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EI flight block times

  • 08-08-2014 8:40am
    #1
    Plane Mad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭


    Hi All hopefully not a stupid question

    I use the Aerlingus direct flight to Orlando every year and noticed something yesterday when booking for 2015.
    Sat 9th august EI-121 is dub14:00 Orlando 18:10
    But for 27th July 2015 is dub 13:40 Orlando 19:15
    And it's not only the Orlando flight that has longer block times
    Today's EI-105 dub 10:50 JFK 13:20
    But any dates from May onwards is dub 10:50 JFK 14:25
    Anyone knows why the difference
    Hopefully not a stupid question
    Many thanks


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Plane Mad wrote: »
    Hi All hopefully not a stupid question

    I use the Aerlingus direct flight to Orlando every year and noticed something yesterday when booking for 2015.
    Sat 9th august EI-121 is dub14:00 Orlando 18:10
    But for 27th July 2015 is dub 13:40 Orlando 19:15
    And it's not only the Orlando flight that has longer block times
    Today's EI-105 dub 10:50 JFK 13:20
    But any dates from May onwards is dub 10:50 JFK 14:25
    Anyone knows why the difference
    Hopefully not a stupid question
    Many thanks


    It's busier during the summer so might take longer to get airborne and I guess they include weather avoidance over the USA. Just more fat so people think the flights on time.

    It's ALL about on-time performance for the airlines.


  • #3
    LXFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,287 ✭✭✭✭LXFlyer


    Sounds more like they've not put the effect of daylight savings time into the system for 2015!

    There is no way that the flights would take more than an hour longer.


  • #4
    Plane Mad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭Plane Mad


    Thanks for the replies
    I have travelled in the summer times and never had them padded that much time wise. As for the daylight saving I thought that alright but it's for most of the longhaul flights it's an extra hour.
    Many thanks anyway


  • #5
    Danbo!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,942 ✭✭✭Danbo!


    There is an overlap of maybe a week or two (??) where clocks change in Ireland and then later in the US (or other way around) - could it be that? I know it causes a lot of headaches for meetings with US clients in work.


  • #6
    Plane Mad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭Plane Mad


    That happens in April if memeroy is right and our flight is in July.
    Thanks


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  • #7
    LXFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,287 ✭✭✭✭LXFlyer


    Danbo! wrote: »
    There is an overlap of maybe a week or two (??) where clocks change in Ireland and then later in the US (or other way around) - could it be that? I know it causes a lot of headaches for meetings with US clients in work.

    They've the wrong US times all summer - not the overlap periods.


  • #8
    Plane Mad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭Plane Mad


    At least someone else seen it I just thought it was me that seen it lol


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