MY incoherrent rant on Shannon - apologies: but this is what I meant!

elivsvonchiaing

(In a nutshell I was jet-lagged, drunk and angry)

I booked DUB-BOS BOS-DUB. The itinerary printed indicated a stop-off in shannon. This was a change of aircraft. Fair enough. I booked in good-faith (not having done my sums) that this was direct to Dublin on the return.

I was irate when we stopped in Shannon with no warning of this in the itinerary (believe me fine print holds no weight here whatsoever, when you hear my argument).

There are plenty of Americans who will gladly endure a stopoff in Shannon to visit their cousins. Given our prices I can think of no-other Americans but high earning Americans who would want to visit.

We shall have lots of these for the Ryder cup. If they have booked a €3k+ flight they have probably been warned advance. If they haven't been warned of Shannon stop-off, and witness just 30 passengers deplane in Shannon, realise they've been paying for this landing; for the inconvenience...

My money is on: they will never return to Ireland again. (I will not return to original rant - but just think about this please)

aer lingus.com

When you book on aer lingus.com , it does tell you that you have a stop over

aer lingus.com wrote:

PLAN --- SELECT --- PRICE --- BOOK --- PURCHASE --- CONFIRMATION
Price
Your Journey
Click on the flight number for flight details including flight time, stopover, terminal information and aircraft type.
Flight Info. Departing Arriving Fare Seat Map
AER LINGUS EI111
1 Stopover Dublin
13:30 Wed 11 Oct 2006 NYC
17:30 Wed 11 Oct 2006 Economy View Map
AER LINGUS EI108
1 Stopover NYC
20:45 Tue 21 Nov 2006 Dublin
09:30 Wed 22 Nov 2006 Economy View Map

Price for this Journey
Prices are shown in EURO
Passengers Fare p.p. Taxes & Charges Cost p.p. Total
1 Adult 443.00 67.97 510.97 510.97
Fuel Surcharge (excluding infants) 80.00 80.00
Handling Fee (excluding infants) 6.00 6.00
TOTAL EUR 596.97

The earlier flights are the direct ones.

You should look more carefully next time,because really its your own fault that you booked a shannon stop over

elivsvonchiaing

Hmmm have to concede this makes me look pretty stupid! :eek:

However, trying to book BOS-DUB-BOS for Ryder cup I got exact same flight as I had before; BOS-DUB suggesting (due to timing only - nothing on confirmation invoice!!!) a stopoff in SNN. While this was a couple of weeks ago. Has AerLingus copped on finally?

Maybe they have - but think the damage has already been done with pax who booked 3 months in advance - not knowing they are going through SNN.

I believe there are people with confirmation slips that will deserve recompo - they will never claim it; they simply just won't ever come back here again!

The booking process always tells you as in the example I gave you whether theres a stop over or not.
Its plain to see in the screen giving you your flight options prior to you choosing them and making/paying for the booking.
So you have no case for not knowing what you are buying.

If you cant get on the direct ones incidentlt,its probably because the're full.

blorg

The site _does_ tell you.

Doesn't stop the shannon stop-over being seriously annoying and counter-productive. Roll on November when the ratio goes from every second to every fouth flight. And April 2008 when it is finally done away with and Shannon can sink back into the sea.