Re: Intra-Europe Widebodies This Summer

If you consider ZRH-ATH to be Europe, then yes. My understanding is you need a passport for MAD-LHR, but not ZHR-ATH. I guess it depends why the OP is asking. You need a passport to travel from MAD-DUB, MAD-OTP and MAD-SOF. Does that mean that DUB, OTP and SOF are not Europe? You can fly from MAD t...

Re: Saudi Arabia presents Riyadh Air

“Loyal customers today tend to be males over 40 walking around with the case with the loyalty plastic tag hanging off the side of it. It’s an attempt to say, I’m Billy big time, and I’ve got a platinum card on the side of my case." https://skift-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/skift.com/2023/12/14/n...

Re: Norse Atlantic Airways News and Discussion - 2024

TC957 wrote:

Norse flying for two months for a dodgy airline based in a corrupt country ? What can possiby go wrong ?

Re: Brazil Aviation - 2024

The current administration is actually the one fueled by ideology, since its anti-Americanism is flagrant. On that basis is the current and previous US administration Anti-Brazilian? American tourism represents such a tiny part of the economy that a major country like Brazil isn’t going to turn a b...

Re: Emirates to launch DXB - MIA - BOG?

I fully agree that DXB - BOG should be served via a Europen point. LPA is an interesting suggestion. Why subject the poor passengers to the torture and nonsense that the US authorities inflicts on people in making them clear customs and immigration when they have no intention of entering the US and...

Re: Emirates News and Discussion - 2024

What's going to drive more revenue, third DUB frequency or a new BFS station? I suspect the yield out of BFS would be negative in comparison with DUB, and it's easy enough to get to DUB from NI. They can mop up the NI market from DUB at the same time as offering a better offering in frequency to th...

Re: Icahn Takes 9.9% Stake in JetBlue

BowlingShoeDC9 wrote:

R.I.P. Jet Blue

Re: Emirates to launch DXB - MIA - BOG?

I fully agree that DXB - BOG should be served via a Europen point. LPA is an interesting suggestion. Why subject the poor passengers to the torture and nonsense that the US authorities inflicts on people in making them clear customs and immigration when they have no intention of entering the US and...

Re: Emirates to launch DXB - MIA - BOG?

BOG via anywhere in the USA is an absolute nightmare, BOG via the Canaries , LPA or TFS makes much more sense ....

Re: Thai Airways News and Discussion - 2024

I would also say, given the competition, TG should at least offer economy plus, if not premium econ. How do they expect to be taken seriously by travelers from other interline partners if they don't cater for those who want more comfort and are prepared to pay for it. In my recent searches, this ju...

Re: Why is Ryanair able to post record profits, but US ULCCs struggle?

Are there other differentiators? Basically it comes down to European population density. Only similar area is the NE USA (where weather is lousy in winter). But that's merely a distinction between the two markets and does not illustrate competitive differences between ULCC and their direct traditio...

Re: Ryanair offers to buy any 737 MAX 10 cancelled by US airlines

O'Leary is a genius yet again. He has now become the internationally accepted judge of Boeing quality. If he continues to express confidence Boeing is fine, if he declares them incompetent they're dead ......they need him more than ever.

Re: GOL files for Chapter 11 in US

Been flying GOL lots on my current trip to Brazil. This is NOT an airline on the brink, the planes are full, airfares are high - it's a welll run airline with excellent staff , much better than any airline I've ever flown in the US - this is clearly a strategy to restructure old debts/finanancing.

Re: Lufthansa group to Bangladesh

I used to travel to Bangladesh on business, loved it . There's very little premium market and Emirates has it all sown up big time. Most Bangladeshis in the Uk (Europe's largest Bangladeshi diaspora by a long stretch) are from Sylhet not Dhaka which complicates matters further. Otherwise Biman could...

Re: Irish 1/24: Ring out the old, ring in the new

Hi all, long time reader, very rare poster. I’d like to add my own 2c to the views regarding service levels at EI. I’ve always been a fan of EI and they’ve been my go-to airline for most of my life. As aviation enthusiasts, I feel we tend to have higher expectations than getting from A to B at a go...

Re: Irish 1/24: Ring out the old, ring in the new

The only new airline that has any possible chance on LGW - DUB is Vueling carrying EI/BA codeshares .....Possibly this is why EI is withdrawing ...

Re: Irish 1/24: Ring out the old, ring in the new

[ 3. Introduce short-haul business class. The game has changed since Covid and premium leisure travel is booming. There are swathes of affluent people in DUB and LON willing to pay more for a premium product. I flew BA DUB-LHR on Friday and there were 36 people in J, many of whom were P2P passengers...

Re: Irish 1/24: Ring out the old, ring in the new

FR 12x daily at 3 euro each way until U2 leave most likely. That's only a slightly hyperbolic suggestion! U2 would get slaughtered and once announced their stock price would fall so low they'd be gone within 6 months. If easyJet were to do Dublin it would only be from Gatwick since they have such a...

Re: Irish 1/24: Ring out the old, ring in the new

I wouldn't be surprised to see one of BA/U2 give DUB-LGW a try. Would U2 ever do DUB though? Risk FR would retaliate? FR 12x daily at 3 euro each way until U2 leave most likely. That's only a slightly hyperbolic suggestion! U2 would get slaughtered and once announced their stock price would fall so...

Re: Argentina moves forward with privatizing Aerolíneas; adopts an open skies policy

dabpit wrote:

Is there potential for Delta or American to make a move and buy AR out right?

Re: Argentina moves forward with privatizing Aerolíneas; adopts an open skies policy

So, in other words, he bankrupted Aerolineas Argentinas. By agreeing to a full Open Skies policy, he simply removed any attractive reason of why another airline might purchase the ailing company. Hope the employees find some sort of employment on whatever airline takes over the routes which are now...

Re: Argentina moves forward with privatizing Aerolíneas; adopts an open skies policy

So basically, the employees will lose the value of their shares as well as their jobs if the company goes under. Sounds like Milei. Opening Argentina’s skies could also kill Aerolíneas over time. Once the employees have ownership, they will never be able to agree to a price with a foreign carrier t...

Re: Irish 1/24: Ring out the old, ring in the new

Unlikely with SNN down the road. CBP is a great advantage as well. The queues are crazy in JFK so it saves hours doing it in DUB/SNN. Flew on the 111 a few weeks back and it was very nice to be out of JFK within a hour after doing CBP in SNN. ORK cant even secure a US carrier. It’s limited with its...

Re: Irish 1/24: Ring out the old, ring in the new

Record passenger numbers in 2023 as 818,000 passengers travel through Ireland West Airport https://www.irelandwestairport.com/news/record-passenger-numbers-in-2023-as-818-000-passengers-travel-through-ireland-west-airport The previous record was 807,000 . 21 International destinations quite impress...

Re: Irish 1/24: Ring out the old, ring in the new

I wonder if Scoot could ever do SIN-DUB ? Looks like they already do ATH and BER in Europe? Maybe a better cost base for DUB than SQ? Really interesting idea. My experience with them is that they focus primarliy on outbound Singapore youngsters 'doing' Europe on those routes. Fares to London are di...

Re: Irish 1/24: Ring out the old, ring in the new

I'm guessing CAN was meant to be CUN as mentioned just before; but either way Cancun is nowhere near as much of a tourist destination for Europeans than it is for US residents. Yes agreed but I still think EI could make CUN work as a winter sun destination with feed from Manchester/Glasgow etc. EI ...

Re: Irish 1/24: Ring out the old, ring in the new

Re US v East/Sout Africa - I think you you gave EI 10 aircraft of their choice and told them they need to start flying tomorrow so come up with a list of where they are going to fly, I think they would all be US bound, I’d say about 5 for new routes, 3 for extra frequencies and 2 to Manchester. Cal...

Re: Irish 1/24: Ring out the old, ring in the new

I think EI would need to be significantly cheaper than the majority of the Asian carriers to make DUB-Asia work as EI quality is much lower. Really? Wouldn't EI have (some) pricing advantage ex-DUB through its FFP/loyalty base, greater brand recognition, etc? EI doesn't compete on quality sadly, it...

Re: Irish 1/24: Ring out the old, ring in the new

DUB > India is well covered by TK/ME3, theres no premium demand for non stop .

Amazed DUB > DOH hasn't happened already, its essentially a subcontract for Qatar and will be full from day one

DUB > CPT is long overdue , hopefullly CUN too for winter months ..

Re: Irish 1/24: Ring out the old, ring in the new

Highlight of last year was easily FR surpassing Delta to become the worlds most valuable airline by market capitalisation - spectacular achievement for an Irish airline. Well done FR

Re: Irish 12/23: What's another year!

I love the idea that we all just collectively agree to slow down for one day of the year. I don't care if it's old fashioned, or not suited to multicultural society, but even those that don't celebrate Christmas surely appreciate the relaxing quiet day that it is. For once, it's not all about makin...

Re: News Story: Boeing Urges Inspection of MAX Jets for "Possible Loose Bolt"

WesternDC6B wrote:

At least the planes weren't made by those semi-literate hicks in Charlotte.

This is sarcasm for those who can't recognize it.

Re: LATAM Group News and Discussion - 2023

Virgin is too flaky, too small with no feeder network .

LATAM should go double daily to LHR asap

Re: Irish 12/23: What's another year!

DUBHUB wrote:

Exactly. Tied up swings in the Republic of Ireland on a Sunday never happened. TV also was always available on Sunday…. I think OA260 is mistaken unfortunately.

Re: American add new CLT routes and modify Europe from other hubs

I was wondering the same Google flights is showing three daily for sale next summer. I love Barajas airport. Such beautiful architecture Makes sense, given that it is a hub to hub route and gig have Latin American connections from DFW as well. I don't think LATAM connections have anything to do wit...

Re: VARIG International Network - December 1982

Hubbing at GIG not GRU? Utter madness, they deserved to go broke just for that stupidity ......

Re: Ryanair News and Discussion - 2023

FR has said years ago on the record that there is a long range market they did the market research. But that market would have to be served by widebody twins under a separate brand. It never worked because the aircraft needed were not available at the prices FR wanted to pay. It was a different sit...