Shannon Airport Thread [Mod Warning in First Post]

JCX BXC

Looking at the prices on the Aer Lingus AGP and FAO routes I can't imagine that the routes are doing that bad.

Airbus330

AGP has been fully booked almost every day it operates for the past few weeks! FAO good as well except for that day! Hopefully it's encouraging.

highlydebased

Just something anecdotal. Got back from hols to Fuerteventura to Shannon last week and got talking to a couple who had driven from Cavan to SNN for their holiday flights as they had saved a packet, and their mates had done it the previous week for the same reason

JCX BXC

I came back from Majorca (Air Europa-Falcon) in August and was talking to people from Carlow and Wexford on our flight.

Balf

highlydebased wrote: »

got talking to a couple who had driven from Cavan to SNN for their holiday flights as they had saved a packet, and their mates had done it the previous week for the same reason

Sitting beside them for four and a half hours, and you didn't notice them peeling an orange in their pocket.

highlydebased

August UK Routes (2014 in bracket)

LGW 10954 (11048)
LHR 22989 (24092)
STN 21649 (21518)
BHX 3146 (4690)
MAN 10495 (6579)

ctlsleh

if the timing of the LHR route was earlier in the morning, they would capture more business customers.....its a big problem arriving into LHR at 10AM, always delays vs when it used to be 7.30, cant do London in a day now either, have to stay overnight and makes connectivity to the rest of the world mopre difficult, i want to support SNN, but more often than not, im finding myself driving to Dublin instead, id definitely use it more if they brought back the earlier slot to LHR

highlydebased

Perhaps with the IAG takeover the early flight will return.

Brennans Row

The UK Airport Provisional Statistics for August.

The overall total UK figures are down -10.5% as against the same month from last year.

JCX BXC

Turkish Airlines Cargo Operating IST-SNN-ATL by the looks of it the evening (landed at SNN at 11:16pm, took off again 25mins ago)

Will this become a regular thing?

Brennans Row

Thomson Airways flight 797 from Montego Bay Jamaica to Birmingham diverted to Shannon this morning.

Reason for diversion unknown.

** Update **

Just received an info that the crew had exceeded their hours.

Jamie2k9

Aer Lingus have released some of Cork s16 and FAO has 4 weekly W service and AGP 3 weekly.

Would be very surprised if they increased SNN services, personally expect DUB will be seeing some of those.

JCX BXC

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Aer Lingus have released some of Cork s16 and FAO has 4 weekly W service and AGP 3 weekly.

Would be very surprised if they increased SNN services, personally expect DUB will be seeing some of those.

The days of the flights are also interesting.
W patterns are as follows

Monday-Faro
Tuesday-Malaga
Wednesday-Faro
Thursday-Malaga
Friday-Faro
Saturday-Malaga
Sunday-Faro

Again FAO from SNN overlaps on 3 of those days, but Malaga overlaps on none.

highlydebased

Well they can give Ryanair a run for their money if they like considering they are only flying to FAO and AGP at 2(?) pw next summer?

JCX BXC

highlydebased wrote: »

Well they can give Ryanair a run for their money if they like considering they are only flying to FAO and AGP at 2(?) pw next summer?

Ryanair are flying to FAO at 3pw next summer and at 2pw for Malaga, although June/July peaks are possible like this year.

Airbus330

Saw Aer Lingus saying on Twitter today that none of the summer schedule has been finalised and will be released in a couple of weeks

highlydebased

I see june CSO stats are out for anyone interested. Highlights include Malaga up 25% on 2014....

Brennans Row

The CSO statistics for June are out.

The North American passengers are now up by +4.4% (January - June).

Jamie2k9

According to a respectable journalist a Cork-Boston route is going to be announced imminently.

Will be interesting to see the impact if any on the SNN service and if the airline is/not Aer Lingus how could it affect restoration of 767 in 2016.

JCX BXC

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

According to a respectable journalist a Cork-Boston route is going to be announced imminently.

Will be interesting to see the impact if any on the SNN service and if the airline is/not Aer Lingus how could it affect restoration of 767 in 2016.

Good luck to Cork, let's see the prices and timing of the route and see if precleareance actually makes a difference to customers before we start digging the grave for Shannon.

I'm not sure we want the 767 back in Shannon, the reviews were awful. Is the extra few pax for SNN worth the quality decrease in the service?

Jamie2k9

Carnacalla wrote: »

Good luck to Cork, let's see the prices and timing of the route and see if precleareance actually makes a difference to customers before we start digging the grave for Shannon.

I'm not sure we want the 767 back in Shannon, the reviews were awful. Is the extra few pax for SNN worth the quality decrease in the service?

Indeed but "cost" will win for most people over anything else. Will be interesting to see as I expect from an outbound prospective SNN would be important for Cork more than Dublin.

Airbus330

Norweign Air are operating it which I can't see having any major impact given what was stated above. Most people from Cork travelled to Dublin to fly to Boston anyway. Wonder what type of aircraft they'll use on that..hardly a 737?

Jamie2k9

Airbus330 wrote: »

Norweign Air are operating it which I can't see having any major impact given what was stated above. Most people from Cork travelled to Dublin to fly to Boston anyway. Wonder what type of aircraft they'll use on that..hardly a 737?

Numbers maybe not but you may see yield slide especially if it's a 787 service.

smurfjed

Looking at Norwegian fares from London Gatwick to Boston, they are offering excellent business fares, so they will affect the yield if they attract business travellers.

knockon

Carnacalla wrote: »

Good luck to Cork, let's see the prices and timing of the route and see if precleareance actually makes a difference to customers before we start digging the grave for Shannon.

I'm not sure we want the 767 back in Shannon, the reviews were awful. Is the extra few pax for SNN worth the quality decrease in the service?

Hadn't heard that...IFE & inflight service etc?

Brennans Row

zweton wrote: »

any name on the technology manufacturing facility?

Deagol wrote: »

I suspect this is the GE Sensing facility extension they are talking about. It's going from c.33,000sqft to c.100,000sqft and work started a couple of weeks ago.

It’s confirmed!

Shannon Commercial Properties commences €6m project to triple size of GE Measurement & Control facility in the Shannon Free Zone. (Shannon Airport)

Cookiemunster

Brennans Row wrote: »

It’s confirmed!

Shannon Commercial Properties commences €6m project to triple size of GE Measurement & Control facility in the Shannon Free Zone. (Shannon Airport)

It was confirmed 4 weeks ago when they started hauling earth.

Jamie2k9

Cork-Boston/Barcelona 4-5 weekly form May 2016 and New York from 2017. All B738 so the impact may not be major.

Wouldn't surprise me if Ryanair suddenly see a need for BCN out of SNN or even ORK.

JCX BXC

Hmm, BCN out of SNN would be interesting, that would leave EI and DY out of ORK.

Guaranteed Vueling will steer clear in that case.
Should there be no business class on the ORK route I can't see it affecting the EI yield from SNN much.

highlydebased

Carnacalla wrote: »

Hmm, BCN out of SNN would be interesting, that would leave EI and DY out of ORK.

Guaranteed Vueling will steer clear in that case.
Should there be no business class on the ORK route I can't see it affecting the EI yield from SNN much.

Don't think it will be carrying any freight either which is not insignificant on SNN-BOS