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321neo wrote:For anybody interested, AF/KLM have some cracking fares to to the US ex-DUB at the moment. DUB-JFK return in mid February is available for as little as €303 all in!
321neo wrote:For anybody interested, AF/KLM have some cracking fares to to the US ex-DUB at the moment. DUB-JFK return in mid February is available for as little as €303 all in!
Freshside3 wrote:What's holding up Norwegian on the ORK-BOS service now? Wasn't it approved already?
usflyer123 wrote:Does D8 routes will be pretty centered towards the east coast or do they have plans to fly to the west coast?
AmricanShamrok wrote:usflyer123 wrote:Does D8 routes will be pretty centered towards the east coast or do they have plans to fly to the west coast?
Not for the foreseeable future. D8 (the Norwegian Air International subsidiary based in Ireland) has a fleet of forty-something 737-800s which don't have the range to fly Europe-US West Coast. By my understanding of the complicated structure of Norwegian, the purpose of this subsidiary is to provide transatlantic services to secondary markets in Ireland and the UK as well as already-established intra-European routes. This entire fleet of 738s is based at EU airports as opposed to Norway itself.
DU (the Norwegian Longhaul subsidiary) has a fleet of 787s that do reach the West Coast but these are not intended for use in secondary markets in Ireland and the UK and are instead operated on routes like London-New York, London-Los Angeles etc.
The you have DY (the main Norwegian Air Shuttle code) that flies intra-European routes with its main operating base at Oslo (they also have EU bases).
DI is Norwegian Air UK which only has two 737s in its fleet and I'm not sure what the purpose of this subsidiary is.
Joelatbsl wrote:The Ulster rugby team will travel to Wales this week for again at Llanelli against the Scarlets, once again using Eastern Airways and one of their Saab 2000s or EMB-145s:
http://footballcharters.blogspot.com/20 ... -2017.html
Eirules wrote:Aer Lingus have been voted the world's safest low cost airline
http://www.airlineratings.com/news/997/ ... s-for-2017
shamrock350 wrote:Another two will have to come from somewhere and operated under Aer Lingus' AOC, there's zero room in their current fleet plans to provide any aircraft in peak summer.
Just because Aer Lingus is rumoured to be operating the new Vueling service doesn't mean the A330s used will ever have been in green before.
SCQ83 wrote:I don't know whether this has been commented here, but this year Aer Lingus is resuming BIO and SCQ in early March. Are there more destinations with this new schedule? Is this a test to make them year-round?
JAmie2k9 wrote:AF taking over CDG from WX, schedules showing A318 from 29 October 2018. Following successful KLM AMS service which is showing x3 daily for winter 17/18 at the minute (08.55 ex DUB not showing).
Interesting to see if it happens....
JAmie2k9 wrote:http://www.travelextra.ie/behind-trans-atlantic-sandwich-spat-aer-lingus/
What is behind the trans-Atlantic ‘sandwich spat” at Aer Lingus?
Is serving a hot sandwich rather than a cold sandwich an industrial relations issue? Aer Lingus faces the threat of strike action over a new sandwich option for customers on long haul flights.
With an increasing number of long haul flights on offer from Aer Lingus (next up is the Miami in September), the airline has trialled extra food options on their longer services.
These include a magnum or cornetto ice cream between meals, and the replacement of the final meal, usually a cold sandwich, with a “bake house” hot sandwich.
Impact has claimed this is a change in terms and competitions. The union is to ballot 1,000 Aer Lingus cabin crew on whether selling of extra sandwiches, ice cream, tea and coffee on transatlantic flights is worthy of strike action. Michael Landers of Impact
The Sunday Business Post reported that the union whose aviation section is headed up by Michael Landers have asked staff not to co-operate with the new service and quote an internal memo: “The company have been informed that the ice cream/Bia with free tea and coffee/hot snack, sandwich service due to start tomorrow is in contravention to our service agreement,”
stratocruiser wrote:
That would be a bit of a blow for City Jet!
JAmie2k9 wrote:WOW have DUB-KEF increased from 5 weekly to daily beginning 28 October 2017. Notice ORK-KEF showing at x3 weekly from 1 October. Wonder if it will be workable year round. Guess a lot may depend on DY.
JAmie2k9 wrote:http://www.travelextra.ie/behind-trans-atlantic-sandwich-spat-aer-lingus/
What is behind the trans-Atlantic ‘sandwich spat” at Aer Lingus?
Is serving a hot sandwich rather than a cold sandwich an industrial relations issue? Aer Lingus faces the threat of strike action over a new sandwich option for customers on long haul flights
OA260 wrote:Rumors getting stronger of Norwegian and BFS in talks about a possible BFS-NYC/BFS-BOS route.
shamrock350 wrote:At present there is no business case for either the A330neo or A350 for Aer Lingus according to the CEO, he cited fuel and ownership costs as factors. I think we can expect Aer Lingus to stick with the A333 as their widebody of choice well into the next decade unfortunately.
shamrock350 wrote:The airline will take delivery of 4 A333s over the next 18-24 months, we already know 2 on the order books due later this year so it's safe to assume a further two could be arriving next year.
JAmie2k9 wrote:http://www.travelextra.ie/behind-trans-atlantic-sandwich-spat-aer-lingus/
What is behind the trans-Atlantic ‘sandwich spat” at Aer Lingus?
Is serving a hot sandwich rather than a cold sandwich an industrial relations issue? Aer Lingus faces the threat of strike action over a new sandwich option for customers on long haul flights.
With an increasing number of long haul flights on offer from Aer Lingus (next up is the Miami in September), the airline has trialled extra food options on their longer services.
These include a magnum or cornetto ice cream between meals, and the replacement of the final meal, usually a cold sandwich, with a “bake house” hot sandwich.
Impact has claimed this is a change in terms and competitions. The union is to ballot 1,000 Aer Lingus cabin crew on whether selling of extra sandwiches, ice cream, tea and coffee on transatlantic flights is worthy of strike action. Michael Landers of Impact
The Sunday Business Post reported that the union whose aviation section is headed up by Michael Landers have asked staff not to co-operate with the new service and quote an internal memo: “The company have been informed that the ice cream/Bia with free tea and coffee/hot snack, sandwich service due to start tomorrow is in contravention to our service agreement,”
commavia wrote:shamrock350 wrote:At present there is no business case for either the A330neo or A350 for Aer Lingus according to the CEO, he cited fuel and ownership costs as factors. I think we can expect Aer Lingus to stick with the A333 as their widebody of choice well into the next decade unfortunately.shamrock350 wrote:The airline will take delivery of 4 A333s over the next 18-24 months, we already know 2 on the order books due later this year so it's safe to assume a further two could be arriving next year.
I wonder if Aer Lingus would have any use for, or interest in, the A330-300s that future oneworld ATI/JV partner AA is looking to offload in the next few years?