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How many airlines fly from Dublin airport?

  • 06-07-2012 8:54pm
    #1
    robertxxx
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    Hi all,

    Is Dublin in the big league? Who flies from dublin?

    Any jumbos? if not why not?

    A380:rolleyes:


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  • #2
    N64
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_Airport#Airlines_and_destinations


  • #3
    cocoshovel
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    About 50 airlines operate from Dublin at peaks seasons. It is the 25th busiest airport in Europe according to wikipedia.

    I think Air France Cargo operate a 747 once a week into Dublin but aside from that there is no 747. Next biggest would be a 777 or A340, not quite sure to be honest. Biggest issue for jumbo's would be the runway length. Its not long enough for fully loaded jumbo's to take off.
    I also imagine there aren't many stands suited to accomodating A380's or 747s.

    Aer lingus used to operate 747-100's back a good 20 or so years ago.
    Last year China's vice president flew into Dublin in a 747-400 and back during the bad snows of 2010 Im pretty sure a few of Heathrow bound 747's diverted to Dublin.

    Most of this is off the top of my head so people please correct me if Im wrong.


  • #4
    L1011
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    There is insufficient demand on any route from Dublin for a 747 (which the airport can handle) or a 380 (which it can't). Any route that has that level of passengers is incredibly frequency sensitive so has multiple smaller craft flights per day.

    The airport is a hub for only one airline - Aer Lingus - feeding traffic to their TA routes by prop from regional airports and a small amount of cost-sensitive traffic from some European cities (I know people who have got AMS-DUB-BOS cheaper than AMS-BOS before for instance) so this explains the lack of demand.


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