It is interesting to think that DUB today is handling the number of passenger LHR was in the early-1980s.

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It does look like a done deal, according to colleagues in our Dublin office (non aviation related), Hainan had some concerns but they have been sorted out and it's a case of when not if it happens now.

It's going to be a route that will go from strength to strength. Another good result in terms of route development, a lot of regions could learn a few things.

Hawaiian? I think you mean Hainan.

Indeed I do.

I would say this would be a very popular cargo option as well as for humans

Is there any news of a regular direct flights between Dublin and Tokyo after JAL's charter last week?

So all the talk about LAS is not happening now?

All the talk about LAS actually came from one comment in a single interview with the CEO where he mentioned it was something they were looking into. It was never mentioned again apart from here and on other forums which ran with it and assumed an announcement was imminent.

I'd say it's still a route they'd consider but there's other routes more likely in my opinion.

Norwegian appear to be recruiting for 737MAX pilot base at DUB, the add says US and European routes.

EI regional/ Stobart Winter changes

*NCL reducing from 16weekly to 7 weekly.
*ABZ reducing from 11 weekly to 10 weekly.
*BHX increasing from 4 daily to 5 daily.
*BRS from 23 weekly to 19 weekly.
*EDI from 37 weekly to 27 weekly.
*GLA from 30 weekly to 26 weekly.
*IOM from 12 weekly to 11 weekly.
*MAN from 35 weekly to 38 weekly.

So that appears to be a net loss of 19 rotations. Are Stobart just going to park the aircraft up? Or are there to be new destinations? Or will there be an increase in capacity out of Cork/Shannon? Or will they be operating more flights for FlyBe?

Potentially this is where they are getting the capacity to operate the Dublin-Southend service?

A reduction in services between Ireland and Britian ... welcome to the new normal!

I was speaking with a number of people during the National Heritage Week (Aug 19-27) who run events and sites of interest and they all said they've seen a drop off in the number of UK visitors over the summer. Words used were "noticable", "significant" and "big".

That won't be helped with the continued decline in the vaule of Sterling.

JAS

Or maybe the Brits are heading elsewhere but Ireland?

With most UK airports reporting very large rises in pax numbers, including many seeing 'their busiest months ever', clearly there are still lots travelling, and they have to be going somewhere.......

I think people booked their holiday quite a while ago. I noticed that the %increases in July were less than in June. It will be interesting to see if the winter traffic holds up.

You typical type of Brit that holidays here would be their 2 or 3rd holiday per year for 3-4 days not your typical week or two week holiday......if money is tight you will obviously chose your annual holiday over a short break.

Some of those cuts are incorrect particularly EDI/GLA/ABZ.

All obtained today so they should be mostly correct, could you point out the inaccuracies?

I will when I get a better look but I am sure that last winter's freq are slightly incorrect so the reduction look bigger than they are but overall there are some cuts and it's Stobart who decided them not EI.

Never implied that EI made the cuts, however the flights are branded Are Lingus regional so I put that in for recognition.

Newcastle is perhaps the worst decrease, with flights being cut more than in half.

Have crossed checked schedules last year and actual ops and conclude the following:

EDI operated average of 24-27 weekly last winter.

GLA operated average of 25 weekly last winter.

My info says daily only before increasing to 11 weekly in April 17.

BRS looks about right while NCL is as well.

The 30/37 weekly are early/late summer periods frequency and not winter ones.