Shannon Airport Thread [Mod Warning in First Post]

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Long-haul costs dent Air Contractors profits (Irish Times)

The set-up costs of a transatlantic service it launched for Aer Lingus dented profits at Irish freight and passenger carrier Air Contractors last year, the latest figures show.

Air Contractors began operating three transatlantic services for Aer Lingus, Shannon to New York and Boston and Dublin to Toronto, in February using leased Boeing 757s.

As it began flying those routes this year, using its own pilots and craft and Aer Lingus cabin crew, its 2014 results are likely to show an increase on last year’s figures.

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Almost All services from London Heathrow to Ireland and visa versa are delayed by around 1-2 hours all day.

Any idea why?

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Carnacalla wrote: »

Almost All services from London Heathrow to Ireland and visa versa are delayed by around 1-2 hours all day.

Any idea why?

I have no idea, maybe morning fog? Typical for this time of the year.

I see Cardiff are playing Connacht in Galway tonight and it looks like that they are taking a charted flight home from Shannon afterwards.

I wonder does the airport get any business from the Guinness Rugby Pro12 League.

Which airport do the Munster & Connacht teams use when travelling to their away games (Scotland, Wales, Italy)?

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Brennans Row wrote: »

I have no idea, maybe morning fog? Typical for this time of the year.

I see Cardiff are playing Connacht in Galway tonight and it looks like that they are taking a charted flight home from Shannon afterwards.

I wonder does the airport get any business from the Guinness Rugby Pro12 League.

Which airport do the Munster & Connacht teams use when travelling to their away games (Scotland, Wales, Italy)?

My assumption would be Shannon. It is easier to access than knock from Galway. Muster rugby is mainly based in Limerick so I assume Shannon.

locum-motion

I'm not sure if this helps or not, but I know that Leinster charter an Avro RJ85 from CityJet (which is painted in Leinster Rugby livery and is just used as part of the CityJet fleet the rest of the time) and (unsurprisingly) fly out of Dublin. The squad and management take up about half the plane, and the rest of the seats are sold via the Leinster Supporters Club and so on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elbpqfDrA6M

EDIT: A quick Google throws up this article from 5 years ago: http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/3984.php#.VC8c7RY26So

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The airport has a web-page highlighting the various sporting events but it only shows a fixture list of the games.

Carnacalla

Carnacalla wrote: »

My assumption would be Shannon. It is easier to access than knock from Galway. Muster rugby is mainly based in Limerick so I assume Shannon.

Connacht rugby use Knock airport, imagine that Connacht rugby team using Connacht airport:rolleyes:. Knock is obviously easier for them to access from Galway

irishbloke77

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Connacht rugby use Knock airport, imagine that Connacht rugby team using Connacht airport:rolleyes:. Knock is obviously easier for them to access from Galway

Actually, no, you are wrong. They use shannon when they have a match. All their opponents fly to shannon. Obviously better!!!

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Shannon seems to be 10-15 minutes quicker to reach than knock. Not much, but add the motorway and it may be the desision maker.

I assume knocks opening times are also a factor.

irishbloke77

irishbloke77 wrote: »

Actually, no, you are wrong. They use shannon when they have a match. All their opponents fly to shannon. Obviously better!!!

Once again IrishBloke your wrong.....

https://www.facebook.com/Connachtrugby/posts/10152163034668562 need i say more. That picture might upset your sensibilities :pac:

Maybe they are all lying to upset you IrishBloke77 its probably a fake picture and likely a big conspiracy.

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[Deleted User] wrote: »

Once again IrishBloke your wrong.....

https://www.facebook.com/Connachtrugby/posts/10152163034668562 need i say more. That picture might upset your sensibilities :pac:

Maybe they are all lying to upset you IrishBloke77

Well maybe they do use knock;)

No denying that the Cardiff team used Shannon though.

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Is this serious? (See attached photo)

irishbloke77

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Once again IrishBloke your wrong.....

https://www.facebook.com/Connachtrugby/posts/10152163034668562 need i say more. That picture might upset your sensibilities :pac:

Maybe they are all lying to upset you IrishBloke77 its probably a fake picture and likely a big conspiracy.

Kind of hard for them to use connaught (Knock, Ireland west....)the whole time I suppose. After all, it does close before the sun goes down. If they had to only use that airport, kick off times would need to be midday.

highlydebased

Carnacalla wrote: »

Is this serious? (See attached photo)

No as flight number also used internally in US.

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This evening while I was looking at flight radar I noticed that FR109 (STN-SNN) Took a turn for the south and headed towards cork airport. The Shannon Airport website also confirmed this flight was diverted to cork.

While watching this flight, Flight FR905 (STN-ORK) was landing before it. It didn't land and preformed a go-around. Shortly after FR109 (STN-SNN) was about to land, but also preformed a go around. At this stage EI845 (AMS-ORK) was approaching, but could not land Due to an unscheduled AlbaStar 737-400 taking off and EI724 (ORK-LHR) taking off.

FR1768 Landed from the north, forcing EI845(AMS-ORK) to head out to sea and circle and FR109(STN-SNN)(It spent 1hours 47minutes in the air) And FR905(STN-ORK)(It spent 1hour 50minutes in the air) to land in dublin. FR7888(PMI-ORK) has landed at cork, 10 minutes early and EI845 is about to land, 40minutes late. EI3709 (BHX-ORK) And EI3729 (MAN-ORK) are both on track to land 20minutes early.

The results of these diversions to Dublin (and alot of traffic) has created a long line of aircraft waiting to land in DUB, containing around 10 aircraft.

Elsewhere, Easyjet Flight U2839(LGW-BFS) has declared an emergency over the Irish sea. It seems to have circled belfast city Several times before heading North-west. While in the sea between Northern Ireland and Scotland, It declared an emergency.

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Thousands of homes without power as gusts of 117km/h batter country overnight (Independent)

Winds at Shannon were reported to be gusting up to 80kmh while Cork Airport experienced wind speeds of 89kmh.

A Ryanair flight from Stansted Airport was unable to land at Shannon and opted to divert to Cork Airport instead.

However, the crew of flight FR-109 was unable to land in Cork and decided instead to divert to Dublin.

Another Ryanair flight from Stansted to Cork also attempted an approach, but strong winds prevented the aircraft from landing.

The crew also opted to divert to Dublin where winds were gusting at 55.5kmh.

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You don’t see that often that an aircraft needs to fly to three airports before safely landing.

As a consequence Ryanair’s late night flight from Shannon to Standsted was cancelled too.

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The CSO statistics for July are out.

The passenger numbers are up +20.24% (excluding transit passengers)

A total of 57,684 North American passengers were recorded (+6.91%) with Chicago doing very well.

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I read in an article that Aer Lingus have Heathrow slots leased out to other airlines. Do they still have these, and is their an early morning slot? If there is, it would be of great benefit to use it at Shannon.

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A total of 57,684 North American passengers were recorded (+6.91%) with Chicago doing very well.

Maybe a year round, 3-4 times weekly service could be possible?

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The % change that I calculated for the first six months in my previous post was incorrect.

I should have divided the monthly difference by the old month value!

Anyway here are the accumulated figures for the first seven months.

Chicago is doing well but the one-day-per-week flight to Toronto needs some promotional help.

lockman

Brennans Row wrote: »

...... but the one-day-per-week flight to Toronto needs some promotional help.[/SIZE]

According to posters over on pprune, the SNN-YYZ once-per-week flight is to end as no bookings can currently be made for summer 2015.

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lockman wrote: »

According to posters over on pprune, the SNN-YYZ once-per-week flight is to end as no bookings can currently be made for summer 2015.

Even if it is, its not much of a loss. It only had like 15 flights a year.

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lockman wrote: »

According to posters over on pprune, the SNN-YYZ once-per-week flight is to end as no bookings can currently be made for summer 2015.

I just had a look at Air Transat’s website and although there is no 2015 summer flight schedule for Shannon, it also carries an important notice: Our flight schedule is updated daily. Please note that our long-term schedules are subject to change.

According to the Shannon Airport website the Toronto 2014 summer flight schedule ends only next week.

So early days yet, I think????

highlydebased

Ryanair Summer 2015 schedule launched

http://www.clarechampion.ie/ryanair-increasing-shannon-passenger-125000/

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highlydebased wrote: »

Ryanair Summer 2015 schedule launched

http://www.clarechampion.ie/ryanair-increasing-shannon-passenger-125000/

Next years summer service with is worse than this year because of Ryanairs Manchester service forcing Aer Lingus to cancel theirs.

highlydebased

Carnacalla wrote: »

Next years summer service with is worse than this year because of Ryanairs Manchester service forcing Aer Lingus to cancel theirs.

A disappointment it is but not something to continually get hung up over. Could be worse and not have any MAN service at all!

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Bachelor of Technology in Aircraft Maintenance and Operations (UL)

The University of Limerick (UL), today launched its innovative Bachelor of Technology in Aircraft Maintenance and Operations developed in partnership with Lufthansa Technik AG subsidiary, Shannon Aerospace, a major player in the international Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) industry and a certified EASA Part 145 Aircraft Maintenance Organisation and Part 147 Maintenance Training Organisation.

The Bachelor of Technology, which is the only University degree in aircraft maintenance and operations in Ireland, is a four-year honours programme offering a unique blend of academic and on-aircraft, industry-focused content, designed to equip students for senior positions in the aircraft industry.

Student intake commenced this September 2014.

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UL already offers a Bachelor and Master qualifications in the field of Aeronautical Engineering.

On the business side they offer a Corporate MBA in Aviation Management and a Postgraduate Level 9 Specialist Diploma in Aviation Leasing Finance.

See previous posts 538 and 606.

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A Turkish Airlines (TK12) on route from New York to Istanbul diverted to Shannon this morning.

Anybody know the reason why?

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Jet diverts with ill passengers (Clare Herald)

Turkish Airlines flight THY-12 was travelling from New York to Istanbul in Turkey with 305 people on board when the crew declared a medical emergency and requested permission to divert to Shannon.

The Airbus A330-300 jet was about 350 kilometres south west of Shannon Airport and due to pass south of Ireland when the crew raised the alarm at around 9.00am.

Two passengers complained of feeling unwell while a third fell ill after landing.

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Shannon Airport air traffic up +29.9% for September (IAA).

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Brennans Row wrote: »

Shannon Airport air traffic up +29.9% for September (IAA).

That's a pretty considerable amount.

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Aer Lingus flight to Lanzarote diverted to Shannon after medical emergency (Journal)

AN AER LINGUS flight from Dublin to Lanzarote was forced to turn back over the Celtic Sea this afternoon after a medical emergency on board.

A passenger became ill about 20 minutes into the flight, and after consulting with Medilink (medical advisors on the ground), Aer Lingus decided to divert the aircraft back to Shannon, with 157 passengers and six crew on board.