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Could one not reasonably assume that they have been "considering options" in that regard for the past two years?
If options actually exist I'm rather surprised that they haven't been implemented by now.
If options actually exist I'm rather surprised that they haven't been implemented by now.
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On the first weekend of June SEN-FMO is available for less than £40 RETURN. Following weekends around £60. Not sure whether that's an encouraging sign re Load/Yield, but if in the SEN area and free in June, worthwhile to take a trip to Muenster! Pictures of Muenster: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=mu...w=1920&bih=979
As of 26 May, heavy discounting appears to apply to just the first few days on new routes at SEN (ie 05 June to 08 June). After this very brief period, prices seem to become a little more conventional. I accept that this is just an observation at a single moment in time and doesn't reflect broader pricing policy
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Any clue as to whether the DUB is suspended for the winter -trying to book a New York via Dublin on December and no flights bookable
Other uk dep points have deps avail -is the intention not to operate this winter ??
Other uk dep points have deps avail -is the intention not to operate this winter ??
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Good Lord - as someone who has used the Southend-Dublin service several times can it be true that there will be no Winter service. That would truly be a disaster. Surely it cannot be true????
I would have thought it unlikely in the extreme that they will not operate SEN-DUB this winter. They are certainly doing themselves no favours by delaying its release though.
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Maybe there is a problem between the agreement with Stobart Air/Aer Arran and Aer Lingus? Dublin is not a seasonal beach resort. It is an interesting city busy with tourist and business people all the year round. Perhaps the new schedule will be announced once the early and late trains at SEN get sorted out.
I do have a small insight into the situation which leads me to believe that the route will certainly continue through the winter and that the schedule will appear in due course.
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Also it appears that EI-REM and EI-REL will be the Flybe/Stobart Air aircraft both ATR72-500s not 600s. Presumably they will be painted into Flybe colours(?)
Link: Stobart Air to base two ATR72-500s out of Southend for Flybe. ops - ch-aviation.com
Link: Stobart Air to base two ATR72-500s out of Southend for Flybe. ops - ch-aviation.com
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I thought winter flights were on sale previously, perhaps I dreamt that.
I saw pax numbers for April were substantially increased on last year, and all flights now seem to be operated by the 72
I saw pax numbers for April were substantially increased on last year, and all flights now seem to be operated by the 72
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I haven't been following the passenger figures but could we be heading for the long rumoured 4th daily flight (on the days where there are currently 3 flights), or even an up-gauge to an A319 on Aer Lingus mainline?
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The DUB-SEN route is a great deal more important to Stobart than to Aer Lingus. I'd imagine that Stobart is happy to underwrite the route, but why would Aer Lingus increase capacity at their own risk? The only real interest for Aer Lingus is the potential US connecting passengers, and they can get those with the existing ATR service at someone else's commercial risk, thanks very much.
Here's a quick experiment. Say I want to fly from Dublin to London on Aer Lingus next Tuesday morning (just after the long weekend, so a reasonably busy day for business travel).
Some one-way prices for you, courtesy of Google Flights just now:
Departure time from DUB One-way fare
06.40 LHR €306
07.10 LGW €236
07.40 LHR €306
08.50 LHR €306
09.00 LGW €206
09.10 SEN €30 (yes, thirty euros. This is not a typo.)
09.50 LHR €306
If Aer Lingus offered sightseeing flights around Dublin I think they'd achieve a better yield than that. The fact that the DUB-SEN flight is on sale at €30 implies either that loads are dreadfully low or that the revenue management is totally screwed up, and neither of those is an encouraging foundation for a switch to a larger aircraft.
I know that's only one morning (though the evening flight is €30 too!) but it's hardly an encouraging sign. But don't worry, I think Stobart will keep writing the cheques for a while...
On another note, though, I was puzzled to note when extracting the above information from Google Flights that it doesn't recognise SEN as a London airport. You ask for flights from DUB to LON, and it shows all the usual London airport suspects, but not SEN. I had thought the airport had resolved this issue (having SEN recognised by IATA as a London airport) some time ago.
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I was puzzled to note when extracting the above information from Google Flights that it doesn't recognise SEN as a London airport.
09.10 SEN €30 (yes, thirty euros. This is not a typo.)