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Just off the dayflight from JFK. It was the best thing I could ever have done. I feel jetlagged still but if I had've taken the night flight i'd not be awake now.
The flight was full. Hopefully they keep it!
Entertainment was better in the 757, I think I prefer the narrowbody experience.
The flight was full. Hopefully they keep it!
Entertainment was better in the 757, I think I prefer the narrowbody experience.
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Owen,Glad to hear you had a good flight back from new york.
Assuming you went over on the Aer lingus A330 airliner how would you compare both flights in terms of comfort,meals, cabin crew,etc.
Did you have to drive home immediately after landing in Dublin?
Frbest.
Assuming you went over on the Aer lingus A330 airliner how would you compare both flights in terms of comfort,meals, cabin crew,etc.
Did you have to drive home immediately after landing in Dublin?
Frbest.
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On the 757 the seats were more comfortable and it felt like the service was more personal. There was about 100 movies.
I would definitely do the day flight again.
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A HiFly A340 was flying around today with an EI callsign (EIN991), n ormally a callsign for hire-ins or crew training?
Departed as EI1127 around 20.00, are you sure it was 991, was supposed to be 993P for BRU-DUB leg
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Aer Lingus IT Charters
Does anybody have a list of weekly IT charters that Aer Lingus are operating this year - read before that they are doing some.
I know there was a weekly Friday afternoon one to Monastir but that the series was cancelled after the tragic events in Tunisia.
I know there was a weekly Friday afternoon one to Monastir but that the series was cancelled after the tragic events in Tunisia.
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With the takeover now complete will smaller routes like Verona stay ? fly this route a few times a year and with no Ryanair route it could be a problem , well they have Bologna which is OK I suppose .
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With the takeover now complete will smaller routes like Verona stay ? fly this route a few times a year and with no Ryanair route it could be a problem , well they have Bologna which is OK I suppose .
BLQ has been trimmed a lot but T/A connections this year may of benefited.
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Thanks for the reply , say most people are going to lake garda , was on it last summer coming home the plane was full, Connacht rugby team also on board .
A321 was used a few times too which is a good sign hopefully more of the same .
A321 was used a few times too which is a good sign hopefully more of the same .
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Does anybody have a list of weekly IT charters that Aer Lingus are operating this year - read before that they are doing some.
I know there was a weekly Friday afternoon one to Monastir but that the series was cancelled after the tragic events in Tunisia.
I know there was a weekly Friday afternoon one to Monastir but that the series was cancelled after the tragic events in Tunisia.
Summer 15:
Verona - Belfast
Izmir - Dublin
Bodrum - Dublin
Monitor - Dublin (scheduled ops to Malaga > 4 September, > 11 September Amsterdam, Manchester)
Winter 15/16:
Salzburg - Dublin and Cork
Verona - Belfast and Dublin
Toulouse - Dublin
Reykjavik - Dublin
Rovaniemi - Dublin, Cork and Gatwick*
Friedrichshafen - Gatwick
Geneva - Gatwick
Lyon - Gatwick
* One off Dublin-Gatwick-Rovaniemi service with no return via LGW .
Some of the charters operate twice weekly such as Friedrichshafen, Salzburg and Tolouse for example.
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I'd like to get some discussion and opinion on the BHD position for EI now that EI is part of IAG.
I've been quite vocal for some time and had an opinion that EI would have a long run at BHD especially on the LHR route. Despite its relative strong cost base position (crew base etc.) at BHD, I now cannot see many reasons why EI will remain on the BHD LHR route and by inference at BHD. Here's why;
1. BHD LHR with EI is not bookable still for summer 2015, despite all other EI London routes being for sale on the website.
2. There is overcapacity on the BHD LHR route and with IAG's primary interest being connecting traffic and business travellers, I can see IAG wanted to consolidate the business on the route to a strong BA at T5. It is also unlikely that EI would move to T5, which is already utilised to capacity.
3. EI will remove 2 319's from the fleet early next year and that may necessitate the use of 320 on BHD LHR (though this prob not a big issue as 2 319s will still be available), which is based on current performance not needed.
4. There will likely be a new entrant on LGW - Belfast Market, and if it is to the BHD market it will pressurise EI position. If it is easyJet and that is where my money would be on, I could see EI abandoning the route.
5. IAG have strong leverage against the airport at this point, and which could result in EI being free to be released from any time bound contractual arrangements that may be in place.
6. Vueling could pick up the seasonal sun operations, and negate the need for a crew base for EI at BHD...
Without getting into the debate about which Belfast Airport is better, which is at best a futile debate, I pose the following scenario... with no alternative option by way of airline to serve Belfast Heathrow market; IAG and BA are in a very strong position to switch airports in Belfast with limited impact on passenger numbers. Hitherto BHD competing airlines meant that BHD was likely to keep both as BA wouldn't have deflected out to BFS as EI would have stole a march on them at BHD. But not no alternative means that BA has huge leverage, and BFS albeit not as convenient for business pax etc. it is the only route to London Heathrow. This would mean a 24 hr. airport for BA, and a proposition that BFS could invest heavily into the majorly impact its smaller rival. This move into IAG could be real game changer from the perspective of the Belfast Airports.
Watch this space.... any views on the above?
I've been quite vocal for some time and had an opinion that EI would have a long run at BHD especially on the LHR route. Despite its relative strong cost base position (crew base etc.) at BHD, I now cannot see many reasons why EI will remain on the BHD LHR route and by inference at BHD. Here's why;
1. BHD LHR with EI is not bookable still for summer 2015, despite all other EI London routes being for sale on the website.
2. There is overcapacity on the BHD LHR route and with IAG's primary interest being connecting traffic and business travellers, I can see IAG wanted to consolidate the business on the route to a strong BA at T5. It is also unlikely that EI would move to T5, which is already utilised to capacity.
3. EI will remove 2 319's from the fleet early next year and that may necessitate the use of 320 on BHD LHR (though this prob not a big issue as 2 319s will still be available), which is based on current performance not needed.
4. There will likely be a new entrant on LGW - Belfast Market, and if it is to the BHD market it will pressurise EI position. If it is easyJet and that is where my money would be on, I could see EI abandoning the route.
5. IAG have strong leverage against the airport at this point, and which could result in EI being free to be released from any time bound contractual arrangements that may be in place.
6. Vueling could pick up the seasonal sun operations, and negate the need for a crew base for EI at BHD...
Without getting into the debate about which Belfast Airport is better, which is at best a futile debate, I pose the following scenario... with no alternative option by way of airline to serve Belfast Heathrow market; IAG and BA are in a very strong position to switch airports in Belfast with limited impact on passenger numbers. Hitherto BHD competing airlines meant that BHD was likely to keep both as BA wouldn't have deflected out to BFS as EI would have stole a march on them at BHD. But not no alternative means that BA has huge leverage, and BFS albeit not as convenient for business pax etc. it is the only route to London Heathrow. This would mean a 24 hr. airport for BA, and a proposition that BFS could invest heavily into the majorly impact its smaller rival. This move into IAG could be real game changer from the perspective of the Belfast Airports.
Watch this space.... any views on the above?
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In essence your points are well placed. Menzies future may not be very secure but EI could still operate but just not have base planes or crew. I think the sun routes are indeed probably dead in the water. I would say we mite get a year or so with LHR. LGW depends on who takes up the slots.
I would say though that once the takeover starts moving it will be a very quick process but it's not a takeover as in BMI or BCAL so maybe not all gloom for BHD
I would say though that once the takeover starts moving it will be a very quick process but it's not a takeover as in BMI or BCAL so maybe not all gloom for BHD
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stab3.5up;
I take it you mean that Vueling would naturally come to the sun routes? EI have performed v well this year on their small sun route operations, if the loads and the high fares that are quoted on the website are anything to go by? Equally, the very respectable share of the passengers that BHD get on the same routes. . .
This feels like there is significant risk surrounding BHD's sun routes business once again. . . the issues is that if EI exit, unless VY definitely picks up the slack, I'd suggest the list of eligible airlines is extremely limited....
I take it you mean that Vueling would naturally come to the sun routes? EI have performed v well this year on their small sun route operations, if the loads and the high fares that are quoted on the website are anything to go by? Equally, the very respectable share of the passengers that BHD get on the same routes. . .
This feels like there is significant risk surrounding BHD's sun routes business once again. . . the issues is that if EI exit, unless VY definitely picks up the slack, I'd suggest the list of eligible airlines is extremely limited....
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Given EI have only very recently put on sale FAO and AGP for summer 2016 with the take over virtually a given I doubt this is the case, the routes have gone on sale later than this in the past, PMI normally comes in stream quite a lot later. LGW is on sale and has been for a while also. LHR not, but again there could be a million and one reasons for this, one of which of course being IAG making it an all BA route, BA could also be removed and EI run it with their lower operating costs. I do feel EI is well established in the NI market and I don't think any decision for them to exit would happen so quickly.
