October Traffic
 

More than 1.7 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in October

Good news hopefully the figures keep going in the right direction.

Unfortunately I doubt it, for some time; the economy seems to be going south in a big way this evening; there is a strong likelihood that the IMF may have to step in within the next few weeks (or even days) and the likely effects of the cuts already proposed is that domestic demand will be very hard hit.

Aer Lingus Regional Summer 2011
 

BLK - daily
CWF - 2 daily except 1 on SAT
EDI - 2 daily except 1 on SAT (Not including EI A320 daily service)
GLA - 4 daily except 2 on SAT

True, about the only reason Estonian survived on the route for so long is because Tallinn is about the only City in the 10 accession States that Ryanair didn't serve. I wonder did the authorities finally budge on fees?!;)

Seems FR will reinstate Prague and Budapest in March.

Budapest has being taken off the booking system yesterday. It was due to operate 4 weekly from next March but it now looks like that it will only be Prague.

US Customer
 

Does anyone know if one were to travel CWL-DUB-JFK if the facilities allow US Border & Customs clearance before boarding the JFK bound flight, therefore easing transit at JFK? If so, what is the procedure...?

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Best place is to check the DAA (dublin airport authority) website

ARRIVING IN T1 & PROCEEDING TO T2:

I dont no the current situation but from December 7th 2010 (T2 opens) that all connecting passengers will follow the existing signs for ''Transfers'' you will arrive at a security screening area which you must clear before following the signs for ''T2 Transfers'' then you will pass threw the partially existing Pier D and arriving in T2 where you will be met by two signs <- ''Check-In'', -> ''Transfers''. Follow the signs for Transfers and you will arrive at Security with the following signange, <- ''All flights within Continental Europe'', -> ''US Border Customs & Pre-clearance'' Follow the signs for US customs and you will then be screened as detailed on the daa.ie site. After that you just proceed to your gate and arrive hassile free as a domestic passenger in the US.

ARRIVING IN T2 AND PROCEEDING TO FLIGHT FROM T2:

Proceed threw baggage re-claim, and follow signs for ''Transfers''. You will arrive in the security area and will be met by two signs, <- ''All flights within Continental Europe'', -> ''US Border Customs & Pre-clearance''. Follow the signs for US customs and you will then be screened as mentioned above thus arriving as a domestic passenger in the US.

KAVS you are more or less correct in everything except:

It's the partially existing Pier C not D.

Unfortunately full CBP facilities will not be up and running until the new year. They want to bring it in step by step to deal with any teething problems that may arise with any new facility. They will start with what they have already which is Immigration but not Customs so flights will not be arriving as domestic flights until sometime in early 2011.

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yes you can clear immigration and eventually customs even if you are transiting in DUB from another city. However, the flight from Cardiff connects with EI109 to JFK and there are no CBP immigration facilities provided for EI109 at the moment.

Sorry i always get Pier C, and Pier D confused :O, oh i no but i was meaning transatlantic traffic from T2 begins 7 December. I think its 17 January when CBP will be running Fully.

new ad for terminal 2.better not tell shane ross how much it cost!YouTube - DAA Terminal 2 Advertisement

I hope it works and get some new business

It baffles me why they are showing this ad on prime time Irish TV. If people have to fly from Dublin, and use terminal 2 a TV advert is not going to increase or change those volumes. Irish people know T2 is there..

I can understand the ad being used elsewhere but on Irish TV it seems a ridiculous waste of money

The same branding excercise took place when the Cork terminal opened in 2006. The money would be better spent on marketing support for new routes. Maybe it's a PR excercise to counter the Taj mahal adverts paid for by Ryanair which portray T2 as a massive waste of money.

I agree Ryan, if they did the ads and also able to say oh look at all the new routes than yeah kool show the add but as it stands we all kinda know its there just waiting for action!

I have to laugh.

The DAA is now saying that the US Customs Authorities are not going to move to Terminal Two until next year. Presumably this means that all the US Airlines will hold off on their terminal move until then. Apparently Aer Lingus isn't going to transfer all its operations over until January either.

I guess that means that when T2 opens next week the only airline using it for the first while will be Etihad?

Aer Lingus will move in next week, London routes are said to be first followed by the rest of the short haul network. The first flight out of the terminal is Etihad on Tuesday and will be followed by Aer Lingus shortly after.

Aer Lingus plans trial at new terminal - The Irish Times - Thu, Nov 18, 2010

Just heard the IMF guys flight will be the first to use T2 today.

Well they are paying for it!
What? Too soon?

*flees*

Looks like Rome will be the first T2 arrival in about 45 minutes time.

A new web site went live this morning. Looks shiny:
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Yfrog Photo : yfrog.com/7eo0ijj - Shared by fionndavenport

O'Leary tunrs up to Terminal 2 opening in a hearse, dressed in a funeral suit with a wreath signalling the death of Irish tourism.

Re post 886 - Strange joke. In my view carrying a wreath of poppies to make such a point is a bit irreverent to the symbolism of remembrance.

Colgratulations to those at T2. It's a great facility and most welcome.

According to rte website it was ei-205 from manchester that was first to arrive.
o'leary's stunt reminded me of an ira funeral.a bit silly really.
good luck to t2 and all who travel through it.

For the moment departing Aer Lingus passengers will continue to checkin in T1. Anyone know where EI passengers arriving in T2 will collect their baggage ?

Iceland Express to start a weekly flight between Dublin - Reykjavik from June 14.

Ah lads talk about a week i will never forget. From the worst crisis facing the nation since the civil war, to 7 tragic murders which included 4 children, to the opening of T2, the farce which is known as Ryanair at T2 today, and if that wasnt a bad enough - a new route to Iceland is announced great at is the timeing could never have been worse, the IMF might aswell ring RHM in London and tell them that the queens visit isint really wanted next year for all the right reasons. All that takin into account i look forward to using T2 and having greater value for money on Aer Lingus flights from Dublin.

Get use to eating bread and water, the country is well and truly sunk. Im just delighted that some intelligent people from Europe and the US will have a much greater say in how our country is run rather than the current shower - the whole lot of them as well, FF, FG, LB you name it who are only where they are cause their fathers and grandfathers occupied these seats. Give me some intelligent german any day. Its the only thing that can save us, we cant manage ourselves. Im afraid its back to the Quenn with the begging bowl - oh how we criticise and have such a selective memory about history when it suits us. HM will be writing a nice big cheque for us with only 5% interest. We really should applaud her.

A chap that conveys messages by painting aircraft is a poet and there are a growing band of O'Leary connoisseurs out there who can appreciate symbolism on different levels. If we look at O'Leary photos as an art form then on reflection and second reaction, the one vkid posted shows us his frustration at T2 but on another level conveys a message that reflects the overall mood and the subdued atmosphere of both an individual and a nation at this time. The mood, the emotions associated with the Irish flag, the symbolism of the funeral and the O'Leary element which reminds me of the WB Yeats 'Romantic Ireland is dead and gone' poem but also reminds me of the 'greasy till', the greed that got us all into this mess. Yes T2 could be called the 'Greasy Till', we can only imagine who is in the coffin, we can only remember how we had it so good and how mismanagement left us where we are, especially when those in successful business with realistic, achievable vision for the future asked for things to be done differently but weren't listened to. The poet has always been frustrated by bad leadership, bureaucratic wasteful departments, speed of progress and lets hope when the IMF etc are finished with us he can continue to keep the company here.

Flights are on Tuesdays.
Connections to Newark and Boston are also possible.

I've just had a look at those. Looks like going to New York (EWR) is about €50 more expensive in each direction than the direct flight with Continental...

At least its something but odd that BFS would get a double weekly service and DUB only weekly, but at least the DUB is direct. I wonder if they can use the new PBT services for pax going to the USA?

At least its a new service and more to come i hope.

No, AFAIK CBP can only be used by flights who's first port of call is the USA.

Those of you who want to turn PPRuNe threads into a political football are in for a shock. It is something we do not allow so find yourself a site that allows your verbals on the Irish politican scene. It is NOT going to happen here.

The thread is closed so it can sink in.

AA&R mods.