Ref the above post i would suggest that you cannot deny that FR may infact have the cheapest air fares as MOL will tell you BUT and its a massive BUT, they are not the cheapest way to travel in many cases, if you take into account the extra charges and distance that some airports he operates are from your final destination.

Oslo Torp springs to mind - a financial nightmare travelling from the airport to the centre of Oslo. If memory serves me correct about 20-25 euro each way on the bus ?? SAS may even work out cheaper than this :O

Im surpriesd MOL does not try and market LDY as BFS (north) or even BHD as Drogheda or sum mad cap notion. I remember years ago when BY operated from LTN to BFS the fight they had at the time with the powers that be in BFS for the airport screens to show as LONDON LUTON rather than just LUTON. Oh how times change

Why would FR advertise LDY as Belfast North when they already fly to BHD an airport closer to Belfast than BFS?

Perhaps BHD could be Derry East.

Or with huge imagination on the ground transportation, he could go for London (Derry)...

In all fairness... as if transportation from the "real" airports is free. Seriously, 10eu from Linate/Malpensa or 10eu from Bergamo - couldn't care less. Same story for pretty much every other place. The only airport that does save you money on "city centre" travel is LCY :)

and BHD over BFS

I recall ordering a cup of coffee in the city and it cost around 10 euro after doing the conversions. I had my head in my hands until the coffee arrived and made sure to enjoy it, every last drip !!! Shockingly expensive city.

Ireland 105 - the head in your hands bit is called suffering from the effects of exchange rate uncertainty. At times some accountants love it, and when they don't love it they hate it.

See T2 now recruiting 500 staff?

That's particularly brave given that Aer Lingus are saying they won't move there if it's more expensive than T1...

Emirates
 

I dont want to get all Air India again in here but anyone heard anything of Emirates sniffing around Dublin at the moment??

Flew from Dublin a couple of weeks ago for the first time in a while. The airside of the terminal is much improved. It is great that they now have a nice outside terrace/smoking area. I went outside for a smoke after checking but it was great to be able to have another one after getting through security. Alot of staff there too.

Do any other airports have any similar facilities for smokers?

same thing in brs with smoking after security.

The best terraced area like that which I've seen is at GRO.

Connecting at DUB.
 

hi guys just booked a flights for me and my brother for a day trip to Manchester goes like this....

DEP ORK 07:30 - FR9842
ARR DUB 08:20

DEP DUB 09:30 - EI204
ARR MAN 10:25

DEP MAN 16:20 - EI727
ARR ORK 17:35

I havent done my check-in for either flights yet but just wondering (i will be doing this) when i check-in for both FR9842 & EI204 can i just proceed (no luggage at all with us) to the departure gate for EI?? much appreciated..

If you've checked in online for the Aer Lingus flight, do the following

• Follow signs for the baggage hall
• When you reach the baggage hall, follow signs for connecting flights (up a flight of stairs at one end of the baggage hall). Do not proceed into the arrivals area
• At the top of the stairs, you'll have to pass through security again, but you'll be at the front of the queue
• Proceed to the gate

The only exception is if both flights arrive and depart from pier A, in which case you'll be able to walk from gate to gate.

If you haven't checked in online, you'll have to go to the check-in area.

You might want to be aware that pier D is quite a trek from the baggage hall.

When you arrive in the baggage hall you do not exit into arrivals, instead you follow the sign "Transfer / Connections". This takes you up a stairs, down a corridor, around a corner and you find youself at the security screening area where you effectively get to skip the queue of people reaching the security screening area via the departures hall.

Connecting at DUB.
 

Does the Cork flight disembark at Pier A then? thanks for the help guys do you think ive allowed enough time for the DUB-MAN flight??

Thanks much appreciated.

For one reason or another, my triangles routes have tended to be the other way around, with a departure to Cork from Dublin. In general, the Cork flight has used pier A, but I wouldn't guarantee it.

If your flight is on time or has a delay of up to 25 minutes, you'll be OK. As it's the first flight of the day, I wouldn't worry unduly.