If they have such epic levels of connectivity, how is it that nothing works outiside JFK/BOS/ORD for them?
No aircraft until yesterday. Majority of connecting passengers are to JFK and BOS to a lesser extent. With extra ORD next year it allows an arrival at 05.20 in DUB to connect accross Europe compared to around 08.00 this summer. The departure at 15.45 is after all morning departures arrive back compared to 12.30 this year.
For it to work outside JFK, ORD, BOS you realy need a 10/14 weekly service to allow real flexablity to offer connections with an early arrival before 06.00 in DUB and departing after 14.00 otherwise its limited to the UK and Amsterdam and I can't see a new route being much more than 4-7 weekly which will limit it to UK connections which is why EI added the extra capacity to ORD and BOS next summer instead of adding a new route which makes sense.
Does MCO not count ?
It does but MCO is mainly UK connections as it arrives after the morning departures and departs before the european arrivals and its only 3 weekly.
From 22 May 13 US Airways to operate B767 to PHL replacing the 757. They normaly use a B767 between September-March when CLT is not operating.