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Originally Posted by clareview
How did the Singapore and Air France Cargo 747s (and the AF cargo B777) manage it regularly?
That said, Air France Cargo seem to be going back to 747Fs. I don't think thats any sign of exports/imports picking up though, but more of a lack of available aircraft after AF selling off some of their new 777Fs to FedEx.
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Originally Posted by clareview
My point about the 747/777 is to do with earlier posts about the ability of the runway to cope which some seemed to be questioning
But theres definitely no issue with a 777 flying to the Middle East direct from Dublin.
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The SQ 747 left Dublin with less than **** all payload wise from Dublin, although "full" as in all positions with pallets on them, never much weight and was never any where near any of its takoff limits.
The same goes for the AF 747 which after all does not cross the pond from DUB only has a short hop over to CDG once a week after it picks up litterally a few tonnes ex Dublin.
The flightdeck crew on SQ seemed to think as well that a Pax 747-400 or a 777 would have no problem with Dublin but that the issue was crosswinds on a wet runway. I will leave that last bit for you technosexuals to post threads and suggest why the flight deck are wrong but you are not hehe.
The same goes for the AF 747 which after all does not cross the pond from DUB only has a short hop over to CDG once a week after it picks up litterally a few tonnes ex Dublin.
The flightdeck crew on SQ seemed to think as well that a Pax 747-400 or a 777 would have no problem with Dublin but that the issue was crosswinds on a wet runway. I will leave that last bit for you technosexuals to post threads and suggest why the flight deck are wrong but you are not hehe.
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Dublin T2 opening
When is the actual Date of T2 opening at DUB?
I tried the DAA website without success - does anyone have the exact date?
Am travelling DUB to MCO (Orlando) in November and naturally would love to clear everything at DUB and avoid the TSA 'fullish monty' security check on arrival at MCO.
I tried the DAA website without success - does anyone have the exact date?
Am travelling DUB to MCO (Orlando) in November and naturally would love to clear everything at DUB and avoid the TSA 'fullish monty' security check on arrival at MCO.
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DUB always compares its duty / tax free prices to their own tightly defined interpretation of 'high street' prices to demonstrate savings. From experience and knowledge of the 'high street' and indeed other European airports DUB must be one of the most expensive outlets in Europe. Will this hood winking of PAX continue with the new terminal or will we be pleasantly surprised by genuine savings on purchases?
Irish bank pessimistic on Dublin pax numbers
Hidden in an article in todays Sunday Independent by economist and independent Senator Shane Ross, is a quote form Bank of Ireland, the second largest bank in Ireland and currently the recipient of massive State aid, regarding Terminal 2. The article is about the awarding of a franchise to operate the foreign exchange concessions in the terminal, which BoI lost.
Shane Ross: Iceman cometh to Terminal 2 - Shane Ross, Columnists - Independent.ie
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"It could be a poisoned chalice" said the insider, "the tender was for foreign exchange outlets at both Terminal One and Terminal Two. We would need to man new outlets at Terminal Two when it opens in November. That will mean more rents, more staff. We do not anticipate passenger numbers expanding when T2 opens. Probably the opposite. We do not want to go near T2".
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If most Transatlantic services plus all Aer Lingus's routes operate into T2, I would imagine it would be the better option for a Foreign Exchange desk.
T1 would get left with mostly services to the UK and Eurozone countries. People from the Eurozone won't need foreign exchange and people from the UK are likely to have a certain amount of Euro cash knocking around and also are more likely to use an ATM to withdraw cash.
T1 would get left with mostly services to the UK and Eurozone countries. People from the Eurozone won't need foreign exchange and people from the UK are likely to have a certain amount of Euro cash knocking around and also are more likely to use an ATM to withdraw cash.
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If most Transatlantic services plus all Aer Lingus's routes operate into T2
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I was wondering whether Pier B might become a de-facto part of Terminal 2... can they use the old walkway used for Pier C for arriving passengers?
Is Pier C gone for good or is it opening back up??
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It'd be kinda hard to reopen something that was effectively knocked down...
As for Pier B becoming part of T2 - a pier is a pier, a terminal is a terminal. Just because Aer Lingus decide to use T2 doesn't mean you'll be boarding in Pier E, you could end up departing from Pier B, and if things ever pick up enough in a few years and space becomes tight(especially in the morning with the US flights), you could probably be boarding from Pier D.
As for Pier B becoming part of T2 - a pier is a pier, a terminal is a terminal. Just because Aer Lingus decide to use T2 doesn't mean you'll be boarding in Pier E, you could end up departing from Pier B, and if things ever pick up enough in a few years and space becomes tight(especially in the morning with the US flights), you could probably be boarding from Pier D.