joeysoap wrote: » Wonder How many middle seats free per flight.? Everyone knows RY allocate you a middle seat if you check in online too soon, so customers play the game and check in as late as possible, usually the middle seats are all allocated 12 hours before flights. This could be the reverse, check in late or at the airport and get one of the middle seats AL blocked off for this service but didn’t sell. Course if could also work for getting an upfront seat if it doesn’t sell either by checking in late .
trellheim wrote: » And its not on the outshop routes like LCY or EDI ; they obviously think there's a market there but every route listed is only 2-2.5 hours flying and most regulars will have most of the benefits from Aerclub anyway so is it just gilding a lily for business class transfers from longhaul or something ?
kevinandrew wrote: » The seat map Aer Lingus has displayed shows the Space Flex option, as does the recently delivered TAP A321LR in a near identical configuration. My mistake thinking ACF went hand in hand with Space Flex! Why they've both chosen such a tight galley config for transatlantic aircraft would be interesting to know and see in action, could be a bumpy service for the first few months as crews deal with the differences.
Van.Bosch wrote: » From the few flights I’ve checked AerSpace seems to just be row 1. Booking economy allows you select a seat in row 2, so I’d say just 2 empty seats.
NH2013 wrote: » Perhaps only being released row by row starting with row 1, wouldn't make sense to have rows 1,4,5,9 eg as Aer Space with the interim rows as economy. So once row 1 is sold it'll move on to row two and so on.
x567 wrote: » I wonder if a BA business class ticket with an EI leg to LHR/LGW will automatically qualify for Aerspace - could need a couple more rows if so...
L1011 wrote: » Anyone from plebian classes trying to put bags there will have them taken out by crew; same as eurobiz on any other carrier.
Idbatterim wrote: » "priority boarding" sitting on the tin can for another half hour or so! Great! And some people even pay for it :rolleyes:
MJohnston wrote: » Personally I'd much rather be sitting on the plane for half an hour than standing at the gate, especially if you have plenty of space at your seat. Being in the airport for me is an anxious experience, and I'm much more relaxed when I'm onboard and seated.
Idbatterim wrote: » Agreed. I pack light , no check in luggage unless unavoidable. Fast track regardless of time. Last onto the plane personally. Had a joke of an experience in Naples airportbthe other day. Can’t stand spending a minute more in them than necessary. Sitting on the ground on a plane in Dublin airport for as long as it would take to get from liffey valley to athlone is another common joke ! There could be screaming kids on the plane and everything, it’s so intense. Each to their own !
Locker10a wrote: » If you’re last to board and only travel with hand luggage then you’ll likely find no space for your case on busy flights, I think that’s mainly the benefit for those who buy priority boarding, guaranteed bag space. With this new product the crew will probably try and keep the first locker closed and free during boarding for as long as they practically can, however they probably also include priority boarding for this reason, so you get on early and have a convenient space for your bag.
alancostello wrote: » They typically do keep row one closed/exclusively for those sitting there, at least a dozen times I’ve been seated in row one and had cabin crew call me out when I opened the bin, only to say ‘oh that’s grand’ when I showed them the boarding pass.
kevinandrew wrote: » Right now Aer Space is only showing for the first row, that’s just four passengers a flight. I’m assuming as more passengers book it’ll be extended to additional rows per flight or are they intending to limit it to just the front row across the board?
Shn99 wrote: » Economy pax are able to purchase seats in row 2 so it wouldnt make sense for it to be extended
Nijmegen wrote: » It’ll work the same as all other eurobiz products I imagine. There’s simple flexibility to move the curtain back a few rows if you need to, and given the amount of transfer traffic coming in they’re gonna need more than 4 seats on many routes. As for the booking engine only having row 1 in it for now, this is the company that launched a major credit card product with 2 free flights included, which can be redeemed by telegraphing a man in the back office who will dispatch the tickets by stage coach to you.
Phil.x wrote: » Now a change of gate and another 1hr delay, aer lingus staff are mute. Great start.
alancostello wrote: » Airbus haven't publicly launched it, but they are supposedly offering it to airline customers (one can only assume to gauge real interest and carve out a strong launch customer/order). EI may get some XLRs, sure, but the regular LR still works for the east coast and the northern midwest US, which is the majority of EI's transatlantic market so far. If the XLR hits the 4700-5000nmi range being floated around it would be able to serve even the west coast, so you could certainly count on DEN/IAH/LAS plus maybe some extra California destinations.
Jack1985 wrote: » You didn't even qualify for delay compensation as it was that minor of a delay, so please drop the entitlement act. Not much to talk about here.
