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Normally fly UA Business ex SNN on TA but due to UA being fully booked on 31.12 could only get EI. Are EI still using the "slide flat" seats & anything else I should be aware off? Can always take the via LHR option if it's bad.
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There were rumours earlier this year that Ryanair would be adding new destinations from Shannon and possibly base another aircraft there in September. With a good chance of a possible Scottish route re-opening from Shannon. Anybody know if this could still be happening?
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Anyone know of possible increases in the Asr lingus schedule since the iag takeover currently faro and malaga are inviolable for 2016 but are on sale from other airports
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The Cork AGP and FAO arent loaded yet for the summer (AGP is only loaded for the same days as the winter season) so I wouldn't get too worked up about it. There has been rumours of AGP being dropped but FAO is a strong preformer and I can't see it going.
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Shannon Summer 2016
It's that time of year again, over the next month or two the schedules are being announced for next summer by most major airlines. Hopefully we can get some frequency enhancements and new routes for next year.
In my opinion I think major contenders are
*Aer Lingus extending their ACE service to Year round.
*American Airlines increasing the lenght of their operating season again.
*An increase on the operation of the Su way charter to Izmir, from what I have heard there has been great loads.
Some other hopefuls include
*A Scottish service,
*Madrid
*Some Vueling route (eg, Barcelona)
*Toronto
*Istanbul
*An Italian route
In my opinion I think major contenders are
*Aer Lingus extending their ACE service to Year round.
*American Airlines increasing the lenght of their operating season again.
*An increase on the operation of the Su way charter to Izmir, from what I have heard there has been great loads.
Some other hopefuls include
*A Scottish service,
*Madrid
*Some Vueling route (eg, Barcelona)
*Toronto
*Istanbul
*An Italian route
The lack of a Scottish route is extremely annoying.
If Stobart or Flybe were to re launch a service, I'd be afraid Ryanair would launch a competing service and drop it as soon as the competition were chased off, as has happened before.
If Stobart or Flybe were to re launch a service, I'd be afraid Ryanair would launch a competing service and drop it as soon as the competition were chased off, as has happened before.
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i would definitely say ACE will be extended and hopefully PHL increased further, hopefully Scottish service will return next year and ryanair will announce some new routes in my opinion cologne,rome, reus, bratislava copenhagen would probably do very well it will be interesting to see if poitiers is replaced with another french route, maybe biarritz which operated before and would have a bigger catchment, any possibilities of a new transatlantic route for s16?
With TSC pulling the weekly YYZ last year, I wouldn't be hugely optimistic of that route coming back. EI are apparently hiring a 4th 757 next year from Air Contractors but I suspect that's to extend the morning JFK flight from DUB. I do think a summer season 757 could work but only EI have them so that's where my lack of optimism arises from there.
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I wonder would Air Canada ever be interested? The DUB service has been extended a great lot. With such a market in DUB, would they see a market at SNN?
Another possible way of obtaining a service to Toronto is through a fifth freedom service.
My hopes have faded in terms of a scottish service, no airlines seem to be interested.
Another possible way of obtaining a service to Toronto is through a fifth freedom service.
My hopes have faded in terms of a scottish service, no airlines seem to be interested.
DUB going to 3 daily plus the WJA via YYT in the space of a couple of years really did surprise me I must say. I just think a ROU 767 is too much aircraft for us. They currently serve Dublin, Venice, Rome, Edinburgh, Manchester, Barcelona and possibly Gatwick IIRC, I'm sure there's a few other places well ahead of SNN on their wishlist (Germany, France, Madrid etc). Would a 5th freedom right pass up DUB? And there just aren't that many around anymore with modern aircraft.
Edit: forgot ROU also serve Athens
Edit: forgot ROU also serve Athens
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Westjet would probably be the most successful of any airline on the route the 737 would be perfect for the demand and could probably operate a full season twice a week successfully
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2 Times a weeks seems a little conservative, I'd imagine 4/5 a week would be correct (in peak season) should it be the only service to Canada. If it offered a through route to Toronto with a stop in St.Johns I'd say it would be successful.
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Ya they would easily fill a 737 with 136 seats a few times a week in summer all depends what the strategy will be now they have 767s perhaps they are focusing towards more primary destinations like London who knows though
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With Air Canada at 11 pw, Aer Lingus at 7pw, Westjet at 7pw and Air transat at 2/3pw (plus a montreal service) at DUB, I can't help but think there is at least a daily market at SNN in peak season
Only 1 Westjet 767 is coming to Europe next year (they only have 4), it's doing a daily Gatwick flight. I think the DUB flight mainly fills with folks heading onwards into Europe, so not really enough connections here. Also think MAN and possibly BFS would be higher priorities than SNN
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With such a proven transatlantic market at Shannon, would BFS really be higher up the list? They have 1 realistic transatlantic route that is taking a while to grow where as Shannon has 6 services a day in the peak season.
I'm basing it mainly in EZY having AMS, CDG etc flights from BFS, which we have neither of. We have LHR but there's already direct flights between YYT and YHZ flights and LHR. Who knows, but I think the best we can hope for is extended seasons for the existing trans Atlantic services. Hopefully I'm wrong. With us now directly competing with DUB it's hard to see why Westjet wouldn't just go double daily there seeing as it's apparently one of their most successful routes. In fact I seem to recall them saying it's their most successful route.