Aer Lingus Fleet/Routes Discussion

California Dreamer · 09-09-2018 12:29PM

Would it be normal for door 3 on the A330 to be open while sitting on the ground? Just seemed very random.

Jamie2k9 · 09-09-2018 12:31PM

California Dreamer wrote: »

Would it be normal for door 3 on the A330 to be open while sitting on the ground? Just seemed very random.

Yes common, most likely to allow air into cabin after a flight.

Bussywussy · 09-09-2018 01:10PM

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

California Dreamer wrote: »

Would it be normal for door 3 on the A330 to be open while sitting on the ground? Just seemed very random.

Yes common, most likely to allow air into cabin after a flight.

Stops the cleaners overheating :-)

Locker10a · 09-09-2018 03:30PM

Bussywussy wrote: »

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

California Dreamer wrote: »

Would it be normal for door 3 on the A330 to be open while sitting on the ground? Just seemed very random.

Yes common, most likely to allow air into cabin after a flight.

Stops the cleaners overheating :-)

Surly the cleaners wouldn’t be allowed to touch doors

Tenger · 09-09-2018 05:37PM

Locker10a wrote: »

Surly the cleaners wouldn’t be allowed to touch doors

Im sure the engineers would be able to open them.

mx5ire · 10-09-2018 09:52AM

tnegun wrote: »

mx5ire wrote: »

Thanks for that - i get you on the doors ! As you say - will prob be first off, but where does the mobile lounge actually bring you ? Terminal B or the main terminal building ? I had understood that EI typically went to a terminal B gate (71-79 normally), then i could walk through the terminal for a few mins to the Airtrain, get it via the main terminal building to terminal C, where my United connection is. At least that was the plan !

I think it was gate B81 right beside the usual gate

Just wanted to provide a quick FYI on my IAD flight post travel - after we landed the plane taxied to a remote stand out past the D gates and we boarded those mobile lounges, which took us to the main terminal building, NOT the B gates as i expected. So after arriving at the main terminal, i expected a good walk to locate the Airtrain to transfer to the D gates, but just 20 seconds walk from the gate, and before we went downstairs toward the baggage reclaim / Airtrain etc, i noticed another mobile lounge transfer section which put us onto a mobile lounge straight over to the D gates, around gate D11 i think. So the transfer process actually worked out very quickly.

I had checked the IAD arrivals page the day before i travelled and it had indicated Aer Lingus 119 arrival into gate B79, as i had seen on previous occasions too, and the cabin staff i spoke with on the flight also believed that we would arrive to the B gates, so not sure if this flight was just an exception.

Oh and the cabin interior on EI-GEY is horribly dated.

Bussywussy · 10-09-2018 01:42PM

Tenger wrote: »

Locker10a wrote: »

Surly the cleaners wouldn’t be allowed to touch doors

Im sure the engineers would be able to open them.

The cleaners are allowed open them,think they have to put a net up too

California Dreamer · 10-09-2018 06:10PM

Bussywussy wrote: »

The cleaners are allowed open them,think they have to put a net up too

Yeh the net was up. Got a picture but can't upload on mobile.

duskyjoe · 11-09-2018 06:30AM

mx5ire wrote: »

Just wanted to provide a quick FYI on my IAD flight

Oh and the cabin interior on EI-GEY is horribly dated.

Remote gate temporary re work on taxiway near usual designated terminal stand. Work all done so remote gate parking over.

GEY cabin refit this winter.......current cabin is a Quatar cabin as such.

Tenger · 11-09-2018 08:12AM

mx5ire wrote: »

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Oh and the cabin interior on EI-GEY is horribly dated.

I thought the main cabin was fitted out as EI standard?
I saw a pic on facebook of the Business class cabin, it look spacious but dedinitely older.

mx5ire · 11-09-2018 08:49AM

Tenger wrote: »

mx5ire wrote: »

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Oh and the cabin interior on EI-GEY is horribly dated.

I thought the main cabin was fitted out as EI standard?
I saw a pic on facebook of the Business class cabin, it look spacious but dedinitely older.

Its got EI colours and covers on the seats, but curtains etc are still original. The seats and layout are similar to the older EI business class from 10+ odd years ago, which actually makes it feel like there is more aisle and seat to seat space, but only because the seats themselves have a smaller footprint than the current EI standard in the other 330's. Smaller screens, smaller overhead bins and no single seats, and row 1 window seats lose quite a bit of leg room width due to the fuselage curving in. The guy there really wasn't happy with what he called a glorified economy plus seat and moved to a different free seat. Oh and the last row in business is separate from the others behind the line of the first galley type area.

Karl8415 · 11-09-2018 06:53PM

Any word on those new TA routes,taught they wud have been announced by now,surly that 2-3 weeks time frame is up by now

Shn99 · 11-09-2018 06:59PM

Karl8415 wrote: »

Any word on those new TA routes,taught they wud have been announced by now,surly that 2-3 weeks time frame is up by now

Announcment tomorrow

Tenger · 11-09-2018 08:12PM

Karl8415 wrote: »

Any word on those new TA routes,taught they wud have been announced by now,surly that 2-3 weeks time frame is up by now

Travel xtra last Sunday stated Pittsburgh and Montreal. They have been wrong before however.
http://www.travelextra.ie/travel-extra-sunday-supplement-september-9-2018/

Scroll down to "Behind the Headlines" section.
(And yes, its been a lot more than "2-3 weeks", but to be fair the CEO did say "hopefully 2-3 weeks")

revelman · 11-09-2018 08:52PM

Some speculation that Minneapolis will be in the mix.

Karl8415 · 11-09-2018 10:05PM

Thanks everyone,I know its not in the mix for tomorrow but does anyone think we’ll see the day when we’ll see EI heading to Texas,would there be a market,delighted to read Seattle going well and possibility of a 330-300 next year,when you think it shares the same flight time to Orlando which means any of the 300’s could operate it and not just the 242 ton models but am I jumping the gun then by asking if that happens and frees up a 200 series would that mean it could replace a route currently operated by a 757,because just thinking out load would the 103 to jfk come back and see a 330-200 on it,apologies for asking so many questions in one post

Tenger · 11-09-2018 10:17PM

Well the COO did make reference about a year ago to EI having a shortlist of approx 12 target routes. He said if/when any one of them become attractive then they will be launched.
Im sure EI have spent the summer talking to various airports (Texas included) to get a deal to launch a route. Possibly business groups as well.
The SFO was launched with some sort of ticketing deal in place with a group of tech companies.

Noxegon · 11-09-2018 10:25PM

Karl8415 wrote: »

Thanks everyone,I know its not in the mix for tomorrow but does anyone think we’ll see the day when we’ll see EI heading to Texas,would there be a market

American is doing Dallas next year. I can't see two airlines serving Texas from Dublin.

HTCOne · 11-09-2018 10:37PM

Did Northwest used to serve MSP/DTW from DUB via Shannon about 30 years ago or am I totally imagining things!

Marcusm · 12-09-2018 12:27AM

Noxegon wrote: »

American is doing Dallas next year. I can't see two airlines serving Texas from Dublin.

Especially as those two airlines have applied for regulatory clearance to co ordinate schedules and share revenue. AA’s recent abandonment of JFK-DUB and announcement of DFW-DUB clears up those city pairs, I expect.

Locker10a · 12-09-2018 01:06AM

So if two new transatlantic routes are announced tomorrow how will the transatlantic fleet look next year?

Tenger · 12-09-2018 07:54AM

Locker10a wrote: »

So if two new transatlantic routes are announced tomorrow how will the transatlantic fleet look next year?

Just posted on travelextra.ie that it’s Montreal and Minneapolis.
So that’s a Canadian route for the new A321LRs. Plan was to retire a B757 (down to 3) , the delay in A321LR delivery might change that.
MSP will be an A332 3-4 times a week based on previous EI route launches. With the rumoured increase to daily on DUB-SEA that will require another A330 (3x SEA and 4xMSP weekly)

EchoIndia · 12-09-2018 08:27AM

HTCOne wrote: »

Did Northwest used to serve MSP/DTW from DUB via Shannon about 30 years ago or am I totally imagining things!

They served BOS & JFK IIRC.

Van.Bosch · 12-09-2018 03:25PM

Tenger wrote: »

Just posted on travelextra.ie that it’s Montreal and Minneapolis.
So that’s a Canadian route for the new A321LRs. Plan was to retire a B757 (down to 3) , the delay in A321LR delivery might change that.
MSP will be an A332 3-4 times a week based on previous EI route launches. With the rumoured increase to daily on DUB-SEA that will require another A330 (3x SEA and 4xMSP weekly)

MSP is a 757 and YUL is A321neoLR

sherology · 12-09-2018 03:56PM

I would have MSP is rather far for a 757 TranAt flight... yOn winter with headwinds for example?

Great news though... Dakota's and Montana not too far away ðŸ˜‰

EchoIndia · 12-09-2018 08:25PM

sherology wrote: »

I would have MSP is rather far for a 757 TranAt flight... yOn winter with headwinds for example?

Great news though... Dakota's and Montana not too far away ðŸ˜‰

It's 3246nm great circle. DUB-ORD which is already operated by United with a 757 is 3192nm.

sherology · 12-09-2018 08:37PM

Oh wow... United do ORD with a 757. Didn't think you could get that central on 757 (and a321lr soon). Dublin really does have a geogtaphic TA advantage. Thanks.

Tenger · 12-09-2018 09:16PM

Van.Bosch wrote: »

MSP is a 757 and YUL is A321neoLR

I stand corrected. That seems pretty far on a narrow body. And I saw that’s it daily too.

Any mention of upgrading PHL in the press announcement?

Van.Bosch · 12-09-2018 09:46PM

Tenger wrote: »

I stand corrected. That seems pretty far on a narrow body. And I saw that’s it daily too.

Any mention of upgrading PHL in the press announcement?

No nothing that I saw, but the 757 has to come from somewhere right?

NH2013 · 12-09-2018 10:10PM

Van.Bosch wrote: »

No nothing that I saw, but the 757 has to come from somewhere right?

PHL will be the first route to switch to the NEO/LR in July, freeing up the 757 to operate MSP, the Second NEO/LR arriving in August will operate YUL.

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