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Ei-AAA the comments mentioned above about ryanair's maintenance not being up to standard is just madness, I dont work for ryanair but I do have friends that work in the engineering dept,im also an engineer for a different airline,the IAA audit all the four airlines in Ireland,all the same to assure the standards are kept to the highest levels ryanair included!!they've been flying since 85/86 ok they have had a hull loss but no fatalities and thats clearly saying something about their maintenance standards,i can assure you both aer lingus and ryanair have the highest of safety and maintenance standards!Apolagies for going off topic gents!Why didnt Aer Lingus ever invest in some 318's and 19's,im sure parts must be all mostly interchangable,so there's sum cost savings there,do the crews need different type ratings for 318 319 and 320?
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just outta curiosity on that one, why did you refuse to fly ryanair? and what do you expect to get out of aer lingus that ryanair don't provide?
Aer Lingus is a airline which I have only heard good things about.
I suspect that today's announcements from BA on falling revenues and falling just about everything else (here), with no short term sign of an upturn should put pay to the fantasies of those who though BA would swoop in to buy EI.
BA now has far too many fires of its own to deal with over the short to medium term to seriously look at buying another airline with its own set of problems (and that's not a shot at EI, every carrier has their own set of issues).
EI has to make it work on its own during the tough times if its long term goal is to be taken over and even more so if it wants to remain independent and attempt to grow a European/Global operation.
JAS
BA now has far too many fires of its own to deal with over the short to medium term to seriously look at buying another airline with its own set of problems (and that's not a shot at EI, every carrier has their own set of issues).
EI has to make it work on its own during the tough times if its long term goal is to be taken over and even more so if it wants to remain independent and attempt to grow a European/Global operation.
JAS
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Winter Routes ex Dub
Aer Lingus
Restarted:Dublin (DUB) to Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura (FUE)
New:Dublin (DUB) to Monastir, Habib Bourguiba (MIR)
Once a week (Sat) starting 24 Oct.
Restarted:Dublin (DUB) to Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura (FUE)
New:Dublin (DUB) to Monastir, Habib Bourguiba (MIR)
Once a week (Sat) starting 24 Oct.
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Heard that the some management at Aer Lingus have again been awarding themselves share bonus's again for non existent performance.
It is a real shame to see what should be a good airline in the hands of corrupt management that only have their personal interest in mind. It is a surefire way that business's go under.
It is a real shame to see what should be a good airline in the hands of corrupt management that only have their personal interest in mind. It is a surefire way that business's go under.
My experiene of Barrington as a non execuitve Director in the DAA was not positive but lets hope he has more influence at EI.
Aer lingus is a company that prides itself on its staff, and they are known to be have better staff work conditions than "other" companies in the industry, but they are a long way from a 5-star airline. Which they would have been before.
Aer Lingus doesn't deliver on these so why would staff get better rewarded ?
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they are a long way from a 5-star airline. Which they would have been before.
I'm not slagging Aer Lingus - there are lots of good airlines that have never aspired to the industry-leading service levels (and service expenditures) that Skytrax classifies as "5-star". I've never thought of Aer Lingus (even in previous incarnations) as aiming for Singapore/Qatar/Malaysian levels of service. Did you have a particular era in mind?
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I'd also agree aer lingus have some of the best staff
It can hardly be the same staff who, in the 90's, on regular occasions walked off the job with no notice leaving thousands of their own passengers (as well as those of other airlines they handled at the time) stranded at Dublin Airport for hours at check-in desks, gate areas and on already-boarded aircraft with no pushback available.
It can hardly be the same staff who in 1998 succeeded in discommoding thousands of passengers of all airlines when they, in cohort with Aer Rianta staff, illegally closed down the airport for a weekend in a dispute that had nothing at all to do with Aer Lingus staff.
It can hardly be the same staff who, in more recent times, routinely cause worry, upset and anxiety to their passengers with threats of strike to such an extent that even their own so-called loyal customers won't risk booking with them any more.
So what staff are you talking about, then?
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It can hardly be the same staff who, in more recent times, routinely cause worry, upset and anxiety to their passengers with threats of strike to such an extent that even their own so-called loyal customers won't risk booking with them any more.
Nothing driving them to it? Just consistent unilateral action in response to no external forces? Get a grip man/(woman). No one walks out on the job just for the hoola. It's rarely the first step, more like the climax of a marathon of other issues.
Given stranded in YYYY with EI or FR or EZY, which staff group would probably help go out of their way to help?