MaverickM11 wrote:Nothing in A3's network needs lie flats. Seems like a silly distraction from an otherwise well run airline.
STN and LTN are London;s main low cost airports and it was never going to be LTN
Jump to postSomeone83 wrote:A220 is somehow the new A319
This same topic was discussed on the Southwest thread for the same reason and again: Absolutely not. I think some people here are being more impatient than the airlines themselves. Eventually, Boeing will fix its problems and MAX production will return to normal. It's not worth the headache for the...
Jump to postRyanair still has lots of options, keep running 737 800s , wait for a firesale of either Wizz or Easyjet sale pick up their airbus fleets ..... they've got money in the bank and unmatched cost discipline , waiting is a valid strategy ....
Jump to postI arrived at Dublin March 27th and left yesterday on March 31. This was on Jetblue. The Dublin airport didn't seem to busy at all. It was a very pleasant experience both on arrival and departure. Wasn't there some talk of IAG using Dublin to relieve pressure on LHR? Seems like there would be opport...
Jump to postAre international flights planned to return to CGH? Absolutely not. Congonhas can barely handle domestic traffic only. Too bad... A downtown Sao Paulo to downtown Buenos Aires (CGH-AEP) would surely command a nice premium over existing flights from GRU and would have a business executive in his off...
Jump to postLet's be clear on something here.... The pilot blew a .04 which is coincidentally the legal blood limit for flying in the US. That's not *drunk*. The legal limit to drive in most states of the US is double that at .08. The guy probably had a fun night out before enjoying Edinburgh and hadn't quite ...
Jump to postCarbHeatIn wrote:Rumour in Dubai is that DUB will be one of FZ’s first 787 routes.
Ire2008 wrote:Re LGW, I think it will come back but not as it currently is now..... wait and see
EK's DXB-DUB is reportedly "one of the airline’s most successful routes." The comments were made in a press release about EK having signed an MOU with Tourism Ireland to boost inbound tourism to Ireland, including from the UAE/Australia/NZ. Nevertheless, the airline doesn't look set to ex...
Jump to postis there any reason AF couldn't now try to buy it? They're investing in SAS so I assume the ban on investments has ended. They're now focused on investing in TAP. TP is considered a bigger "prize" than UX, thus why spend money on UX whilst you can get TP. Moreover, as long as IAG is takin...
Jump to postUK APD increases for premium cabins, good news for Dublin airport yet again :-) https://www.businesstravelnewseurope.com/Air-Travel/UK-government-increases-Air-Passenger-Duty-for-premium-travellers This isn’t going to help DUB if it can’t even expand ! Not all passengers are the same, (Rule 101 of ...
Jump to postUK APD increases for premium cabins, good news for Dublin airport yet again
https://www.businesstravelnewseurope.co ... travellers
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...
Jump to post“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...
Jump to postTC957 wrote:Norse flying for two months for a dodgy airline based in a corrupt country ? What can possiby go wrong ?
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...
Jump to postI 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...
Jump to postWhat'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...
Jump to postBowlingShoeDC9 wrote:R.I.P. Jet Blue
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...
Jump to postBOG via anywhere in the USA is an absolute nightmare, BOG via the Canaries , LPA or TFS makes much more sense ....
Jump to postI 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...
Jump to postAre 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...
Jump to postO'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.
Jump to postBeen 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.
Jump to postI 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...
Jump to postHi 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...
Jump to postThe only new airline that has any possible chance on LGW - DUB is Vueling carrying EI/BA codeshares .....Possibly this is why EI is withdrawing ...
Jump to post[ 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...
Jump to postFR 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...
Jump to postI 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...
Jump to postdabpit wrote:Is there potential for Delta or American to make a move and buy AR out right?
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...
Jump to postSo 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...
Jump to postUnlikely 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...
Jump to postRecord 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...
Jump to postI 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...
Jump to postI'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 ...
Jump to postRe 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...
Jump to postI 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...
Jump to postDUB > 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 ..
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
Jump to postI 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...
Jump to postWesternDC6B 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.
Virgin is too flaky, too small with no feeder network .
LATAM should go double daily to LHR asap
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.
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...
Jump to postHubbing at GIG not GRU? Utter madness, they deserved to go broke just for that stupidity ......
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