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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Mar 2010, 16:47
Replies: 6,080
Views: 1,381,585
Posted By Hobby Flyer

With the ongoing improvements to the M8, the...

With the ongoing improvements to the M8, the attraction of going to Dublin by Plane is dwindling rapidly.

I drove to Dublin last week. I left Merrion Square at 19:10, and was in Glanmire at 21:35....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Mar 2010, 16:34
Replies: 2,244
Views: 625,403
Posted By Hobby Flyer

Ryanair must be hurting Air France if they are...

Ryanair must be hurting Air France if they are acting like this. They have no hope of proving any of this.

Ryanair are driving down the costs of travel right across Europe. Aer Lingus, British...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Feb 2010, 10:39
Replies: 2,244
Views: 625,403
Posted By Hobby Flyer

Flying is tedious. Getting crammed into a metal...

Flying is tedious. Getting crammed into a metal tube and being propelled across the skies at 800kph until you get to your destination is a task we have to endure in order to get to where we want....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Feb 2010, 15:01
Replies: 2,599
Views: 712,919
Posted By Hobby Flyer

I would suggest that your comment regarding...

I would suggest that your comment regarding "airlines having to readjust schedules due to falling demand" makes my point.

If you increase the cost of something, (especially during a recession)...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Feb 2010, 14:48
Replies: 2,599
Views: 712,919
Posted By Hobby Flyer

Just to correct an earlier post. Dublin...

Just to correct an earlier post.


Dublin is not even close to being one of the "top ten busiest airports in Europe" as alleged by CCR.

It is ranked 14th busiest in Europe, with a passenger...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Feb 2010, 15:32
Replies: 2,599
Views: 712,919
Posted By Hobby Flyer

SNN became an anachronism when the DC-8 and 707...

SNN became an anachronism when the DC-8 and 707 came on stream back in the late '50s early '60s.

I refuse to use it to fly to the US, preferring to support my local airport and go to the US via...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Feb 2010, 16:44
Replies: 2
Views: 685
Posted By Hobby Flyer

Good idea Laurent34. A link from Cork for...

Good idea Laurent34. A link from Cork for example, to Montpellier would be extremely convenient for the thousands of people in the Cork region who visit the Languedoc region each year. Ryanair...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Feb 2010, 16:37
Replies: 874
Views: 169,103
Posted By Hobby Flyer

From the agreement between Aer Lingus and the DAA...

From the agreement between Aer Lingus and the DAA regarding Hangar 6:

"save that it is expressly acknowledged that notwithstanding anything contained in or implied by this agreement if the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Feb 2010, 16:24
Replies: 874
Views: 169,103
Posted By Hobby Flyer

Mary Coughlan spent €160,000 according to a...

Mary Coughlan spent €160,000 according to a response to an FOI request from the Irish Times travelling on the government jet with Willie O' Dea to see another Michael in Texas a while ago trying to...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
4th Mar 2009, 11:16
Replies: 46
Views: 6,618
Posted By Hobby Flyer

A guy in front of me was stopped recently in the...

A guy in front of me was stopped recently in the q at Cork trying to board teh dublin flight. He hadn't his passport with him. He explained that he had checked in online, and that he had entered his...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
4th Mar 2009, 10:56
Replies: 46
Views: 6,618
Posted By Hobby Flyer

I think Ryanair should be congratulated in their...

I think Ryanair should be congratulated in their initiative. They are delivering millions of customers to shopping centres attached to airports, and should be paid by these shopping centres for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Mar 2009, 10:41
Replies: 6,080
Views: 1,381,585
Posted By Hobby Flyer

I heard that FR are supposed to be announcing a...

I heard that FR are supposed to be announcing a new route from Cork to Beziers in France. I'm cynical about it myself to be honest, it's only 70km from Carcassonne. Unless they alternate between...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Nov 2008, 13:06
Replies: 5,833
Views: 1,302,646
Posted By Hobby Flyer

Nice to see an Irish company doing well in the...

Nice to see an Irish company doing well in the current circumstances. Profits of €215 Million for the first half of 2008 are not to be sneezed at. Fair play to Ryanair for cheering up the ISEQ today...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Oct 2008, 17:40
Replies: 27
Views: 6,907
Posted By Hobby Flyer

Interesting point. But according to both Aer...

Interesting point. But according to both Aer Lingus and Ryanair, the amount of credit card bookings on aerlingus.com and ryanair.com with Cork addresses for flights out of Dublin are quite small.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Oct 2008, 17:05
Replies: 6,080
Views: 1,381,585
Posted By Hobby Flyer

Jetmagic used to operate from Cork to Brussels,...

Jetmagic used to operate from Cork to Brussels, but it didn't attract huge numbers. Their most popular routes were the ones to Nice and Barcelona. It would appear that they served one useful purpose:...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Oct 2008, 16:51
Replies: 27
Views: 6,907
Posted By Hobby Flyer

I can't see many people from Cork driving to...

I can't see many people from Cork driving to Dublin to catch a flight to Madrid. Especially when you can get a spin to Cork airport, and catch a ryanair flight to Dublin for less then the cost of the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Oct 2008, 16:37
Replies: 5,833
Views: 1,302,646
Posted By Hobby Flyer

SNN is a low cost airport with a low cost...

SNN is a low cost airport with a low cost carrier, Ryanair, it's biggest customer. Unfortunately for SNN it will have to play ball with MOL as it has no other options left.
The sad thing is though,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Oct 2008, 11:27
Replies: 5,833
Views: 1,302,646
Posted By Hobby Flyer

From Today's Examiner: O’Leary: €10 airport...

From Today's Examiner:

O’Leary: €10 airport tax will kill off Shannon

By Niamh Hennessy
RYANAIR plans to cut its passenger numbers through Shannon Airport from two million to a mere 750,000...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Sep 2008, 14:59
Replies: 6,080
Views: 1,381,585
Posted By Hobby Flyer

Much better option is to go ORK LHR and onwards...

Much better option is to go ORK LHR and onwards to almost anywhere in the US. I'd never use SNN, it's an LCC base in the middle of nowhere with flights to the east coast of the US.


Which is...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Sep 2008, 15:09
Replies: 29
Views: 1,890
Posted By Hobby Flyer

For the poster with the username "Dougal...

For the poster with the username "Dougal McGuire:"

The point about the Irish Airline in trouble was made on Radio in Ireland this morning by an experience aviation consultant with a doctorate in...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Sep 2008, 13:19
Replies: 29
Views: 1,890
Posted By Hobby Flyer

Ryanair has €2.1 Billion in the bank, and will...

Ryanair has €2.1 Billion in the bank, and will more than likely break even this year now. The fact that it is an Irish airline is an added bonus.

Aer Arann, on the other hand......well, lets just...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2008, 12:49
Replies: 113
Views: 45,814
Posted By Hobby Flyer

Hear hear, the flightcrew acted impeccably, and...

Hear hear, the flightcrew acted impeccably, and completely by the book. Ryanair are getting a lot of publicity lately, but that maybe because their CEO courts publicity so much, and therefore a lot...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Sep 2008, 15:27
Replies: 17
Views: 2,533
Posted By Hobby Flyer

According to a "seasoned traveller." I...

According to a "seasoned traveller."

I wonder does that mean that he/she had salt and pepper all over him/her?

;)
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Sep 2008, 14:51
Replies: 17
Views: 2,533
Posted By Hobby Flyer

1) I am aware what the "PP" stands for 2) I...

1) I am aware what the "PP" stands for

2) I agree with you that every go around is a good go around

Now, to the issue at hand. It is being widely reported that ORK ATC failed to give...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Sep 2008, 14:43
Replies: 17
Views: 2,533
Posted By Hobby Flyer

Ryanair And IAA Argue About Final Clearance Leading to Go Around at ORK Sunday 6th

From the Irish Examiner:

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Pilot and aviation authority in row over aborted landing claims

By Dan Buckley
A RYANAIR pilot and the Irish Aviation Authority are...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Sep 2008, 14:41
Replies: 5,833
Views: 1,302,646
Posted By Hobby Flyer

Just to note that Aer Arann have replaced Ryanair...

Just to note that Aer Arann have replaced Ryanair on the Cork Prestwick route.

Everyone probably knows this by now anyway, but it hasn't been mentioned.

Another small point; as has been...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Aug 2008, 15:04
Replies: 20
Views: 4,688
Posted By Hobby Flyer

I think from a marketing perspective, he was...

I think from a marketing perspective, he was counting on Sarkozy and Bruni suing him for that ad. That way, he got literally millions of Euro worth of free publicity from the coverage of the court...
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