DUBLIN - 2
 

Was on stand at BHD today beside a BMI airbus, they were using a Speedbird callsign

Quote: "Sorry i'm confused- are bmi staff still working on bmi or ba metal, and do you get the full ba service if the metal is bmi and operated by bmi crew-cos technically you've booked through ba website"

AFAIK, (1) both, and (2) yes.

Indeed. Although 'BA' flight numbers to DUB have already started, the first 'BA' operated flight is BA8124 on Sat 30th, G-DBCH.

bmi crew are working on bmi aircraft only. Several crew have been & are in the process of being transferred to BA, they will then operate on the BA fleet & currently 5 ex-bmi A319's.

Full BA service no, complimentary yes. The service on 'bmi' operated flights will be a complimentary bmi service.

Looking into Nov/Dec time BA is charging roughly the same as EI but offering catering and luggage into the equation. EI does obviously offer 3x as many flights!

Correct but incorrecrt as on the bmi a/c in c class the middle seat is not used so only four seats across the cabin used.

Alitalia will be flying from DUB-MXP & LIN for the summer.

DUB-MXP 23 June-1 September - Saturdays - A320
DUB-LIN 14 July-25 August - Saturdays - A320

Lufthansa Italia operated MXP last summer with a A319.

Is Alitalia routes Scheduled or charter ? Also I've noticed that Belavia has had a few flights to minsk the last couple of weeks why is this ?

Its a charter and the belavia is the chernobel children

Thanks for the reply :) also tomorrow there seems to be a flight going from Dublin to Billund with Cimber Sterling... Didn't they stop flying to Dublin ?

Aer Lingus will resume Venice flights for winter after both Aer Lingus and Ryanair suspended the routes last year. It will operate 3 weekly. Krakow will only operate from 10 Dec - 14 Jan and will be 2 weekly.

has the polish bubble finally burst then?

Not really, there's still demand mainly being cooped up by Ryanair and Wizz ex-Ireland. Probably the main reason for the seasonality of the route is that yields are low, Venice would be a more realistic choice for the Winter with Aer Lingus being the sole operator from Ireland to Venice during Nov to Mar.

Maastricht
 

Ryanair to start Dublin-Maastricht this December

have heard that ba may put 767 on the lhr dub route due very high demand any truth do we think??

BA capacity DUB-LHR-DUB
 

Well to me it makes good sense, around midday BA have inherited from BMI two flights that are at nearly the same time thus taking up two slots rather than one so it makes sense to put a larger plane on, thus freeing up a slot pair, times are not high yield friendly so makes sense

BA
 

767 ? Maybe even one of BA's new a380s !!!? :ok:

the 767 already operates lhr-gla

"the 767 already operates lhr-gla"
 

And bmi said it wasn't a profitable route?!:rolleyes:

I think that is unlikely. All of BA's DUB flights operate from T1, but all the 767s operate from T5, so the largest aircraft DUB is likely to see is an A321. I understand that the majority - if not all - flights operated from T1 will be ex BD aircraft, the BD and BA fleets are relatively incompatible from a ground handling perspective, by all accounts.

Interesting idea.

Don't forget that EI used to run the occasional A330 to LHR T1 for the Christmas rush.

JAS