Aer Lingus to Australia?
Taken from yesterday's Irish Independent.
"Aer Lingus has said its looking at providing a long haul service from Ireland to Australia, or South East Asia. The company has said the short term goal is to expand its operations into the United States. The national carrier is asking for changes in the bi-lateral agreement between Ireland and the US, which currently limits the destinations into which Aer Lingus can fly."
I live in Bangkok and would LOVE the option of a direct flight to Dublin. Assuming the Australia flight goes ahead (I know it's a big assumption as fellow One Worlders BA and Quantas won't want Aer Lingus elbowing in on 'their' route) they would have to stop for re-fuelling somewhere in SE Asia and Bangkok or Singapore must be the most likely candidates.
What I would really like from anyone who can help is advice on how the Irish community here in Bangkok can ensure the stopover is here. What are the likely criteria Aer Lingus would use for making the stopover decision and will political or economic lobbying significantly influence the that?
If this is the wrong forum for this then apologies, I assume the moderator will move it to the correct one.