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Aer Lingus - Airbus A330 300 to malaga

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 643 ✭✭✭duskyjoe


    Bussywussy wrote: »
    What??

    How does a a330 pressurise differently than a a320? All I can see is the diff is higher on the 330. Maybe I'm missing something.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭Bussywussy


    duskyjoe wrote: »
    How does a a330 pressurise differently than a a320? All I can see is the diff is higher on the 330. Maybe I'm missing something.

    What I mean is the pressurization profile...the cabin alt on A330 in crz is 7400ft for flights over 2.5hrs (FMGEC I/P) And 8000ft for flights less than 2.5hrs..is it not always 8000ft on 320??...not sure if there's a major comfort difference tbh but that's what A330 does.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1 ronanm1


    I wish AerLingus would run the A330 down to the canaries! I'd have no problem giving an extra €69 for a more comfortable seat on those 4 hour flights


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭Cloudio9


    ronanm1 wrote: »
    I wish AerLingus would run the A330 down to the canaries! I'd have no problem giving an extra €69 for a more comfortable seat on those 4 hour flights

    Unlikely they'd price it at 69. Probably 99.


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 9,971 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    ronanm1 wrote: »
    I wish AerLingus would run the A330 down to the canaries! I'd have no problem giving an extra €69 for a more comfortable seat on those 4 hour flights
    Its not viable for them to do so. The DUB-AGP-DUB fits nicely between landing in from US at approx 5am and then being back in Dublin at approx 2.30pm for a 4pm departure to the US.
    Anything longer than Faro/Malaga would not suit the schedule, these are peak travel routes for Irish holiday makers/foreign home owners. So its a great utilisation of the airframe.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭Bussywussy


    Tenger wrote: »
    Its not viable for them to do so. The DUB-AGP-DUB fits nicely between landing in from US at approx 5am and then being back in Dublin at approx 2.30pm for a 4pm departure to the US.
    Anything longer than Faro/Malaga would not suit the schedule, these are peak travel routes for Irish holiday makers/foreign home owners. So its a great utilisation of the airframe.

    Last time the A330 did a canaries run was Christmas Eve to Lanzarote where the aircraft wasn't needed after.


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,201 Mod ✭✭✭✭Locker10a


    It's possible in the future when the new A321neoLR are introduced they will serve some European short haul routes. They will also have the same business class seats as they're primary use will be transatlantic flights.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭Cloudio9


    Bussywussy wrote: »
    Last time the A330 did a canaries run was Christmas Eve to Lanzarote where the aircraft wasn't needed after.

    Don't the 330's fly to US xmas eve and then overnight on the US side?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,281 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    Cloudio9 wrote: »
    Don't the 330's fly to US xmas eve and then overnight on the US side?

    Some do, some don't.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70,172 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Locker10a wrote: »
    It's possible in the future when the new A321neoLR are introduced they will serve some European short haul routes. They will also have the same business class seats as they're primary use will be transatlantic flights.

    They'll have similar overall capacity to the 320s (the 757s are nearly identical) so little gained from doing it other than adding cycles to what should be longer kept frames.

    If a eurobiz service comes onstream it'll be like their old one - slightly higher pitch, mid seat free, moveable curtain; and they'll want to do it at times of day that won't always have a 321LR available anyway.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 415 ✭✭browner85


    Do they ever use the a330 on the Portugal route ... i seem to remember them using it on a Tuesday flight


  • Registered Users Posts: 453 ✭✭pclive


    Yes they use the 330 on the FARO route
    One currently on the way this morning
    I booked my parents in the business cabin on the Faro route out and back recently. They were down graded at checkin on the outbound flight, was told it was due to the aircraft being down graded despite a 330-300 operating it
    on the return EI couldnt get a 330 captain to operate the flight so the aircraft was downgraded to a 321
    Now have to apply for refunds for both down grades.
    I know there is no guarantee that the aircraft will operate etc but just it was a big disappointment


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,151 ✭✭✭✭LXFlyer


    The A330 is booked to operate flights EI490 and EI491 to/from Faro on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from May 26 to August 30, outside of that it's rostered for an A321.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,137 ✭✭✭Living Off The Splash


    I read somewhere recently that the pilot does not turn the air conditioning on before take off on the A330 planes because they need all the power for take off. Anyone know about this?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,250 ✭✭✭goingnowhere


    Packs off take off is a common procedure for all Jets

    Either can be tight on runway length and need performance
    Cost saving less strain on engine at take off


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  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,201 Mod ✭✭✭✭Locker10a


    I read somewhere recently that the pilot does not turn the air conditioning on before take off on the A330 planes because they need all the power for take off. Anyone know about this?
    Air con is generally turned off as you turn onto the runway on most jets anyway. I thought this was because air intake to the engines is used to feed cool air into the cabin, which obviously just works when the plane is in flight but I may be wrong


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 643 ✭✭✭duskyjoe


    I read somewhere recently that the pilot does not turn the air conditioning on before take off on the A330 planes because they need all the power for take off. Anyone know about this?

    The A330 with all engine variants has tons of poke......a lot of operators use packs off take off plus using FLEX power to reduce the EGTs as much as possible.....i.e. Putting the engines under as little strain as poss. Packs off take offs have their own threat in that there has been numerous occasions that selection of the packs on after take off (it's done in a sequence , pack 1 with climb thrust, pack 2 at flap retraction ).....has cause either the packs or bleeds to trip on selection.......this is a high work load ecam switching process together trying to reset the system in a highly dynamic and fluid ATC environment with numerous ATC instructions and altitude selections etc. Many operators don't bother with packs off take offs unless utterly necessary for performance reasons reference above.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭LeperKing


    LXFlyer wrote: »
    The A330 is booked to operate flights EI490 and EI491 to/from Faro on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from May 26 to August 30, outside of that it's rostered for an A321.

    Is this intended for 2018 as well? Checking AL's site, it looks like the regular A321 is now been used.

    Thanks,
    LK.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,151 ✭✭✭✭LXFlyer


    LeperKing wrote: »
    Is this intended for 2018 as well? Checking AL's site, it looks like the regular A321 is now been used.

    Thanks,
    LK.

    It's a bit early yet for that to be decided upon.

    The summer schedule doesn't normally get finalised until November and even then there will still be late changes to follow.


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