Aer Lingus A320

PlaneLover

Hello, just wondering about this; did Aer Lingus just get 2 A320s one called St. Malachy (EI-EDS) and another one. Did they lease these or buy them, if buy second hand where from. Are there more coming?

Thanks

ms755

Lufty

EI-EDP and EI-EDS are supposedly from a cancelled or deferred Iberia order that Aer Lingus acquired in order to support the opening of its Gatwick base and summer operations. They seat less passengers due to a galley that had been installed as part of the Iberia specifications. They are both currently based in Dublin.

Stevek101

The leg room is an absolute disgrace on these new aircraft.

PlaneLover

thanks

PlaneLover

how many A320s do aer lingus have now? are there more coming?

Halfrauds

Stevek101 wrote: »

The leg room is an absolute disgrace on these new aircraft.

Then you need to stop being tight and go first class.:rolleyes:

you obviosly have never been on a chartered 737 to spain or greece. Makes the aer lings leg roomfeel like the pheonix park.

Halfrauds

ms755 wrote: »

how many A320s do aer lingus have now? are there more coming?

I heard they are trying to reduce that big order with airbus they put in a few years ago.

so id doubt it.


im sure the aer lingus website will reveal all.

www.aerlingus.com

PlaneLover

their website `hasnt been updated since 2008 or maybe 07

GeturGun

Halfrauds wrote: »

Makes the aer lings leg roomfeel like the pheonix park.

Ah no, in fairness, you would want to see the leg room on EDP. Bramble has pics of it on his flickr. It looks shocking. I dunno who's legs would fit there.
Normal Aer Lingus legroom is grand, in my opinion anyway.

Anyone know what the pitch is on rows 8+ on EDP versus normal EI 320 pitch?

ms755 wrote: »

their website `hasnt been updated since 2008 or maybe 07

Yeah, noticed that. According to the list, they still have CRK and don't have EAV yet. Not to mention the new 320s

Preset No.3

ms755 wrote: »

how many A320s do aer lingus have now? are there more coming?

http://jethros.eu/fleets/fleet_listings/aer_lingus.htm

Tenger

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alpha2zulu

Despite all the faults at Aer Lingus, is the moral of the story to avoid Iberia economy at all costs. If the rest of IB shorthaul economy has the same seat pitch, they seem to be an outfit to avoid if at all possible if thats the way their economy passengers are seated

Joey the lips

Was on the Aerlingus A320 the weekend and last week over to London Gatwick EI240 & EI241 Both were an Airbus the first an A80 i think but the second an A330. Both had leather seats both had plenty of legroom(I am 6 ft) and both had lovely Irish candy that seemed to but dubs

Delta Kilo

Joey the lips wrote: »

A80 i think but the second an A330.

Whats an A80? I doubt it was an A330, unless you were going transatlantic. Were there two aisles with 2 seats at the windows on either side with a group of 4 in the middle?

Tenger

Joey the lips wrote: »

Was on the Aerlingus A320 the weekend and last week over to London Gatwick EI240 & EI241 Both were an Airbus the first an A80 i think but the second an A330. Both had leather seats both had plenty of legroom(I am 6 ft) and both had lovely Irish candy that seemed to but dubs

Do you mean A320 and A321? A330 doesn't op to LGW (not yet anyway!)

"Irish candy that seemed to but dubs?"

Joey the lips

i was sure it was an A330 i although love them am not a plane expert. It has 29 isles of 2 rows of 3 seats it was the same going over with slightly less isles

I bow to superior knowledge my reason fopr giving my input was because the plane looked fab and real new.

Biro

Joey the lips wrote: »

i was sure it was an A330 i although love them am not a plane expert. It has 29 isles of 2 rows of 3 seats it was the same going over with slightly less isles

I bow to superior knowledge my reason fopr giving my input was because the plane looked fab and real new.

Not an A330. Sounds like an A320, as I'd imagine an A321 to have more than 29 rows. The isle is the part that you walk down, like the hall in the plane. So sounds like your plane had 3 seats - isle - 3 seats, and 29 rows.
An A330 has 2 seats - isle - 4 seats - isle - 2 seats, and rows 12 to 49 approx are economy class, first few are business. They're only used on transatlantic routes, and the dubai route, but sometimes they use one temporarily on a Malaga route or somewhere like that, but never heard of one on a London route. Wouldn't pay them on a route like that where frequency is key.

Joey the lips

Biro wrote: »

Not an A330. Sounds like an A320, as I'd imagine an A321 to have more than 29 rows. The isle is the part that you walk down, like the hall in the plane. So sounds like your plane had 3 seats - isle - 3 seats, and 29 rows.
An A330 has 2 seats - isle - 4 seats - isle - 2 seats, and rows 12 to 49 approx are economy class, first few are business. They're only used on transatlantic routes, and the dubai route, but sometimes they use one temporarily on a Malaga route or somewhere like that, but never heard of one on a London route. Wouldn't pay them on a route like that where frequency is key.

again it sounds like you have it right I mixed my words up what I ment to say was 29 rows of 3 seat left and right with an isle in the middle. Slightly less on the way over.

Tenger

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GeturGun

Bramble wrote: »

I would say you were on EI-DVJ

I was on this one on Sat morning to Manchester. Nice and new indeed. The seat leather was different - slightly grainier or something???
The overhead panels are quite different too. Nice to be one of the first to fly on a new plane!!!!

*Kol*

Lucky its not a full capacity A320 with 30 rows. Gets a little more cramped then!!

Joey the lips

Bramble wrote: »

I would say you were on EI-DVJ (A320 with 29 rows of 6 seats per row)which has been doing the LGW runs recently,it was only delivered last week so still has the new carpet smell!!

Def sounds like it. Very nice indeed. Lovely hostesses to boot and Irish so related well.

pclancy

Feeling nostalgic about Aer Lingus being on the other side of the planet so I found this to compare how different an A320 must be compared to the old days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdLQhHgA0F0

Love the scream of those reversers