Re: Irish 2/23: Cleared takeoff and rolling ...

A recent return to Dublin Airport after lockdown brought me to T1 for the first time in more than three years. How shabby it looked and those long, long unassisted walks with no travelator or just brief stretches to assist the aged. Toilets not particularly clean or functioning properly. As usual, ...

Is Aer Lingus "AerSpace" business or economy? You decide! LHR-DUB on an Airbus A321neo LR

For all the pictures that go with this report, please click here . AerSpace is a real mystery, isn't it? Aer Lingus don't operate business class on European flights, only on transatlantic sectors. Within Europe, some flights have an option called AerSpace, which is row one on an Airbus A320 with the...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - January 2023

Nothing is ever “perfectly safe”, but even 30 years old is pushing it for passenger aircraft. VA can use the (comparatively) younger age of their FIFO fleet as a commercial incentive. It's not the age of the aircraft anyway - the main aging for aircraft is down to hours and more importantly pressur...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - January 2023

Some of NWK’s F100s are now 30 years old. Very long in the tooth for passenger aircraft, and with all negative press Qantas have been getting having increasingly older aircraft isn’t too much of a good look. Perhaps more aircraft will be to maintain the current level of operations. It looks as if V...

Fun times in First Class on Alaska Airlines from Honolulu to Seattle on the Boeing 737-900

For all the pictures that go with this report, please click here! It's funny how you can get a great impression of an airline that never leaves you. I flew Alaska Airlines once in 2006 from Vancouver to Los Angeles and had a fantastic crew and so I always remembered how good the airline was. Of cour...

Flying Qantas from Norfolk Island to Sydney in business class on the Boeing 737-800

For all the pictures that go with this report, please click here . If you haven't heard of it, Norfolk Island is located 1,680km from Sydney out in the Pacific Ocean. Around 2,000 people live there and Qantas operate flights to the island. For years, it was Air New Zealand running the services, so o...

Re: No drowning the Shamrock here! Aer Lingus Dublin to Chicago A330 Economy Class

I've always wondered why more places don't have US preclearance facilities. I guess agreements have to be made with the USA. Of course, then you need space in the terminals to have the facility. It's only in Dublin and Shannon in Ireland in Europe. Flying BHX-JFK next month via DUB so this is reall...

No drowning the Shamrock here! Aer Lingus Dublin to Chicago A330 Economy Class

For all the pictures that go with this report, please click here! Since I'm a British Airways frequent flyer, I usually fly BA or one of the one world alliance airlines wherever possible. That means I rarely fly Aer Lingus out of my home city, which is a little bit weird, but that's just how it is. ...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - January 2023

a7ala wrote:

QF and EK have applied for extension of their JV. I can only imagine hes talking it up for the regulators. Surely a return to ADL and starting CBR would be smarter moves (not saying CBR is a smart move).

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - January 2023

EK could probably fill 2 premium heavy A380's out of SWZ everyday when it opens. There is a lot of cash circulating through western/south western Sydney. It's a real shame the people of Western Sydney don't have an airport now. How jealous they must feel of all the people in Eastern Sydney who can ...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - January 2023

Have you seen the comments on Reddit about him? Now that is as much an echo chamber as anywhere else, but its instant downvotes as soon as you mention support for him. One only has to look at the “blame the leprechaun” comments on news sites and social media every time there is a critical/news item...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - January 2023

The Australian media love QF issue stories, because people who hate Alan Joyce are quite passionate about it and bring in the clicks and shares on social media. I wouldn't go that far - re your comment about Alan Joyce. I remember when the Ansett 747-300 landed without a nosewheel, it was massive n...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - January 2023

moa999 wrote:

And of course the first Sunrise deliveries due from 2025 (albeit wouldn't be surprised to see that slip).

Re: Irish 1/23: Dance one year in, kiss one goodbye

Apparently loads of Business Class award availability has appeared on British Airways for Aer Lingus, according to Head For Points. https://www.headforpoints.com/2023/01/18/aer-lingus-business-class-avios-availability/ While they do show the BA website specifically in that article, the Avios redempt...

Re: Irish 1/23: Dance one year in, kiss one goodbye

Azores was tried by Sunway and SATA and it sadly failed. I have been a few times including on the inaugural DUB - PDL all those years ago loved it and would go back again. The other times were day calls on cruise ships. I doubt the demand for EI is there its still a pretty specialist destination fr...

Re: Irish 1/23: Dance one year in, kiss one goodbye

One of the next EI longhaul routes will most likely be West to a seasonal Wintersun destination . Interesting - Azores? Everyone I know who goes absolutely RAVES about it. Or we talking Caribbean? Hopefully not St. Lucia (kinda snore!), Barbados? Antigua? If it's not West Indies, it's only USA, and...

Re: Irish 1/23: Dance one year in, kiss one goodbye

Irish breakfast from the Bia menu . Free in Aer Space. Only one left from the earlier flight. No black pudding as advertised but its actually nicer especially from what I remember. Thanks for the pic! The black pudding is actually in the advertisement in the Bia menu - the white pudding is what has...

Re: Irish 1/23: Dance one year in, kiss one goodbye

The new Bia menu is back complete with Irish breakfast. https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/BIA_Spring22.pdf That Irish Breakfast looks a pity of its former self. €10 for very little ….you gotta be mighty hungry to go down that route. Much better offerings available prior to boarding in the termin...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - January 2023

I would consider myself incredibly tech savvy, but I still book flights 95% of the time on a computer. It’s just easier. This is such a stupid move, especially considering their target market probably take 1-2 trips a year at most. Same here - I find it much easier as there is more space on the scr...

Re: Irish 1/23: Dance one year in, kiss one goodbye

Looks like Ryanair have increased the package for cabin crew. The current ad says - "Joining Ryanair as a Cabin Crew in Dublin will provide you with a PERMANENT and DIRECT Ryanair contract, offering you discount travel to over 230 destinations while providing an excellent salary package of up t...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - January 2023

I would consider myself incredibly tech savvy, but I still book flights 95% of the time on a computer. It’s just easier. This is such a stupid move, especially considering their target market probably take 1-2 trips a year at most. Same here - I find it much easier as there is more space on the scr...

Re: Irish 1/23: Dance one year in, kiss one goodbye

- Treatment of customers during IRROPS as evidenced by complaints from passengers when EAV went tech for instance. - Lack of passenger information until recently for customers flying on EIK/L including business class passengers. - Examples of attempts to charge passengers in Aerspace discussed prev...

Re: Irish 1/23: Dance one year in, kiss one goodbye

I keep hearing people say how it’s a profitable strategy but how sustainable is it and for how long? Unless you’re FR or similar I simply cannot see how complete contempt for customers is going to get an airline anywhere long term. I’d never have rated EI as on par with EU legacies (fine, it wasn’t...

Re: Irish 1/23: Dance one year in, kiss one goodbye

AerClub shouldn’t depend on OneWorld. Prior to them joining, AS had partnerships with numerous airlines from EK to EI. Aer Lingus codeshare with IB but there’s zero recognition of status from one to the other. Despite there being BA codes on almost every EI DUB-UK flight, BA golds get no lounge exc...

Re: Irish 1/23: Dance one year in, kiss one goodbye

I couldn’t agree more. I travel to the US 4/5 times a year in business and despite them being direct, I actively avoid EI and fly AA or VS through London or AC/UA. Aer Lingus have awful lounge offerings, in flight amenities are now non existent, the A321 seat is too hard & doesn’t guarantee ais...

Re: Meaningful Potential Innovations for passengers

NZ is officially launching the Economy Skynest, debuting in 2024. If I score a cheap Y fare and can get a couple hours in one of these for a hundred extra bucks, I’m sold. Hope all long haul eventually goes this route. https://thepointsguy.com/news/air-new-zealand-launches-skynest-economy-beds/ Yes...

Re: Irish 1/23: Dance one year in, kiss one goodbye

In a recent appearance of EI before the Oireachtas, a senator raised the issue of EIK/L with them and EI confirmed that they are planning to upgrade the interiors of these but lead times were an issue. They noted they would upgrade them in the morning if they could. I'm sure they would. I'm more su...

Re: Irish 1/23: Dance one year in, kiss one goodbye

nickya340 wrote:

https://twitter.com/dublinairport/status/1610211415532441600?s=46&t=RqexGmkgFb-qeaTIlGg7yg

Airport worker really lifting the mood at DUB,
What a legend!

Re: Meaningful Potential Innovations for passengers