DUBLIN - 2

[Jamie2k9]

Is Ryanair entirely now on Pier D? What was the logic of the old portacabin surviving this long as it blocks access to some of the gates on Pier D?

Malev Airlines use Pier D and I think Air Baltic also use it.

The old portacabin will be taken down soon. They had to wait until T2 opens.

US pre-clearance facility only started this week. I can't see Aer Lingus needing to use Pier D when they move all ops to T2 by Jan 25.

2010 passengers numbers fall by 2 million to 18.5.

Airport passengers fall by 20pc - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

[NorthernCounties]

I say if the eruptions earlier this year didn't happen and the weather in December. We would have been looking at circa 19 million pax. The airport is stabilising.

It did note that there should be a 6.5% growth this year. Which should bring pax to 19.8 million. If that rate of growth continues, we'll be up to prerecession levels by 2014~15.

I do hope, that this is the last year we have to state "things are stabilising". I'm so bored of the recession now!

[Jamie2k9]

2011 will see some rise in passenger numbers. A number of airlines have increased services for 2011 as well as a few new routes and a lot more charter flights. Around this time last year the airport was closed due to snow so Jan passengers this year should be higher than 2010.

[Jamie2k9]

Air Baltic increase Dubllin flights this summer:

DUB - Riga - daily (June - October) thats 3 extra weekly flights.
DUB - Vilnius - returns this summer with 4 weekly flights. (same as 2010)

[dublindispatch]

Well they said that last year and dropped filghts v quickly, they really should be pushing the onwards deals from RIX to really boost there pax numbers but I dont think I have ever seen a Press add for BT in Irland

[VanBosh]

American Airlines

Im flying AA to Chicago on April 15th. It is scheduled to land at T5 in Chicago which is the international terminal. I thought that with full facilities in T2 (Scheduled to depart from T2) that it would land in a domestic terminal? Does anyone know how this works or will the flight change to land at T£ in ORD?

[Jamie2k9]

Aer Lingus will transfer US flights to T2 on 22 Feb. CBP will then start for all Aer Lingus flights.

[Jamie2k9]

Skipness One Echo,

Blue Air also use Pier D.

[dublindispatch]

and most other things as two stands on b pier out off action

[Jamie2k9]

Direct Hoildays, Sunworld and Pamorna have suspended all flights between Dublin - Tunisia. Not expected to resume until next November.

Sunway still have flights for sale but how long will that last for.

[wanna_be_there]

Thats going to be a good indiation that Thomas cook will pull UK ops too, as seen as Direct/panorama are owned by Thomas Cook now.

With Jet2 gone from Tunisia, Thomas Cook looking to go, that leaves Thomson the last of the big 3 in the UK. Bet they will follow suit.

Just out of interest, who does Tunisair operate for at DUB? Will they still be running?

[Jamie2k9]

They operate for sunway. Flights due to resume on Feb 19.

[airhumberside]

I've just looked at Panorama's online brochure. Their Tunisia programme for this summer was to be just one weekly flight from DUB. As much as it is likely Thomas Cook/Thomson are going to have to cut back on their programmes from the UK, I wouldn't assume one dropped flight from Ireland, and 6 dropped flights by Jet 2, means Thomas Cook and Thomson will cut Tunisia entirely from the UK. Possible, but I don't think it's certain.

[Jamie2k9]

Just as Ryanair UK flights cuts came into affect, Ryanair have added an extra daily flight to LGW and from the end of March Bristol will go back to 3 daily.

[EI-BUD]

bmi Dublin/Heathrow

And bmi will step up Dublin London Heathrow to 5 a day from start of summer schedule when GLA LHR closes on March 27th.

EI-BUD

[Charlie Roy]

And bmi will step up Dublin London Heathrow to 5 a day from start of summer schedule when GLA LHR closes

I can think of better uses for a Heathrow slot, but good news for users of the route.

[Tom the Tenor]

Yes, good luck to Dublin with their new/increased routes etc but it has beaten me now years why the likes of BMI with their strong association with Lufthansa and Star Alliance have not tried a LHR Cork service. EI have been cute enough to form a code share with United so it is even less likely that BMI will ever arrive now at Cork.

Oh, well - all these little disappointments!

[dublindispatch]

Iceland express

Iceland Express seem to have removed the DUB flights from there website!!

[Jamie2k9]

They have canceled the route because of low booking. Belfast is also at risk of getting dropped but as BFS flights go via EDI it has a better chance of staying.

Ryanair said today that they wrote a letter in December to the DAA saying they can deliver an extra 4 million passengers a year at Dublin Airport. They say the DAA haven't got back to them. They had planned to expend this summer but time is running out. They say that 4,000 jobs can be created. Any thoughts?

Tourism can?t trust Fianna Fáil says Ryanair

[Noxegon]

At a guess, I'd say that Ryanair have offered to bring in four million passengers provided that the DAA gives them a special deal on airport charges (going on FR's history I'd say 90% off would be about right).

Of course all that'd really serve to do would be to harm the other airlines operating out of DUB...