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Dublin route announced today in the Bournemouth Echo
Bournemouth Airport to add Dublin route to schedule (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Bournemouth Airport to add Dublin route to schedule (From Bournemouth Echo)
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New Dublin route now on sale on Aer Lingus web site and official announcement from Bournemouth Airport next few days no doubt
Services as expected is operated by Aer Arran ATR72 500 daily except Saturdays
Dept DUB 1430 Arrive BOH 1555
Dept BOH 1620 Arrive DUB 1740
Fantastic news , well done Bournemouth
Services as expected is operated by Aer Arran ATR72 500 daily except Saturdays
Dept DUB 1430 Arrive BOH 1555
Dept BOH 1620 Arrive DUB 1740
Fantastic news , well done Bournemouth
I can see this route rising to twice daily if they manage to sell connections on to the States
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BOH-DUB
Official press release from the airport is here:-
http://www.bournemouthairport.com/bo...tent/aerlingus
I agree with Nakata77, if (and it's a big if) it becomes viable to travel to the US via DUB as a connected flight rather than battle through LHR/LGW then this route may be a big success but with most of the US departures gone by 11:00 from DUB I can't see how getting BOH passengers to DUB by 08:00 would work without the plane and crew night stopping in BOH and leaving at 06:30 and I'm pretty sure Aer Lingus Regional's fleet of 6 planes won't be able to cover it. Still it's a route with plenty of potential and £29 inc taxes each way opens up the leisure market for city breaks.
PS - Is Penneys in O'Connell Street still 2Euro per shirt?
http://www.bournemouthairport.com/bo...tent/aerlingus
I agree with Nakata77, if (and it's a big if) it becomes viable to travel to the US via DUB as a connected flight rather than battle through LHR/LGW then this route may be a big success but with most of the US departures gone by 11:00 from DUB I can't see how getting BOH passengers to DUB by 08:00 would work without the plane and crew night stopping in BOH and leaving at 06:30 and I'm pretty sure Aer Lingus Regional's fleet of 6 planes won't be able to cover it. Still it's a route with plenty of potential and £29 inc taxes each way opens up the leisure market for city breaks.
PS - Is Penneys in O'Connell Street still 2Euro per shirt?
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This is great news bournemout, its going a busy summer compared to last years with olympic and new route traffic. I can see the dublin route becoming more than 6x weekly, plus maybe Aer Lingus will get involved and use a A320 oe A321, becuase of demand. Also opens the opportunity to other irish destinations aer lingus regional offer such as cork and shannon, which i feel we may see in the distnt future 
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Good news indeed. Possible itenary, Dep Bournemouth 1620 arr Dublin 1740, night stop airport hotel, depart Dublin 1045 arrive JFK 1320. Return Dep JFK 2045 arr Dublin 0825, Dep Dublin 1430 arrive Bournemouth 1555. With 2 hour checkins 1 hour baggage recovery and a 3 hour+ journey to London airports the Bournemouth option could be attractive. Consider, car parking charges, APD difference, traffic congestion the overall costs may be less or similar but the less intense transit through Dublin could be worth considering.
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But you fail to forget about the night in Dublin (costly!) and flying with the hangover the day after...
Flight Option's to New York for One Adult single on May 4th 2012
Flight Option 1 / Aer Lingus:
BOH to DUB (Plus Fare) | £47.99
Clarion Hotel (One Night) | £57.00
DUB to JFK (Economy) | £378.00
Total: £482.99
Flight Option 2 / British Airways:
LHR to JFK (Economy) | £892
Flight Option 3 / Virgin Atlantic:
LHR to EWR (Economy) | £754
Other Advantage via Dublin, US Preclearance. The Choice is clear, and going via Dublin gives you a night in Dublin City with over £400 extra in your Pocket.
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How are you saving £400 going via Dublin? Flights from London to New York are around £400 return (if not cheaper, depending on season).
Somehow, I don't think Aer Lingus are starting this route to feed US connections!
Somehow, I don't think Aer Lingus are starting this route to feed US connections!
I'm assuming that the bigwigs at BOH and RE looked at connectivity through DUB but it couldn't be sorted for one reason or another. I guess RE's current a/c scheduling, or DUB's slots would be the reasons why the service doesn't operate at a time to connect with the EI USA-bound services.
Otherwise it would be a major feather in the cap for BOH.
Otherwise it would be a major feather in the cap for BOH.
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Try BA or VS for the 4th of May single adult to JFK from LHR and tell me if your get a different price
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£434 with BA, and you even get a return flight a week later thrown in.
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Because you're looking at one-way flights. Don't know if this link will work... if not then select return and see what happens.
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Other Advantage via Dublin, US Preclearance. The Choice is clear, and going via Dublin gives you a night in Dublin City with over £400 extra in your Pocket.
Seriously, it raises the need for more feeder flights to major hubs such as MAN, CDG, MAD or AMS and cheat the APD...
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Well then why am i getting this for a single fare from LHR to JFK on May 4th 2012?
This flight to BOH isn't to serve the 0.001% of travelers that want to spend over 24 hours getting to New York (and most of those will take the QM2), its to serve the market between Dublin and Dorset. The Ryanair flights used to be popular, but it was another case of the 738 being too much aircraft for such a route. The fares were low and they made very little auxiliary revenue onboard and through baggage sales. The ATR-72 is far better suited for the route.