Bmi330 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 1449 posts, RR: 1 Posted (10 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 1693 times:
Why are the Irish team coming back from the worldcup on a klm 747 and not on an aer linges aircraft? Dose it have something to do with the pilots strike with that airline. Holland might not have been there but there national carrier played a part lol. only kidden to all the dutch fans out there.
Neilalp From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 1034 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (10 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 1675 times:
It is all about the money! KLM must have been cheaper. But who knows.
Singapore_Air From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2000, 13711 posts, RR: 21 Reply 2, posted (10 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 1665 times:
Yes. The goalkeeper said that it was a comfortable flight with good seats and was 11 hours. Sky News said it was chartered.
Skippy777 From Netherlands, joined Dec 2001, 796 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (10 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 1662 times:
Sorry BMI330 but Holland is still playing a major roll in the worldcup.
The biggest suc6 right now is the Guus Hiddink, beating Italy with South Korea.
KLM flies them for cost price because they where the ounces who got Holland out of the World cup. And Ireland has a close band with Holland. There will never be fights if the play a game.
Arsenal@LHR From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 7791 posts, RR: 23 Reply 4, posted (10 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1655 times:
What route did they take? I saw the pictures of the players climbing down the stairs of the 747 at Dublin airport.
Lj From Netherlands, joined Nov 1999, 4149 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (10 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1643 times:
Not only Ireland used KLM. Also the the soccer team from Ecuador flew KLM. Moreover, Aer Lingus doesn't fly to Japan and not everybody can afford to charter an A330 (or a FR B737-800) for a couple of days.
BTW didn't the Irish team left for Japan via AMS (flying EI on DUB-AMS?) on just an ordinary scheduled flight?
Go Canada! From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2001, 2955 posts, RR: 12 Reply 6, posted (10 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1620 times:
Aer Lingus said they couldnt afford the flight.
It is amazing what can be accomplised when nobody takes the credit
Arsenal@LHR From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 7791 posts, RR: 23 Reply 7, posted (10 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 1572 times:
AMSMAN From Ireland, joined Jan 2002, 1016 posts, RR: 7 Reply 10, posted (10 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 1460 times:
Well if Arsenal@LHR saw them coming down the stairs of a 747, it must have been KL because EI dont have any 747's. It would have been cool if they had of came via AMS! I missed them coming back to Dubling because I was flying back to AMS a day earlier but it would have been cool to go to Schiphol to see them!!! (i would have bought a cheap ticket just to get to the Air side!)
Ei 168 From Ireland, joined Oct 2001, 61 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (10 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 1431 times:
They flew direct from Seoul on a Klm 747. They left seoul at 12.40(local time) and arrived back in Dublin at 16.55. Am I right in saying that an A330 wouldnt have the range to fly that route anyway?
Arsenal@LHR From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 7791 posts, RR: 23 Reply 12, posted (10 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 1386 times:
The US team probably took a flight from the west coast United States to Japan or Korea, that sounds the most logical option for me. Anyone know for sure.
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