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Leaving aside the departure tax, what could airports here do to reduce the number of pax going to Dublin? The school that one of my daughter's goes to has two large groups away at the minute, both out of Dublin. I sometimes wonder if the agents used are quite happy to push Dublin. Is there anything they can do?
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I do wonder about some of the relationships between travel agents and airlines.
We had an experience a couple of years ago where we wanted to go from Cork to Cape Town. We also wanted to organize a few tours when out there, so we went to a travel agent.
The same travel agent was absolutely hell-bent on sending us on Emirates from Dublin. The fare from Cork to Heathrow and onto Cape Town on BA was €25 higher. Quite frankly, we'd have lost that on the cost of the bus to Dublin, before you take into account the 3 hours you spend on the bus and the fact it's 2 long-haul flights via Dubai as opposed to 1 via London.
Eventually, they lost the business and we DIYed every part of it.
I can only assume that Emirates offered them a chunky commission.
We had an experience a couple of years ago where we wanted to go from Cork to Cape Town. We also wanted to organize a few tours when out there, so we went to a travel agent.
The same travel agent was absolutely hell-bent on sending us on Emirates from Dublin. The fare from Cork to Heathrow and onto Cape Town on BA was €25 higher. Quite frankly, we'd have lost that on the cost of the bus to Dublin, before you take into account the 3 hours you spend on the bus and the fact it's 2 long-haul flights via Dubai as opposed to 1 via London.
Eventually, they lost the business and we DIYed every part of it.
I can only assume that Emirates offered them a chunky commission.
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BFS-BHX
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Don't forget the extra Tuesday service until 13 June making it three daily except Saturday.
So from not bookable a month or so ago to an increase compared to summer 16 from late March to mid-June. They have never operated 3 frequencies on a Tuesday before to BHX.
Pete
Don't forget the extra Tuesday service until 13 June making it three daily except Saturday.
So from not bookable a month or so ago to an increase compared to summer 16 from late March to mid-June. They have never operated 3 frequencies on a Tuesday before to BHX.
Pete
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Bought the Belfast Telegraph on Friday evening and a Ryanair booklet was inside it.
Great quality booklet, advertising flights from.....Dublin.
Welcome to the world of Ryanair folks, making you feel special and making you feel that you're the only one while groping the a*se of the bird across the street.
Great quality booklet, advertising flights from.....Dublin.
Welcome to the world of Ryanair folks, making you feel special and making you feel that you're the only one while groping the a*se of the bird across the street.
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Quote - "Always amazes me how we can't go more than a couple weeks without some starting the BFS vs DUB crap.
It's old news and no one cares."
So you are quite happy to see employment opportunities, spending power, possible new routes, local airport development etc all drive south to Dublin? What would be the impact if we could claw back say 400k of that almost 1m who drive south? No interest in the local economy?
It's old news and no one cares."
So you are quite happy to see employment opportunities, spending power, possible new routes, local airport development etc all drive south to Dublin? What would be the impact if we could claw back say 400k of that almost 1m who drive south? No interest in the local economy?
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And you won't stop the vast majority of these people from driving south because Dublin will always have a far larger amount of routes and seats available
The £ v euro, Brexit and new future routes from BFS could cull the numbers significantly.
You seem to have an illusion that people drive to DUB just for the hell of it!!
The £ v euro, Brexit and new future routes from BFS could cull the numbers significantly.
You seem to have an illusion that people drive to DUB just for the hell of it!!
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The £ v euro, Brexit and new future routes from BFS could cull the numbers significantly.
You seem to have an illusion that people drive to DUB just for the hell of it!!
You seem to have an illusion that people drive to DUB just for the hell of it!!
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The £ vs Euro exchange has been at these levels before over the past 10 years. Why no talk then of routes being pulled? Isn't it great to have Brexit to blame lots of issues on, but lets not deal with the issues.
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The £ vs Euro exchange has been at these levels before over the past 10 years. Why no talk then of routes being pulled? Isn't it great to have Brexit to blame lots of issues on, but lets not deal with the issues.
PS - I support Brexit in principal but I am fully aware of the reality over the next few years which I don't most who supported it are.