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"as you will be travelling on our WestJet Boeing 737 series aircraft, our inflight service, baggage allowances and many other familiar WestJet features will remain the same"
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Do westjet offer complimentary meals on this flight or is it BOB like their domestic ops?
Join Date: Oct 2011
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WestJet used a B738 on Mondays flights (Walt Disney World aircraft). Wonder if it was high loads as the 3 aircraft scheduled for the service couldn't of all being unavailable. A rare site!
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They shouldn't have to physically send one to check if DUB is A380 capable surely?!?!?
Can you imagine the issues if the first pax flight to land clipped its wingtip on a pole...? Oh my, the whiplash clams alone would bankrupt even Emirates!
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Two years later and they still haven't got their own Emirates Lounge at DUB. Probably illustrates they haven't got any growing demand for their Business and First class product on the route so I'd say that's flag enough to put your 380 rumour to bed.
To be rather cynical, I'd suspect the 380 visit is nothing more than PR and marketing by EK and/or the DAA. It'll most likely get prime time coverage on the national news bulletins. Don't forget the DAA's recent public announcement in response to criticism that Dublin was A380 ready and capable. It could also be used to strengthen the case for 28R, and possibly the extension of the existing runway.
DUB has seen Concorde visits in the dim and distant past ... didn't mean there was any likelihood of a SST service from our little city.
JAS
DUB has seen Concorde visits in the dim and distant past ... didn't mean there was any likelihood of a SST service from our little city.
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Two years later and they still haven't got their own Emirates Lounge at DUB. Probably illustrates they haven't got any growing demand for their Business and First class product on the route so I'd say that's flag enough to put your 380 rumour to bed.
Jan 2012 - daily A330
Jan 2012 - B777 from July 2012
Apr 2012 - B777 from May 2012
Jan 2014 - Second daily B777 from Sep
We do know they held discussions about the A380 and daa have included it in 2015-2019 plans which final approval will happen in coming weeks.
Have other routes had loungers within the first 2 years and the current terminal set up could change which could effect plans.
Issue as mentioned before is that while first flood of migrants to Australia generated a lot of traffic and the flights home on return leg there is a plateau eventually reached. The numbers emigrating / return visits don't go anywhere and opportunity for growth is elsewhere.
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No requirement to have a a380 visit for qualification purposes, this can all be established from survey's etc.. Maybe a PR exercise, but nothing is planned at the moment!.
In the future for PR purposes who knows..
In the future for PR purposes who knows..
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The DoT have prepared a bi-lateral agreement with the Ethiopian authorities but it has yet to sign off.
ET have not applied for fifth freedom rights howver its caused s stir with US carriers claiming they will pull out if ET are allowed to operate. Something which is not washing with the DoT here.
US carriers would not be a DUB now if their routes were loss making or marginally profitable so nothing more than them trying to stop a service. Like why did AA move their JFK service from BRU to DUB! Saying that Daily generally talks a lot of BS.
Hopefully the new minister does a good job like Leo.
Ethiopian airline seeks stopover in Dublin
ET have not applied for fifth freedom rights howver its caused s stir with US carriers claiming they will pull out if ET are allowed to operate. Something which is not washing with the DoT here.
US carriers would not be a DUB now if their routes were loss making or marginally profitable so nothing more than them trying to stop a service. Like why did AA move their JFK service from BRU to DUB! Saying that Daily generally talks a lot of BS.
Hopefully the new minister does a good job like Leo.
Ethiopian airline seeks stopover in Dublin
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Vueling have BCN-DUB on sale for selected dates in December, January and March.
Not sure if another carriers is needed when there is a minimum of 3 daily during winter and 4 daily during summer.
Not sure if another carriers is needed when there is a minimum of 3 daily during winter and 4 daily during summer.
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Anyone know why today's AA92 sat remote parked for one hour and twenty minutes after landing a shade under three hours late. Is stand planning so rigid they couldn't use the available empty ones vacated by United and co? They could also have dropped off on the 300s and towed to T 2 later on less time. I eas very glad I was not on board!!
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Technical fault delayed the outbound AA93, thus it was towed to the West Apron for maintenance before being tugged back onto stand, the inbound AA92 from Chicago arrived as scheduled - There's never been any issue with any long-haul aircraft having stand unavailability.