Emerald Airlines
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Highly likely these will be EUK flights operated by Emerald? Or even BACF flights operated by Emerald.
I think the Stobart flights were actually BACF in some roundabout way. This was before EUK was an operating airline, I think even LHR-BHD was operated as a ‘wetlease’ at one point.
I think the Stobart flights were actually BACF in some roundabout way. This was before EUK was an operating airline, I think even LHR-BHD was operated as a ‘wetlease’ at one point.
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Highly likely these will be EUK flights operated by Emerald? Or even BACF flights operated by Emerald.
I think the Stobart flights were actually BACF in some roundabout way. This was before EUK was an operating airline, I think even LHR-BHD was operated as a ‘wetlease’ at one point.
I think the Stobart flights were actually BACF in some roundabout way. This was before EUK was an operating airline, I think even LHR-BHD was operated as a ‘wetlease’ at one point.
Given up waiting for MAN-BHD flights going on sale for the end of March. I see that they have now just appeared at last, fares £344 one way.
Based on this, we've booked to Portugal instead.
Well done Are Lingus/ Emerald.
Based on this, we've booked to Portugal instead.
Well done Are Lingus/ Emerald.
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often the first fares are full fares and cheaper fares are loaded shortly after.
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Flights are now available for most dates at more reasonable fares. £37.80 for the last days of March.
As I said before most carriers load fares with the highest first and it can take a day or two for them to come down.
As I said before most carriers load fares with the highest first and it can take a day or two for them to come down.
They must have still forfeited alot of potential bookings by putting flights on sale so late. Like Mr A Tis, I too have made alternative arrangements for my mid-April NI trip ... no flights were offered BHD-MAN when I needed to finalise my itinerary.
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I suspect their hand was forced into announcing the routes before there were really ready to announce them probably due in part to the talked about ‘imminent’ announcement from Flybe who are likely to be in direct competition on several routes from BHD. Given that there will only be initially x1 flight/day to MAN says to me that they will be spreading themselves a bit thin in order to start earlier than they would have liked.
you should have just booked BFS…
As I needed to firm up plans, now going to Portugal.
Anyhow the Emerald schedule isn't very inviting either, once a day & a late evening departure from MAN.
There is appears reduction in overall service to NI, thus fares are up.
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Dublin lends Aer Lingus €200mn, Emerald Airlines €6mn
Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200© Aer Lingus24.03.2022 - 06:44 UTCAer Lingus (EI, Dublin Int'l) has agreed a new EUR200 million euro (USD220 million) loan with the Irish sovereign wealth fund, having already received a similar EUR150 million (USD165 million) debt facility from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) last year, the fund revealed in a statement on March 22.
The new three-year debt deal brings the ISIF’s total funding commitment to the airline to EUR350 million (USD385 million) and “is designed to complement ongoing support” provided by parent company IAG International Airlines Group.
The facility, provided via the ISIF’s EUR2 billion (USD2.2 billion) Pandemic Stabilisation and Recovery Fund, aims to support the airline in its recovery from the impact of Covid-19. The fund and Aer Lingus have agreed commercial terms on the structure, pricing, and repayment of the loan.
ISIF has also agreed a EUR6 million (USD6.6 million) debt facility with Emerald Airlines (Ireland) (EA, Dublin Int'l), which operates the Aer Lingus Regional franchise and commenced flight operations in late February. This “will support its launch and scale-up over the coming months,” the fund said, so that “when fully operational, Emerald Airlines is expected to bring over 500,000 tourists to the island every year while supporting over 400 Irish-based staff and over 250 indirect jobs.”
“Providing debt funding to the Irish aviation sector, through Aer Lingus and Emerald, will also help Ireland's hospitality and leisure sectors by supporting a rebound in tourist traffic into Ireland and bringing more customers to these businesses,” opined ISIF Director Nick Ashmore.
Aer Lingus CFO Elizabeth Haun said the pandemic had caused operating losses at the flag carrier of EUR361 million (USD397 million) in 2020 and EUR347 million (USD382 million) in 2021. In 2019, Aer Lingus had posted a EUR276 million (USD304 million) operating profit on revenue of EUR2.1 billion (USD2.3 billion).
IAG CFO Steve Gunning said last month that Aer Lingus had “probably had the toughest time of all of our operating companies” in 2021. The group also includes British Airways, Iberia, Vueling Airlines, and LEVEL. Ireland’s peripheral location and strict travel restrictions created an extremely difficult operating environment for the carrier, he explained.
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Any truth to the rumour the UK CAA has refused the AOC on the basis of Emeralds financial position? How long can they piggy back on the Aer Lingus UK AOC to operate from BHD?
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I think it is the granting of a type A Operating Licence that depends on financial stability, whereas the AOC is more about safety regulation. No OL without an AOC though.
