DUBLIN - 2

[PPRuNeUser0176]

Max Kingsley-Jones

Qatar will launch Dublin and Las Vegas next year, and possibly Belfast: Akbar Al Baker #iataagm

Akbar Al Baker is QR CEO btw

https://twitter.com/MaxABEd/status/738665396623036416

EI were also saying yesterday at IATA that they were in discussions with QR about Doho service!

I really cannot see Belfast and Dublin together especially in the same year.

[Just a spotter]

From The Journal.ie (3rd June 2016)

Dublin Airport becomes first airfield in the world to be on Google's Street View

Dublin Airport the first airfield in the world to be on Google's Street View

JAS

[EI-BUD]

For those interested a Swiss C series is at DUB, has been there most of the weeks. Sports the Swiss livery very well. Sitting around the back near the hangars near the far end of Terminal 1 gates...

[Jamie2k9]

May traffic up 11% to almoat 2.5 million

Europe - 1.3 million +11%
UK - 838,000 +11%
Transatlantic - 271,000 +14%
ME/Africa - 55,000 -3%
Domestic - 9,000 +44%

Year to date almost 10.3 million up 14% (1.3 million).

https://www.dublinairport.com/latest...dublin-airport

[EI-A330-300]

With those numbers surly we are looking at between 27.5 and 28 million. Have the daa said an estimate yet?

Thomson start long haul ops on Sunday!

[LondonCityBoy]

Anyone know why EI102, FR1959 & FR5775 are diverting to Shannon tonight?

[PPRuNeUser0176]

Low clouds causing low visibility and CAT I was only available due to lighting issues with CAT III which have since been resolved.

Diversion most likely because of fuel when there is a stack of 20+ aircraft holding.

Fog has been causing lots of delays earlier in the week.

[ia350]

Vancouver route starts today , be interesting to see how it goes , will be using it anyway .

[EI-A330-300]

It started yesterday, operated from DUB end as there is no rouge long haul base in YVR, aircraft routed to YYZ.

Hope lack of advertising doesn't damage the service.

[cloudier]

cloudier

What was wrong in Dublin this afternoon some flights diverted to SNN

[AerRyan]

Varaible winds due to nearby thunderstorms caused severe windshear, holding, go arounds and runway changes.

[PPRuNeUser0176]

There was 4 to 6 runway direction changes due to happen yesterday going by weather forecasts for the day based on data from Saturday evening.

Meanwhile in more interesting news a new carriers is due to announce a service ex DUB soon according to a journalist who got an accidental invite. Was due to be announced tomorrow but temporarily proposed and planned to take place at the Shelbourne Hotel so must be a pretty big name to announce it there.

https://twitter.com/damienmulley/sta...28148764151809

[PPRuNeUser0176]

Cobalt Air tickets on sale for LCA commencing 9 July running twice weekly.

11.35-15.10 - LCA-DUB
15.55-23.10 - DUB-LCA

Some good lead in fares but hope the shot booking period and brand won't impact the route.

FlyOne is also planning a twice weekly service to Chișinău next month. Air Moldova currently operate the route.

[Sober Lark]

Cobalt Air - Why is their DUB-LCA a 7hr 15 min flight?

[Dontgothere]

Time difference...

[Sober Lark]

OK. I see. It's a glitch on their web site as it shows an incorrect flight 'Duration 7h 15m'. (They add flight time + time difference).

[j636]

Was in/out yesterday with BA and noticed 3 Air Canada B763s at pier D. Were they scheduled and don't they use pier B?

The 10 minute window with 4 AAs opposite one another at T2 is one for the spotters if they even get to photo them!! Cant happen a lot outside the States.

[canberra97]

j636

Regarding four AA tails opposite one another and that it can't happen a lot outside of the states well it does at LHR on a daily basis.

[PPRuNeUser0176]

The mystery airline is apparently a major network carrier will commence a daily DUB service this winter and it may be announced early this week. It is long haul as well and not QR which is looking like a May or October 2017 launch.

[1sky]

CX, finally.