,
153 BrianDromey: What this guy has is exactly the type of experience DM had. That did not do the airline much good, did it? The reality is that EI's market is based a
154 Aidanoc5793: DM was in the UAE, Jordan is slightly more liberal and RJ isn't EK, I don't know the dude or his experience but if hes the right man for the job, I s
157 Aidanoc5793: This could be good for OS/HG at VIE room to expand and take pressure off of OS on its routes dare I say a good opportunity for EI to establish a base
158 Aerdingus: Apologies, Im half asleep, morto for me! Nah never got to go on that one anyway
159 Bramble: Think its planned for 10 jetbridges. Well DM was a mid level guy in EK. Whereas this guy was top dog in RJ. Bit of a difference there I think. Pic of
160 EICVD: That must of been the a/c i saw around that time in Dalkey.
161 Shamrock350: Ryanair ANNOUNCES 33rd BASE AT PORTO 2 aircraft, 16 routes and 1.5M passengers p.a. http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/news....r=09&month=jul&story=rte-en
162 Pe@rson: Already a thread about it, but good to see it here too. Of course, almost nobody will discuss it, preferring, of course, to talk about EI.
163 Shamrock350: Well I thought a positive mention of Ryanair would be a nice change around here! Aer Lingus is a bit quiet at the moment which is always a bad sign s
164 EICVD: You got that right, saw my first A380 from there back in March. I know, a bit of good news from FR on the EI fan club thread, whats the world coming
165 BrianDromey: It's amazing that FR has so many crew bases all over Europe. Has any airline in history ever had more "domiciles"/"hubs"/"focus cities"/"bases", or w
166 Kaitak: Actually, the CEO of RJ has now become the CEO of GF, so that's that plan out the window! Yes, and I noticed that they are also moving into FUE, whic
167 Shamrock350: It seems that way for now which is good news. U2 reacted when EI first opened the LGW and BFS bases but these new routes for winter hardly go near an
168 Pe@rson: That's your only comment about FR? And, unsurprisingly, it's negative (i.e. about a route that FR stopped). No comment on OPO! Yet loads on EI. In th
169 BrianDromey: Indeed! I honestly think he is better suited to that type of market, the Mid-East market is so different to our own. That said, if anyone would be we
170 Pe@rson: A brand-new base is interesting. Rather funny that EZY gets more mention in this IRISH thread about its non-Irish routes than an Irish airline does w
171 Bramble: Ah he finally gets it. Pretty impressive for FR to announce their 33rd base.
172 M6480: [quote=Pe@rson,reply=170]A brand-new base is interesting. After the first 20 i lost interest in FR expansion, theres noting 'exciting' to talk about w
173 Pe@rson: I got it years ago, hence TAEFC. It is rather ironic and sad: people herein complain that FR is somewhat dishonest yet they themselves champion the I
174 Kaitak: Don't take it personally; it's just that we prefer to talk about EI; it's not necessarily an EI fan club and I didn't think, when I was writing, that
175 Shamrock321: I thought EI had retired EI-LAX? It operated a once again very delayed EI109/108 yesterday. I don't meen to pick on EI but there punctuality seems to
176 Wexfordflyer: Did anyone hear that one of the bodies found in AF447 was one of the irish girls?? I thought I heard something about it on the radio yesterday, but I
177 OA260: Complaints spiral after airport’s radar system fails Thursday, July 02, 2009 A FAILURE of the radar system at Dublin Airport in July 2008 led to an
178 Shamrock321: bmi only have 6 daily flights to DUB now, any further reductions and they may aswell give up to EI. It is a route which to be succesful on you must ha
179 OA260: Delta have an amazing offer on the DUB-ATL/JFK routes for Skymiles members. Buy any ticket in Y/M/B class and then cash in 1 ...yes 1 mile for an upgr
180 Bramble: -LAX has been away for a C check and cabin refit for the last few weeks. (think 4-6) The punctuality should get back to normal now that -LAX is back
181 Al2637: I'm afraid I have to agree with Pea@rson. This thread has turned so much into an EI love fest, i've actually stopped contributing much. The endless co
182 Shamrock350: It was mentioned a few months back, I think by EISHN that Ryanair now play classical music on boarding instead of that irritating jingle they did have
183 OA260: Yes the last few flights I have been on they play the classical music and then it interupts with that ad '' youve made it to the airport, you have ma
184 Shamrock350: Not surprised they still interrupt the music with adverts, good revenue I suppose. I wonder if any airlines would ever approach Ryanair to advertise
185 Wexfordflyer: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8128794.stm I heard right, one of the remains if the Irish victims of AF447 has been identified.
186 AlitaliaMD11: Is this the reason why I saw an Aer Lingus A330-300 at stand at Terminal 1 last night at LHR?
187 BrianDromey: They do play classical music alright. It sounds much better than the annoying jingle. To be honest with the stress of getting through the airport, bo
188 OA260: Could be, when I was in Dublin the other day there were lots of school groups all Spanish walking around the center of town. I remember last Summer o
189 Bramble: Ei may have sent a A330 to LHR if delays/weather had made it easier to combine 2 A320 flights into 1 A330 flight.
191 Styles9002: I'll add my post to this sentiment. Almost all of the comments on this thread tend to be EI-focused and beyond that, irrationally positive about even
192 Shamrock350: I believe they've only just started up with three routes, DUB, STN and GRO. They have one 737-700 with plans to lease another this year and also have
193 Neutral: Quote Reply 190 A friend of mine told me that there is a new service starting to Dublin tomorrow. Star 1 airlines or something like that from somewher
194 Neutral: I also meant to say its 3 times weekly Dublin to Vilnius by Star 1 airlines
195 Pe@rson: Who cares? It's the Walmart of the skies - not Waitrose.
196 Shamrock350: Obviously not these lot... RYANAIR CARRIES A RECORD 60 MILLION PASSENGERS Load Factor June 08 - 84% June 09 - 85% +1% increase Passengers June 08 - 5
197 OA260: Good luck to them. All new carriers into DUB are a welcome sight. http://www2.star1.aero/ News & Promotions 2009-07-01 All necessary permits for flig
198 Pe@rson: In those terms, certainly. But a few months ago it had it stated that its average fare had decreased from around €44 to €34 to entice people to c
199 DavecFlyer: Great! Thanks for the info guys. I just had a look at the website and the timings are not spotter friendly unfortunately. Arrives DUB at 00.15 and de
200 OA260: As with most of these carriers they choose off peak times.
201 JWMD123: If you ever hear MO'L speak he does not consider FR to be an Irish airline more of a European airline. Consider that when he compares FR to BA, LH or
202 AmricanShamrok: And same to you Speaking of WX, how do they manage to sustain 6x daily flights to LCY with their high-than-average fares? Is it that attractive to bu
203 OA260: Its a suit and tie route. Flying direct into the City. I have looked a few times at WX for when I go to the Travel Market at Excel. It would get me f
204 TravelExec: I used to be one of those "suit & ties". The flight gets you into the city at least an hour faster than LHR or LGW and the car services that most of
205 Kaitak: I got classical music last Monday, when I flew DUB-LPL; I think it was "Eine kleine nachtmusik" (a little night music) by Mozart. Would I be very cyn
206 Pe@rson: Frequency is a key requirement for businesspeople. No doubt some of its tickets will be changeable, whether for a fee or if you buy a flexible ticket
207 AmricanShamrok: Yeah it's just interested me because I've seen lots of CityJet ads in the papers these days advertising €49 one-way fares to London and I thought t
208 Toulouse: Hi all. Well back after 3 weeks in Spain. Just a couple of comments, and sorry to the couple of posters who seem slightly pestered by the EI slant to
209 Shamrock604: Happy Independence day! I agree the thread is too EI focused, but I guess we just have to live with it! 49 euro with no hidden charges?? i'd say that
210 Shamrock321: The EI hand baggage sizers? were sent out from DUB this week. When in work I seen them all lined up ready to head off to the varios airports, was quit
211 Bramble: I agree with this. Most people view FR as Mo'L. Many pax talked about Mick buying EI when it was FR not O'leary. I have to admit to suffering from a
212 IKECVN69: Quick question...Trying to book flights from LHR to BOS via Aer Lingus and was wondering if 1h 20m is enought time to transfer at DUB. Your response i
213 Kaitak: That should be fine. Is EI selling you a ticket with this length of connection? If so, that should be fine. Also, I think the minimum legal connection
214 AirFinglas: If you have no checked baggage to collect at DUB and the flights are on time you should have no problem - make sure you get your boarding card for the
215 Neutral: IB do handle Aer Lingus at Malaga and have done for quite a while.
216 BrianDromey: As Phil says this route is aimed at the business person, to whom time is money. Believe it or not there are some people left who still fit that categ
217 Toulouse: Thanks for that Shamrock321 and Bramble. Also Bramble, is it the case that EI has increased cabin baggage weight from the previous low 6kg to 10kg as
218 OA260: If I could get to LCY for €49 each way Id be on it like a shot. Anytime I have looked its been double if not triple that.
219 BrianDromey: Yes they did, last summer I believe they operated 2 146's leased from Nex Aviation. I know they flew to AMS from WAT and GWY, although I can't be cer
220 Pe@rson: Yeah, great deal. I have used LCY a number of times, with four more in Sept, on 2 or 3 airlines. I normally pay a very low price (for LCY). LCY need
221 Toulouse: Thanks Brian. Yes, I've always found them to be professional at MAD. T1 is awful now, but at least you can usually get around quickly due to lack of
222 BrianDromey: You're welcome. I just looked up some press releases and they also flew to FAO from WAT and GWY. Isn't it amazing what 12 months will do to an airlin
223 OA260: Yeah I agree its hard to give up those miles on a longhaul. Too much to loose to South America.
224 TravelExec: I took IB from MIA (not quite S. America, I know ) to MAD about 18 months ago... Y class... tatty is not the word !!! F/As were professional as you w
225 OA260: I flew them MAD-HAV once on the B747 and it was a nice experience. That was the days when it was a projector screen.
226 BrianDromey: TBH my choice would probably be LX, defiantly in J - as I said above the Recaro "slopey" bed puts me off LH too, compared to the 180 flat bed on LX.
227 OA260: Especially with the fab J class upgrades they have from DUB. My account got reset so now anything I earn on Status goes towards Gold next year. Certa
228 IKECVN69: Thanks guys. That is how they are selling it to me. I know there is a flight from LHR about an hour 20m earlier but EI must be pretty confident that
229 TravelExec: If you are on a through ticket with EI, and especially if you have a boarding pass before you leave London you should have no issue at all. There is
231 Eiegaa: I was up at BFS earlier this evening and there was a plain white 737 with winglets and an American flag on its fin. Anybody know what this may have be
232 Kaitak: EI close to choosing new CEO; decision to be expected by the end of next week: http://www.independent.ie/business/i...o-unveiling-new-chief-1805663.ht
233 OA260: Yes they do charters and last year the Verona flight actually went from BHD IIRC. BMI also do quite a few charters from DUB and ORK also. I wonder if
234 Kaitak: FR pax numbers show 13% rise; BA still falling. http://www.independent.ie/business/i...-ba-descent-continues-1805662.html Presumably the EI and DAA fi
235 OA260: Something I just noticed on the FR boarding Pass is this text highlighted:: EU Regulation 261 – Article 14.1 - If you are denied boarding or if your
236 Shamrock604: Re some of the sentiments expressed above about WX and RE not generating much to talk about, I guess it is a reasonably fair point to make, however it
237 EI320: Quick question, which is the best exit row on EI A320's? I think one row has more legroom if I'm right? I hardly ever choose an exit row so never took
238 BrianDromey: I think it has been there at least two months. I spotted it on my OLCI boarding card at that point. Although I had not travelled with them for quite
239 EICPT: Ok i'll give it a bash What is the status of the much lauded regional airport development funding? Waterford was promised a runway length increase amo
240 TravelExec: Or Cape Town - perhaps better for tourism/visitors etc...
241 COEI2007: CPT could do well, and they could promote services ex DUB via LGW!
242 EICPT: Well wherever the profit lies South Africa in general could be a great market for EI if they played their cards right. A Cape Town link however would
243 M6480: When I was doing my PPL flight test last year I had an EI 330 captain who said it would be very hard for EI to start L/H services out of Ireland unles
244 BrianDromey: It could be, but it is a challenging operational flight. I think both CPT and JNB are both pretty hot and high, which effects performance during the
245 COEI2007: I think that causes problems with costs and duty times for crew and pilots! With FR pulling a/c, and routes in the UK/Ireland market, as travel taxes
246 M6480: Should work the same as an SNN stopover flight, they could properly cut the LGW layover times to less than 50mins as there is no customs & immigratio
247 COEI2007: But a flight to SA from LGW is longer than DUB-SNN-BOS or DUB-SNN-ORD. Not sure how it would work, but it would great if it could
248 M6480: They would have to carry a relief pilot as they do / did with SFO / LAX
249 TravelExec: Hmmm... could it be that the reason MA isnt doing so well is that BUD is not a great place to have a base? Same question for SkyEurope/VIE
250 Shamrock604: Position a crew over from DUB to LGW the day before, overnight them, and have them take over from the dub-lgw to operate the long haul segment. It ad
251 Pe@rson: "Costs? Who cares about those?" so said EI's former CEO. Very. FR could only serve Turkey from Ireland. There is HUGE VFR demand from Germany, Bru
252 AmricanShamrok: The new full US Customs & Border Protection facility will open in Shannon to commerical airlines on the 29th July. It will open to all other corporate
253 EI320: Thanks Brian. Disappointing, but understandable - particularly for flights which route via SNN where the flight would arrive in the US with passenger
254 AmricanShamrok: Well currently ORD and BOS flights originating in Dublin pre-clear in Shannon anyway so all passengers on EI127 and EI133 would have fully precleared
255 BrianDromey: That would certainly be an option, alternatively the crew could operate DUB-LGW overnight, operate LGW-CPT-LGW, overnight once again and then operate
256 Atlanta: Hi all, longtime for me not having posted in this thread!!! Will be interesting to see those figures! Only 196? I was sure that they had 300 or more l
257 OA260: EI looked at this some years back and it was deemed then as un workable due to crew issues. If it didnt work then it wont work now. Slatterys/LTU gav
258 BrianDromey: I think the modified contracts have changed the dynamics of that a little bit. The "fly anywhere" agreement was supposed to make long-haul routes lik
259 AmricanShamrok: I'm not demanding anything, just saying I don't support this decision - whatever blow that will be to EI I don't know In fairness though, J class fro
260 EIRules: I flew them to GIG and UIO a few years back and believe me they were nothing special. IFE was non existant but in fairness the crew were pretty good.
261 BrianDromey: I take it you won't be flying with DL either, with their luggage allowance being the same and treating the SNN catchment area as "second class citize
263 Shamrock350: Seems to be getting their slowly, I was expecting a whole new website launched in one go but it looks like they are updating it page by page. The "Ab
264 OA260: That always amazes me as they show last ''2'' remaining seats at this price on the web yet in other CRS systems there are more seats
265 AmricanShamrok: No DL had much better fares than EI to ORD last time I checked. I've never flown DL before so I don't know what they're like but if I had to choose b
266 Atlanta: That does look like a nice product, and Aer Lingus does have a very timeless logo. Atlanta
267 BrianDromey: Who knows why EI choose to price the ORD route at a higher rate than CO. That was a decision made by EI's yield managers. It did prove that SNN is no
268 EICPT: Re: SA, perhaps now is not the time but the world cup would certainly help IMO. I never thought about the difficulties they may encounter ops wise but
269 BrianDromey: I know, sure! I suppose at the moment, with things the way they are, the flights would really struggle. If they did fail, that would almost certainly
270 Wexfordflyer: At the end of the day EI are a business, they need to do what makes financial sense for them. Profit is the bottom line whether we like it or not. Na
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