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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Feb 2018, 11:22
Replies: 173
Views: 111,662
Posted By GCUFD

Does that include transit? They've signalled...

Does that include transit? They've signalled before that this is how they'll spin it.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Oct 2016, 13:56
Replies: 3,839
Views: 1,319,264
Posted By GCUFD

Report into serious air incident...

Report into serious air incident (http://www.irishtimes.com/news/report-into-serious-air-incident-1.839397)

Crash narrowly avoided after pilot mistook hotel for runway | Irish Examiner...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Sep 2016, 15:25
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

Yup, that's all I was saying. DAA seems to still...

Yup, that's all I was saying. DAA seems to still have about 50+ staff located in Shannon Airport, who presumably once served all three airports but now (a little perversely) only service Dublin and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Sep 2016, 13:41
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

Indeed and, for what its worth, I've a distinct...

Indeed and, for what its worth, I've a distinct memory of paying for parking at Dublin with a credit card, to see it appearing on the bill as Shannon Airport Authority. I take it that reflected a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Aug 2016, 21:41
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

Shannon Airport shortlisted for prestigious...

Shannon Airport shortlisted for prestigious international award : Limerick Post Newspaper (http://WWW.Limerickpost.ie/2016/08/24/126896/)

Once again shortlisted for the world routes marketing...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Oct 2015, 16:33
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

I came across a six year summary of passenger...

I came across a six year summary of passenger statistics for Shannon (apologies on the poor formatting), just to illuminate that question of "where did the passengers go?"
2012 2011 ...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jul 2015, 19:46
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

Yup, there's the petty, resentful Shannon mindset...

Yup, there's the petty, resentful Shannon mindset in full flight.

I suspect it's the key, unspoken, weakness in their business plan. They honestly believe their own propaganda.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jul 2015, 18:04
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

You'd be right to point to positives; exactly as...

You'd be right to point to positives; exactly as you say, the level of trans-Atlantic traffic is very impressive. No-one can deny that Shannon is attracting substantial traffic on its own merits.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jul 2015, 15:54
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

Plus, is it fair to say the 2006 peak was...

Plus, is it fair to say the 2006 peak was achieved while the Stopover regime was still in operation, and includes something like 250,000 US troop movements.

And evidence of consolidation is there....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jul 2015, 14:55
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

Ah, here. Shannon Airport has had a specific...

Ah, here. Shannon Airport has had a specific agency charged with developing its traffic since 1959, that it has now merged with. No-one can say Shannon has lacked promotion.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jul 2015, 21:29
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

But, sure, three quarters of all national air...

But, sure, three quarters of all national air passenger traffic chooses Dublin.

And most West of Ireland tourists enter the country through Dublin, too.

Despite huge efforts, for decades, to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jun 2015, 14:02
Replies: 6,080
Views: 1,383,838
Posted By GCUFD

This is too limited a way of seeing it. The...

This is too limited a way of seeing it. The "barrier" for the regions would be much higher if Dublin Airport was inaccessible to them. It actually isn't a "barrier" at all.I'm mindful this is the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jun 2015, 13:26
Replies: 6,080
Views: 1,383,838
Posted By GCUFD

I'm not sure it's realistic to frame the issue as...

I'm not sure it's realistic to frame the issue as if the regions were in some way inaccessible from Dublin Airport. Can I throw out some helpful quotes?Surely the access offered to the regions by...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Feb 2015, 22:20
Replies: 3,839
Views: 1,319,264
Posted By GCUFD

Yawn. Dubliners certainly realise a reluctance to...

Yawn. Dubliners certainly realise a reluctance to add up figures by people who live West of a line drawn through Mullingar.

A few salient facts:
Dublin Airport passenger numbers 21 million...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Sep 2014, 12:08
Replies: 3,839
Views: 1,319,264
Posted By GCUFD

That's always the case. To be fair, up to recent...

That's always the case. To be fair, up to recent years, the policy environment aimed to obstruct the development of Dublin Airport. It can be hard to disentangle what is down to the management, and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Sep 2014, 14:11
Replies: 3,839
Views: 1,319,264
Posted By GCUFD

In fairness, wasn't the airport tax abolition...

In fairness, wasn't the airport tax abolition about attracting passengers to all airports, not just Dublin. There's a balance to be found in any policy measure. But it certainly isn't contradictory...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Sep 2014, 09:10
Replies: 3,839
Views: 1,319,264
Posted By GCUFD

I don't think this adequately explains the...

I don't think this adequately explains the position; it's extremely rare for a Senator, let alone an appointed Senator, to serve as a Minister. And it's irrelevant in the current context.

The more...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th May 2014, 20:40
Replies: 3,839
Views: 1,319,264
Posted By GCUFD

Varadkar's draft aviation policy does have an...

Varadkar's draft aviation policy does have an uplifting vision for Dublin Airport, and a firm grasp of its potential. For instancePrevious policies have tended to beat around the bush, rather than...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Apr 2014, 23:39
Replies: 3,839
Views: 1,319,264
Posted By GCUFD

Hi Cyrano I've no idea how helpful they...

Hi Cyrano


I've no idea how helpful they are in response to any particular query, but for what it's worth the statement I had in mind was this one:I also notice that the IAA (which I'd take it is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Apr 2014, 14:52
Replies: 3,839
Views: 1,319,264
Posted By GCUFD

Cyrano, are the daa and CAA comparable? daa runs...

Cyrano, are the daa and CAA comparable? daa runs airports, where the CAA is a regulator. You'd expect a regulator to publish statistics, but you wouldn't necessarily expect a business to disclose its...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Feb 2014, 22:18
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

Repeating the denial around this story isn't...

Repeating the denial around this story isn't "moving on". Moving on is, simply, moving on.


The point is not particulary about Santa flights, as exhaustively pointed out at this stage. The point...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Feb 2014, 00:23
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

At one level, I don't disagree. Shannon's...

At one level, I don't disagree. Shannon's non-transit and non-domestic business actually did register an increase.




The problem is just the messing. The blatant messing, and the attitudes...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Feb 2014, 23:55
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

Your question is covered by my statement If they...

Your question is covered by my statement If they couldn't have (double) counted the flights, there would have been no point in having them.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Feb 2014, 23:21
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

But, sure, it's SNN who are including the...

But, sure, it's SNN who are including the 'domestic' stats. Without the 'domestic' and, in particular, the Santa flights, they wouldn't be able to say they'd an increase in passengers in 2013.But,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Feb 2014, 11:39
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

But, sure, the point is that no response is being...

But, sure, the point is that no response is being sought from the SAA. They're just merrily spinning that they've recorded their first increase in passenger numbers for years.Ah, here. You're just...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Feb 2014, 01:07
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

I'm afraid that kind of line won't work now. We'd...

I'm afraid that kind of line won't work now. We'd all kinds of denial around the Santa flight being included in the figures. Now we've our factual basis.


I'm afraid that means the SNN advocates...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Feb 2014, 23:44
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

Oh, it would. It would be nice to see an article...

Oh, it would. It would be nice to see an article that just set out the facts of the matter. Instead, I'm afraid, we're just going to see the same distorted account repeated in newspaper articles...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Feb 2014, 19:19
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

Devil Traffic Figures For Shannon Airport...

Traffic Figures For Shannon Airport (http://www.shannonairport.ie/gns/about-us/traffic-figures.aspx)

Those figures are exactly what we'd have guessed. It's still a little weird to see it...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jan 2014, 10:55
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

Indeed they do, and the question on our minds is...

Indeed they do, and the question on our minds is whether they count twice if you fly them in a big circle.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jan 2014, 19:23
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

I see. Were there eighteen million of them?

I see. Were there eighteen million of them?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jan 2014, 20:26
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

By any chance, did you read that from a random...

By any chance, did you read that from a random post on the County Clare forum on boards.ie, or did you find some kind of reliable source that might actually matter?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Jan 2014, 21:39
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

Maybe you're right. It's just that 9,000 extra...

Maybe you're right. It's just that 9,000 extra passenger movements would certainly be material to Shannon, particularly when it's the difference between having to admit to a slight fall in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Jan 2014, 20:20
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

Yup, that much is clear. Ryanair fly 737-800s,...

Yup, that much is clear. Ryanair fly 737-800s, which have 189 single-class seats. 189 multiplied by 24 flights would be 4,536 seats.That's not so clear. 4,500 seats would depart, and then those same...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Jan 2014, 19:52
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

Are you sure of that? The media releases talked...

Are you sure of that? The media releases talked of 6 flights a day for 4 days, or 24 flights. If that meant 2,250 individuals, it would only amount to about 94 people per flight.Well, I suppose...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Jan 2014, 19:30
Replies: 2,599
Views: 713,957
Posted By GCUFD

I dunno. Hate being cynical, but I think the...

I dunno. Hate being cynical, but I think the results have to be seen in the context of this story from DecemberNow we read in the article you linkedDoes this result include the 4,500 seats on the...
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