Re: Irish 6/22: Brought to you by the letter "Q"

Flew in from FAO last night on the EI497 and was absolutely amazed to see a large enough queue of people already waiting for EI checkin to open at 0215 this morning. The first flight from T2 was at 0505 but it was still a bit of a shock.

Re: BA to open up a temporary/summer crew base in MAD

They’re not IB crew, they will be BA crew hired through a local recruiting agency. Nothing illegal with that, so I’m not sure what you mean by getting around employment laws? I’m more shocked they got it past the union, although that’s not what it once was. Well actually the union has perhaps got i...

Re: BA to open up a temporary/summer crew base in MAD

How are they getting around employment laws? IB crew based in MAD will work MAD/LHR and then one of a few patterns from LHR and back to MAD but will be on BA aircraft along side LHR based crew. I understand AY wet lease, their aircraft, their crew more or less their everything. They’re not IB crew,...

Re: Irish 3/22: And then, this happened ...

Out of curiosity, does anyone know if the congestion is as bad at T2 as it is at T1? Most of the media reports seem to be only covering T1!

Re: Irish 3/22: And then, this happened ...

Really no excuse for this. This step up of travel has been planned for months so there should have been enough time to recruit staff. The ID delay has also been flagged for quite a while so should have been factored in to lead times. Plenty of excuses available unfortunately. The world is short sta...

Re: Irish 3/22: And then, this happened ...

Footage from inside Dublin Airport showing long queues at around 6pm to get through security, meandering the length of the departures area. The DAA has apologised and advised passengers to expect delays over the coming days and weeks https://twitter.com/fergalobrien_/status/1508149152378761224?s=21...

Re: Irish 3/22: And then, this happened ...

Just got an advisory message from Ryanair saying there are security delays in T1 and to arrive 3 hours before the flight (I assume it’s DAA understaffed again) has anyone been through T1 in the evening recently? Surely it couldn’t be too busy at 7:30pm. On a Friday I would well believe it especiall...

Re: Irish 3/22: And then, this happened ...

Fliplot wrote:

Have Aer Rianta any Russian operations left? I thought they had finally been bought out (polite for pushed out)!

Re: Irish 3/22: And then, this happened ...

Do we have any understanding how the Russian sanctions are impacting Aer Rianta International and their Moscow operations?

Re: Irish 3/22: And then, this happened ...

I'm flying to London on Monday with EI; delighted these last restrictions are now being lifted. I am only taking hand luggage; the option to take the bag on board was unavailable, possibly because it may be a full flight. However, as I will have my camera in my bag, I'd rather avoid checking it in ...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread

The update in that article says that he didn't, and that he's still the CEO.... Who knows? Thanks for the update. Just really curious as to why he would become an economic exile. No doubt one of many as the sanctions come into effect. Well, let's just assume, for now, that he's still in Moscow and ...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread

The CEO of Aeroflot, Mikhail Poluboyarinov, has resigned and left the country. However Aeroflot denies this, nevertheless they stated they are looking for a new CEO. The CEO of Pobeda, Andrei Kalmykov, has also reportedly resigned. https://theins.ru/news/249085 (source in Russian) Any speculation o...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread

The CEO of Aeroflot, Mikhail Poluboyarinov, has resigned and left the country. However Aeroflot denies this, nevertheless they stated they are looking for a new CEO. The CEO of Pobeda, Andrei Kalmykov, has also reportedly resigned. https://theins.ru/news/249085 (source in Russian) Any speculation o...

Re: Women Removed from AA Flight over Nut Allergy

BA definitely handled this better than AA but I can’t really fault AA under these specific circumstances. Peanut allergies are not to be taken lightly but waiting until you get to the check in desk the day of your flight is a bit late for this type of notice. I don’t want to “blame the victim” but ...

Re: Irish 1/22: Brave new beginnings

Is it me or is this thread becoming a tad toxic again? Lets keep it relevant and the snide remarks to each other off yeah?

Re: Irish 1/22: Brave new beginnings

Personally I think anyone who acts the maggot on a plane deserves to have the book thrown at them but lets face it, just a quick look through his FB profile its very easy to see that one way or the other this chaps career ambitions are destroyed for good! Even if he doesn’t serve a prison sentence h...

Re: British Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2022

BA is maintaining its mask policy as is Virgin.

Re: Irish 1/22: Brave new beginnings

Vueling appear to be keeping DUB/ORK-ORY for the summer. Cork goes to x3 weekly. BFS not available. Would be good for Cork if Vueling launched BCN, Aer Lingus made it work up to x5 weekly for a long time. Was it ever explained why Aer Lingus are operating Vueling flights with an A330? It's a bizarr...

Re: Vueling to open a new base at London-Gatwick

Are you sure its LGW?

Re: US flight attendants are not required to clean toilets onboard?

Ill tidy a loo during the regular security/safety checks but I wont “clean” a loo, after all I am also a food handler and lets face it, unless provided with appropriate cleaning attire I dont think most of my customers would appreciate cross contamination!

Re: Should passengers report possible maintenance issues to crew

As crew with 22 years experience behind me including a period as a CRM trainer (if you dont know what CRM in aviation is you probably shouldn’t be commenting on this thread lol) all I can say is, don’t assume the professionals always know!!!!!!!! There are no stupid questions, only stupid responses!...

Re: 20 years without Trans World Airlines

My only glaring memory of TWA was around 1989 flying First Class from JFK to MCO or MIA, cant quite remember. A rather haggard FA came trundling down the aisle soon after the doors had closed shouting “Want your munchies now? If y’all dont take’m now you wont get’em in the air”!!!!

Nice airline!

Re: British Airways mulling (threatening?) to leave LHR

Now that the UK is out of the EU, how would such a move affect the pax experience on flights to the continent, whether from LHR or elsewhere? No change. The UK was never part of Schengen so security & passport control are unaffected. Correct, the UK was never part of the Schengen Area; however,...

Re: British Airways mulling (threatening?) to leave LHR

I don’t think they are mulling/threatening anything. I think a pragmatic point is being made that if it gets to the point where charges at LHR far outweigh the benefits of operating a hub & spoke operation the group could look at better ways to operate that side of the BA operation away from LHR...

Re: Brussels Airlines “New Chapter”

Well at least if they decide to jump to Oneworld they wont have to do much for a logojet.

Re: BA and VS A350’s simultaneously depart LHR to celebrate opening of US

Pardon my ignorance, but who was traveling on these US-LHR flights prior to today’s reopening? Was it thru passengers connecting to other countries? Today was about welcoming UK, European, and other foreign travelers from certain countries back to the USA for the first time since the pandemic began...

Re: Startup plans to electrify BAe146 plane

This is rather an exciting potential development. Lets face it lots of great aircraft have falling by the way side in the attempt to make air travel more green and efficient. This could be an interesting approach to reprising some old favourites. I’m probably being way to whimsical in my opinion lol!

Re: British Airways' golden age: Telegraph article on how BA will get it back

gotta bite, when have BA ever not had food onboard a longhaul flight????? Dulles-Heathrow. "A short night flight where our passengers prefer to sleep."!!!!! Again, not true. There is food provided. On the sleeper services from the East coast one can opt for a “substantial” meal in the lou...

Re: British Airways' "golden age": Telegraph article on how BA will get it backh be,

Tow keys: 1. Make Heathrow comfortable and fast to connect at, including from non-BA flights, make UK immigration and checks fast and 2. bring back the onboard product and standards. I remember transatlantic flights without any food onboard. Well, there is competition. I would like to try BA again ...

Re: British Airways' "golden age": Telegraph article on how BA will get it back

Tow keys: 1. Make Heathrow comfortable and fast to connect at, including from non-BA flights, make UK immigration and checks fast and 2. bring back the onboard product and standards. I remember transatlantic flights without any food onboard. Well, there is competition. I would like to try BA again ...

Re: British Airways Fleet Thread - 2021

It also needs to be acknowledged that a number of pre-covid markets may not return for some time as various nations continue to struggle. Iv heard whispers that BKK and KUL are to be mothballed for some time. HND appears to be suspended now and I would be very surprised if there is a return to ICN o...

Re: British Airways Fleet Thread - 2021

I’ve just booked one way A380 flight to Frankfurt for Monday 15th November! Flight departs Heathrow at 7.55am. To say I’m excited is an understatement! :) Very excited too! I never fly long haul these days and never been on an A380, so booked a return to MAD 12-13th Nov. A380 both ways! Question is...

Re: Irish 10/21: Even the darkest night will end ...

Not that I business travel is where it was pre pandemic but the last DUB-LHR flight with EI for December is currently 1740! That’s crazy…it does seem that they are actively trying to push people away which sounds like a ridiculous thing to say I had noticed that myself although there seems to be a ...

Re: New IAG carrier at LGW

jrfspa320 wrote:

jomur wrote:

Seems the BA pilots have accepted the new terms by 82% on a 75% turnout according someone on Flyertalk.com.

So that means BA will stay at LGW?

I hope they stay, i actually way prefer LGW, the lounge is much nicer

Re: Irish 10/21: Even the darkest night will end ...

It’s because they dragged their feet on employment restructuring. They still want to try and shaft their employees to make the best out of the crises but now that things are picking up rather quicker than anticipated but they are still crying “Doom” to their crews, ground staff and pilots (although ...

Re: New IAG carrier at LGW

Interesting BA has reneged on their threats to sell the slots. Details will drop tomorrow but I imagine it will largely be the same deal slightly repackaged. Pay shifted more to basic pay than variable as was proposed before and some of the nastier scheduling points smoothed out. I imagine this tim...

Re: Irish 10/21: Even the darkest night will end ...

I wonder if there is a market for LHR-NOC-LHR with EI. I appreciate the LGW link is mainly VFR traffic but could they tap into a healthy transit market?

Re: Irish 9/21; Climbing through the storm

I have spoken to a few people and asked them about Astral. From what I understand, it is old technology, but it is extremely efficient. The main complaints seem to be about the sign in language used. One person told me that Astral was faster than the system used by Emirates, information was easier ...

Re: Irish 9/21; Climbing through the storm

Ridiculous opening hours. I’m flying to LHR with BA tomorrow and even though the contract has been re-signed, my 7.50am flight won’t have lounge access. In fact, of the 4 BA flights to London tomorrow, only one will get lounge access. That said, when I was there a few weeks ago the offering was pit...

Re: Irish 9/21; Climbing through the storm

Ridiculous opening hours. I’m flying to LHR with BA tomorrow and even though the contract has been re-signed, my 7.50am flight won’t have lounge access. In fact, of the 4 BA flights to London tomorrow, only one will get lounge access. That said, when I was there a few weeks ago the offering was pit...

Re: Irish 9/21; Climbing through the storm

To all you frequent fliers to London. I'm flying out of Heathrow in a few weeks time. With BA from T5 to Dublin. It's been about 10 years since I've done so. What's your thoughts on getting from London - is the Heathrow express worth the cost or would you go the Tube even though it takes that bit l...

Re: Irish 9/21; Climbing through the storm

I thought DUB still had two active runways? It does, but when there is a temporary problem with the runway in use I imagine it is preferable to resolve that if possible. To redirect all traffic to runway 16/34 take a bit of time to organise too. Is 16/34 not currently closed due to the northern end...

Re: Irish 8/21: Irish Aviation Thread - August 2021

I have no problem with unions but find it completely strange that a union agreement can decide on commercial decisions. Surly flying is more important than deciding who is flying? What’s the question exactly? Are you asking why the unions representing Aer Lingus Mainline staff (pilots/crew) may wan...

Re: Irish 7/21: I remember that Summer in Dublin

Hi all. Just wondering if someone may have the official word on arrivals from the UK after the 19JUL? Iv tried to figure out if they are on the EU Emergency Break list but cant find anything online. The gov.ie website is not at all clear nor is the citizens advice one.

Thanks for your help.

Re: Irish 7/21: I remember that Summer in Dublin

Swedish airline, Amapola Flyg, seems to be selling the Donegal PSO route on their website. https://www.amapola.nu/ Looks to be twice daily from 26 July with a Fokker 50! Wow…thats out of the blue. Fares are questionable however. And they’ll need to update that website a little. But at least its a p...

Re: Passenger opens door in Russia on a 747 deploying slide

Anyone who has worked any length of time on the B747 will tell you how notoriously bad the cabin became in hot airport conditions. Even when plugged in to ground AC systems you can be guaranteed that the area between doors 3 and doors 5 would become hotter than the sun.

Re: BA 787-8 Nosewheel collapse at LHR

So ,when this happens is it a sudden and rapid collapse to the ground, or does the aircraft gently descend, assuring minimal damage to other areas like engines and nacelles ? I'm assuming there's a "thud" moment when the door/jetway can't take the weight anymore and gives way. If the door...

Re: BA to split from IAG ?

ChrisKen wrote:

The sooner the better, IF it were to happen. Pulling BA out of the IAG race to the bottom would be a good thing.

Re: Stobart Air cancel all flights

Time for EI to stop faffing around and sign an agreement with FR to UK regional cities Why? If people wanted to fly FR they would already be doing it. Aer Lingus use these routes as feeder flights to its hub. No way would FR want pax having the same baggage allowance that Aer Lingus has when connec...

Re: Irish 6/21: Sunshine after the rain

It would be absolutely tragic if Emerald doesn’t succeed now after this.