Just like the little used, then completely resurfaced, then closed because the new D Pier blocked the view from the control tower, Runway 29, the short lived Pier C is no more (it was completed in 2000 at a cost of approx €150m and closed in 2008)

With most of it having been knocked down to facilitate construction of the new terminal and "E Pier"/400 gates, what remains of "C" will act as little more than the airside connection between T1 and T2.(who says the DAA don't plan ahead?) :ugh:

Pier B was scheduled to be closed for major remedial work and then also extended following the opening of T2. But weather any of that happens in the current economic climate and the growing debts of the DAA is anyones guess.

JAS

Does anyone know what the travel guy on the pat kenny show on RTE yesterday moring was on about that an existing transatlantic carrier in DUB is about to launch another new destination from Dublin???

Any thoughts or notions viewers???

American Airlines are to launch a significant expansion from JFK, so more than likely it'll be them. Its been rumoured on a number of forums they were looking at starting JFK-DUB.

Although I don't dispute the AA JFK-DUB route the way Eoghain Corry was talking it sounded bigger. Perhaps LAX coming back to the EI network?? Maybe a Caribbean destination for the winter?? Well here's hoping anyway ....

US seasonal to CLT.

Isn't that via Philadelphia though? You can't really consider that a new route...

According to the podcast of the show it states that it will be a new route to a US city. It should be announced before the end of the week.

New US service
 

dublinaviator

The discussion on another forum was about a US Air Charlotte service direct by
762 I believe, although I might be wrong about the aircraft type. MAN - CLT
was also mentioned as a possibility.



Pete

Oh right, I assumed it'd be via Philadelphia like it was a couple of years ago, is there a big enough market for a direct service though? Its good news either way, whether its AA or US.

Can't really see American going head to head with Aer Lingus and Delta on JFK-Dub. There have been rumours for some time about Charlotte by US Air though 757 not 767. Could it be United to IAD?

Didn't stop them starting Chicago-Dublin and Boston-Dublin. With Aer Lingus moving closer to United and Star Alliance, theres now even more reason for American to gain a bit of the New York-Ireland market.

Not only would American be competing with EI and Delta at JFK (where Delta now has a very extensive range of connections) but with the double daily to Newark where again, Continental offers a huge range of connections (as American does at Chicago).

My money is on US to Charlotte

UA IAD
 

United to IAD would make sense if it was part of the EI/UA deal. I know EI pulled the route but with added benefit of UA connections at IAD it might now do better.

AA expansion Dublin.
 

Heard there was a meeting today in Dublin between AA & the DAA to launch a new DUB - LAX/SFO/SJC route. ORD to be restored to daily from May 2010. Would be delighted myself to see California back on the destination list from Dublin.

Wishful thinking from DAA. AA aren't going to operate to a non-hub city, so LAX is the only west coast destination that is remotely possible. MIA would be a far more interesting choice for AA.

If AA cant make their ORD route work year round from DUB, what chance would LAX have.
Firstly, it would dilute the ORD loads and there are very few worthwhile transfers available at LAX as the pax would be 'backtracking' DUB-LAX-XXX, so would rely heavily on O&D traffic which I dont think DUB has.

MIA is more realistic but again, you have an issue. MIA would work better in the winter (ala MAN back when it ran) but if AA have canned ORD for the winter, what chance would MIA have?

Air Canada
 

Anchorage, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Cape Town and Johannesburg all operated by Air Canada. Some are arriving and departing from DUB tomorrow. Anybody know why??

Very odd flight numbers also, AC1111, AC2222, AC3333, AC4444???

Maybe a test? MAN sometimes has AF001 to LHR dispayed throughout terminals and online to train staff on data input?

I think someone is having fun. I appreciate Herr Muller is taking Aer Lingus in new directions, but I can't imagine they're planning to add routes to Alexandroupolis, Barcelonnette, or Balikesir any time soon.