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VS4ever wrote:
Now if they could time it right and get a super early departure from BOS, say 6am (BA and VS are closer to 8-8.30) then they might have a shot at making some of those later connections...
GCT64 wrote:Conversely on the daytime flights to LHR (BOS-LHR, JFK-LHR, EWR-LHR, IAD-LHR, YYZ-LHR) my experience is that almost nobody is connecting onwards (virtually no connection possibilities that late at night) but that the flight can be sustained by London's massive O&D market.
EI564 wrote:Norwegian has started a daytime flight to Dublin from Stewart. If Stewart can work, why not Boston? Especially since EI and B6 feed each other at Boston, which would still work.
usflyer msp wrote:Why?
From what I have seen, most of the pax on daytime LHR services are connecting to overnight flights to Asia and Africa - something that is not available in DUB.
EI564 wrote:Norwegian has started a daytime flight to Dublin from Stewart. If Stewart can work, why not Boston? Especially since EI and B6 feed each other at Boston, which would still work.
MIflyer12 wrote:VS4ever wrote:
Now if they could time it right and get a super early departure from BOS, say 6am (BA and VS are closer to 8-8.30) then they might have a shot at making some of those later connections...
The people with $ to support decent average fare levels don't want to leave their houses at 0200 or 0300 in the morning to catch a 6AM flight. At that time of day you get nothing but junk traffic - students and the rest of the find-the-absolute-lowest-fare crowd.
To the OP: compare NYC-LON and WAS-LON O&D to BOS-DUB O&D and I think you'll have your answer.
VS4ever wrote:MIflyer12 wrote:VS4ever wrote:
Now if they could time it right and get a super early departure from BOS, say 6am (BA and VS are closer to 8-8.30) then they might have a shot at making some of those later connections...
The people with $ to support decent average fare levels don't want to leave their houses at 0200 or 0300 in the morning to catch a 6AM flight. At that time of day you get nothing but junk traffic - students and the rest of the find-the-absolute-lowest-fare crowd.
To the OP: compare NYC-LON and WAS-LON O&D to BOS-DUB O&D and I think you'll have your answer.
Eh? Not sure I agree with that, there's a reason why the first departure banks from BOS are 5am and 6am, which means you have to leave your house at that time and I fly on business on those flights as do many others. I would argue you that the junk-traffic students would not even be awake at those points.
Skyblue39 wrote:DUB has daily 2 x EI A330 and a 757 DL on BOS-DUB as well as a 737 to Providence and a daily 757 to Hartford. Not sure there’s room for more Dublin to New England service.
MIflyer12 wrote:VS4ever wrote:
Now if they could time it right and get a super early departure from BOS, say 6am (BA and VS are closer to 8-8.30) then they might have a shot at making some of those later connections...
The people with $ to support decent average fare levels don't want to leave their houses at 0200 or 0300 in the morning to catch a 6AM flight. At that time of day you get nothing but junk traffic - students and the rest of the find-the-absolute-lowest-fare crowd.
To the OP: compare NYC-LON and WAS-LON O&D to BOS-DUB O&D and I think you'll have your answer.
chrisnh wrote:I've been on the daytime BOS-LHR flight twice...once in a 777 and again on the 787-9. In neither case was the plane full. Curiously (to me, anyway), BA sent the 744 on the 238/239 rotation...IN THE WINTER! I have no information on the whys & wherefores of THAT particular move, or if it'll ever be done again.
I think the influx of long-range single-aisle planes would hasten the development of those flights, as they come on board.
Galwayman wrote:Even if day time flight ex NYC and Bos were full 100% it’s not a good use of the expensive asset ( the aircraft ) ... I think the plan is to use the A321LR on additional short sectors during the day time . Therefore the optimum trans Atlantic usegage is overnight Eastwards allowing additional sectors ex Dublin
GCT64 wrote:Isn't the problem with a daytime BOS-DUB that there will be a lack of late evening onward connections at DUB? My perception, having flown DUB-BOS on EI is that there is quite a lot of connecting traffic on the route.
Conversely on the daytime flights to LHR (BOS-LHR, JFK-LHR, EWR-LHR, IAD-LHR, YYZ-LHR) my experience is that almost nobody is connecting onwards (virtually no connection possibilities that late at night) but that the flight can be sustained by London's massive O&D market.