Airline/Airport/Travel questions and queries

stargazer 68 · 11-04-2019 4:00pm

Gatica wrote: »

I would presume you get assigned a random seat if you don't pay for it. Those prices look crazy... 89 for a seat?!

30 for a seat is bonkers let alone 89!

HeidiHeidi · 11-04-2019 4:09pm

random_banter wrote: »

Hi all, haven't travelled to the US with Aer Lingus in a few years, or at least since the pricing structure changed. Am booked to go next month and am seeing options to pay for seats at the moment - my question is, when the online check-in opens do you get a choice of free seat selection? Or would you still be asked to pay at that point? Thanks.

I flew to the west coast last year with Aer Lingus, and because it was such a long flight I caved and booked a window seat at the cheapest possible price (can't remember what it was now, mabye €30). When I boarded, the plane was half empty, and the vacant seats shown when they were trying to flog the seats bore not the slightest resemblance to the reality - there were loads more empty.

So if and when I fly again, I won't fall for that trick!

I opted for the free seat allocation (or maybe I could pick it? can't remember) on the way home, and still wound up with a window seat.

Won't always work, obviously - but there's some skulduggery involved in that hard sell, I'm convinced!

Locker10a · 11-04-2019 10:15pm

Gatica wrote: »

I would presume you get assigned a random seat if you don't pay for it. Those prices look crazy... 89 for a seat?!

You can select a seat for free -30 hours before departure on Aer Lingus as far as I know. They don’t purposely split you up etc. Being polite and friendly with the check in staff can get you a free exit row or front section if available

Poochie05 · 12-04-2019 1:16am

I’m looking at flights to Barcelona. Vuelling has best time but I’ve never flown with them. Anyone offer their experience flying with them?

HeidiHeidi · 12-04-2019 8:22am

Poochie05 wrote: »

I’m looking at flights to Barcelona. Vuelling has best time but I’ve never flown with them. Anyone offer their experience flying with them?

I flew with them last year (from Ibiza to Barcelona), and a pal of mine flies fairly regularly with them. They're grand, a Spanish version of Ryanair tbh.

Riskymove · 12-04-2019 2:51pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I flew with them last year (from Ibiza to Barcelona), and a pal of mine flies fairly regularly with them. They're grand, a Spanish version of Ryanair tbh.

a little bit better

a bit more room, actual pockets in seats etc. :pac:

BobbyBobberson · 14-04-2019 9:31pm

Hi all,

Not sure is the place for random aviation questions but I will go with it. It is probably an obvious question but what happens in the case of slots being allocated such as the below tweet? Do airlines then increase their frequency for example to that airport? Are the slots sold off etc? Would love a tiny bit of info. Thanks

https://twitter.com/SimonCalder/status/1117335419258114049

ChikiChiki · 15-04-2019 8:28am

Flying from Sydney to Dublin with Emirates next week. I have a 17 hour layover in Dubai. Can someone advise me of two things;

1) Will my bags be checked through onto connecting flight given the long layover?
2) Do I need a visa to leave the airport and explore Dubai?

Thanks

L1011 · 15-04-2019 8:56am

BobbyBobberson wrote: »

Hi all,

Not sure is the place for random aviation questions but I will go with it. It is probably an obvious question but what happens in the case of slots being allocated such as the below tweet? Do airlines then increase their frequency for example to that airport? Are the slots sold off etc? Would love a tiny bit of info. Thanks

https://twitter.com/SimonCalder/status/1117335419258114049

If an airline hands slots back to the slot coordinator they go to whoever is in the queue for them, with priority given to unserved routes. A few new slots were generated by fiddling with ATC timings a few years ago and went to Vietnam Airways (if I remember right) on that basis.

In this case, they were only leased from Etihad and have been returned to them.

You can also sell slots you own. As far as I know this is done by the buying airline applying for some of the spare slots at useless times and swapping with the selling airline for their good slots then they hand those useless ones back.

steve-o · 15-04-2019 9:44am

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Flying from Sydney to Dublin with Emirates next week. I have a 17 hour layover in Dubai. Can someone advise me of two things;

1) Will my bags be checked through onto connecting flight given the long layover?
2) Do I need a visa to leave the airport and explore Dubai?

Thanks

Your bags will be checked through, but if you want them you can ask them to "short-check" them. If you have an Irish passport you don't need a visa in advance. Just go through immigration.

dfx- · 16-04-2019 11:11am

What is the cause of the delays in Summer...

My regular evening flight runs through the Winter almost always on time or early, with the aircraft typically inbound from Amsterdam and it spends an hour on the ground.

The same flight is scheduled an hour later in the Summer and is usually very late leaving Dublin even when it arrives from Vienna on time (not often). It can be on the ground for two hours before any taxiing.

It is literally like a switch since Mar 31 from the same airport at roughly the same time of day.

Locker10a · 16-04-2019 3:45pm

dfx- wrote: »

What is the cause of the delays in Summer...

My regular evening flight runs through the Winter almost always on time or early, with the aircraft typically inbound from Amsterdam and it spends an hour on the ground.

The same flight is scheduled an hour later in the Summer and is usually very late leaving Dublin even when it arrives from Vienna on time (not often). It can be on the ground for two hours before any taxiing.

It is literally like a switch since Mar 31 from the same airport at roughly the same time of day.

I don’t know the specific flight you’re talking about but generally the summer schedule is a disaster for air traffic congestion. Flights will often be assigned a CTOT which is a restricted(delayed) take off time to prevent overloading certain air space at one time. Airlines tend to ramp up schedules in the summer, it’s when they make money, and it’s reaching a point where there’s to many flights to manage at once. Particularly if there’s a weather event or strike.
This in my experience is the primary cause of delays in the summer for short haul flights.

Kalyke · 16-04-2019 8:53pm

I have a 1 hr 40 minute "wait" between an Aer Linghus flight from Dublin and a United Flight to Cleveland in Dulles. Is this too tight or is it doable? Dublin flight arrives at 1535 in Terminal B and the CLE flight takes off from terminal C at 1715.

steve-o · 16-04-2019 10:34pm

Kalyke wrote: »

I have a 1 hr 40 minute "wait" between an Aer Linghus flight from Dublin and a United Flight to Cleveland in Dulles. Is this too tight or is it doable? Dublin flight arrives at 1535 in Terminal B and the CLE flight takes off from terminal C at 1715.

Plenty of time. Take the aerotrain (it goes via the central terminal, just stay on the train to get to C).

dfx- · 17-04-2019 1:12pm

Locker10a wrote: »

I don’t know the specific flight you’re talking about but generally the summer schedule is a disaster for air traffic congestion. Flights will often be assigned a CTOT which is a restricted(delayed) take off time to prevent overloading certain air space at one time. Airlines tend to ramp up schedules in the summer, it’s when they make money, and it’s reaching a point where there’s to many flights to manage at once. Particularly if there’s a weather event or strike.
This in my experience is the primary cause of delays in the summer for short haul flights.

EI276/277, primarily the departure of 276 and its variability. It was a little quicker yesterday, just an hour on the ground, but was late from Vienna so still late departing.

Locker10a · 17-04-2019 4:43pm

dfx- wrote: »

EI276/277, primarily the departure of 276 and its variability. It was a little quicker yesterday, just an hour on the ground, but was late from Vienna so still late departing.

Tbh it just looks like it’s just the standard poor turnaround performance and congestion in Dublin that’s causing the issue. There’s been no major delays since the beginning of April but granted a few days with delays of less than an hour.
Dublin have been using runway 10 a lot the past few weeks and this always means long taxi ques for the runway and taxi way traffic jams.

youngblood · 18-04-2019 10:14am

Is there anyway to find out what plane I'll be getting from just the flight no.?
I thought there would be a way to find out what sort of plane EI 782 would use, facilities etc?

Surely this information is available?

Captain_Crash · 18-04-2019 10:24am

youngblood wrote: »

Is there anyway to find out what plane I'll be getting from just the flight no.?
I thought there would be a way to find out what sort of plane EI 782 would use, facilities etc?

Surely this information is available?

It tends to be operated by an A321 during the week and an A320 at the weekend but is subject to change. Either way it'll be an A32X

Tenger · 18-04-2019 11:58am

Facilities wise, there is a reclining seat and a tray table. Toilets at the front and the back.
No TVs or WiFi. Food/drinks is for purchase onboard.

Mikeyshragh · 24-04-2019 9:02pm

Hi can anyone give me advise please

I booked tickets for my family in June. My son is 2 now but I was told sense he is 2 now he is no longer 0-2 and he is in group 2-11 when booking they ticket. Ryanair chat has to me I have to book a new ticket for him. But it’s not going to let me book a ticket for an a 2 year old on his own. Has anyone had a problem like this. They holiday is hinging on this. I can afford to buy another 2 tickets again.

rubberdungeon · 24-04-2019 9:08pm

Mikeyshragh wrote: »

Hi can anyone give me advise please

I booked tickets for my family in June. My son is 2 now but I was told sense he is 2 now he is no longer 0-2 and he is in group 2-11 when booking they ticket. Ryanair chat has to me I have to book a new ticket for him. But it’s not going to let me book a ticket for an a 2 year old on his own. Has anyone had a problem like this. They holiday is hinging on this. I can afford to buy another 2 tickets again.

It’s not possible to add a child under 16 to an existing flight reservation, however you can make a new separate reservation if you wish and link the bookings.

The reservation for the child under 16 needs to be booked online (as an adult), once the booking has been made you will need to contact us via chat or you can call our call centre and speak with one of our team to link the child’s booking with an adults booking.

Linking the bookings is free if done within 24 hours of making the original adult’s booking. If outside of 24 hours there is a fee of €/£30 to link the bookings together.

Bookings can only be linked up to 4 hours before the scheduled time of departure and cannot be linked at the airport.

https://www.ryanair.com/ie/en/useful-info/post-booking-changes/link-a-booking

Inquitus · 27-04-2019 6:23pm

I had a similar issue as my sons age changed bands between the flight out to France and the flight back from France, he went from 2-11 to 12-16 or w/e, and it would not let me check in / pre-register passport details, so I changed his DoB by a month to avoid the problem and it worked grand, no one cared.

TheDriver · 27-04-2019 7:49pm

If you change age groups whilst away, you check in free at airport in my experience. Op, I don't understand how it happened as it asks for DOB when booking infant flights?

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 28-04-2019 10:05am

Hi all,

Do Aer Lingus allow you to put your cabin bag in the hold if you request to at the check in desk?

Locker10a · 28-04-2019 10:08am

Yes if the flight is full/they are expecting an excess of luggage in the cabin.

NomadicGray · 30-04-2019 6:31pm

Am i right in thinking that a Dublin flight to Vancouver will have the same cabin pressure as one to Spain? Is it pretty much the same from 35-40000 feet?

Tenger · 30-04-2019 7:19pm

Pretty much. I believe normal cabin pressure at cruising altitude is approx 8000ft. Open to informed correction though.

The A380 and the B787 have a lower cabin pressure (6000ft?) which means the flight is easier on the body. Not sure if A350 offers this, I assume it does.

killbillvol2 · 30-04-2019 7:45pm

Tenger wrote: »

Pretty much. I believe normal cabin pressure at cruising altitude is approx 8000ft. Open to informed correction though.

The A380 and the B787 have a lower cabin pressure (6000ft?) which means the flight is easier on the body. Not sure if A350 offers this, I assume it does.

A350 is the same. (1800m).

smurfjed · 01-05-2019 5:51am

Is it pretty much the same from 35-40000 feet?

It depends on the aircraft type and not the route, as others have said, it is usually around 8000 feet cabin pressure, but some aircraft can get it down to about 4000 feet. They say that the lower cabin altitudes are better for you, but I have never really felt the benefit and we routinely fly with a cabin altitude between sea level and 6200 feet but usually always at the same 9.x PSI.

notuslimited · 01-05-2019 10:51am

Hi. I’ve been trying to log onto the app for the last 2 days and I get a message that says my request cannot be processed at this time and to try again later. I can log on using the desktop site. Anybody care to suggest what I need to do?

Tenger · 01-05-2019 11:25am

Contact Aer Lingus on social media and get advice from the horses mouth.

errlloyd · 03-05-2019 1:17am

I doubt anyone has experience with this. I'm on a united flight Dublin to Newark, but booked with a luftanasa basic economy fare. The carry on restriction is 8KG. And that's low... Is United likely to enforce this? They don't seem to have a carry on weight limit so will they even check?

Poochie05 · 03-05-2019 7:58am

Looking to book Fast track for T1 in Dublin next week as I will be a little tight for time. It is offering times in 15 minute intervals.
Not sure exactly when I’ll be going through, depends on traffic and getting bus from Red car park.
Are they really strict with this or can you go through more or less any time around the time you booked?

Savage_Henry · 03-05-2019 8:36am

It doesnt matter

Savage_Henry · 03-05-2019 8:40am

errlloyd wrote: »

I doubt anyone has experience with this. I'm on a united flight Dublin to Newark, but booked with a luftanasa basic economy fare. The carry on restriction is 8KG. And that's low... Is United likely to enforce this? They don't seem to have a carry on weight limit so will they even check?

Not sure if they dont have limit. They might check only at check in desk ( if you are checking in there or your party has checkin baggage to leave)

random_banter · 08-05-2019 10:08am

I'm flying transatlantic with Aer Lingus tomorrow and Seat Selection isn't available at all for the outbound flight.

Would that mean the flight is very full? I was hoping to select a window. Has anyone checked in at the desk recently and spoken to a real-life human to try to get a preferable seat?

Thanks in advance.

ironclaw · 08-05-2019 3:30pm

random_banter wrote: »

I'm flying transatlantic with Aer Lingus tomorrow and Seat Selection isn't available at all for the outbound flight.

Would that mean the flight is very full? I was hoping to select a window. Has anyone checked in at the desk recently and spoken to a real-life human to try to get a preferable seat?

Thanks in advance.

I'm fairly sure on Saver / cheaper fares you can never select a seat online. A couple of options:

- At bag drop kiosk, you can usually choose a seat, just keep an eye out for the option.

- You could queue in the main queue and talk to a check-in agent, but this queue can be fairly lengthy.

Both of those assume you are checking a bag. if not...

- At the boarding gate, ask the agent to move your seat, it's often possible.

- On the plane, as a last resort, ask the attendant but wait until the flight is finished boarding.

15-05-2019 9:00pm

Does anyone know if with ‘saver’ fares on Aer Lingus European routes you can select a seat during check in online or is it randomly assigned with no option to change it? Thanks.

Chris_5339762 · 15-05-2019 9:32pm

You can pay extra to pre-select your seat but when standard, online check in opens 30 hours before the flight you can go in and select any standard seat (not exit or front row etc) for free. They will place you randomly but you can change it. Its not like Ryanair where you HAVE to pay to select a seat. Be on the online check in the moment its 30 hours before your flight and you can more or less get the pick of the plane.

Captain_Crash · 16-05-2019 8:29am

Question re: booking EI long haul and the new saver fares, its been a couple of years since I flew with them across the pond.

Is it possible to book a saver fare, then add a bag at a later date if needed? Basically, two people going away but only the need for one bag max, there is a €200 difference between the saver fare with no bag, and smart fare which has two bags.

masit · 19-05-2019 8:59pm

Captain_Crash wrote: »

Question re: booking EI long haul and the new saver fares, its been a couple of years since I flew with them across the pond.

Is it possible to book a saver fare, then add a bag at a later date if needed? Basically, two people going away but only the need for one bag max, there is a €200 difference between the saver fare with no bag, and smart fare which has two bags.

You can. If your not worried about sitting together thats fine, if not, you will need to buy seats too. So all in all, by the time you pay for a bag and seats(if needed) you will not be far off the 2 smart saver fares. Looked at booking New York for 2 adults and 3 kids. So looked at 1 adult and 2 kids with the smart fare, 1 adult and 1 kid with the saver fare because we only needed 3 bags and with this combination it was only a few euro's off the smart fare booking with 5.

dfx- · 19-05-2019 9:23pm

Anyone know what the problem in Manchester Airport was today? Long delays, widespread cancellations this evening, EI212 is showing as cancelled, but also appeared on BHX arrival boards as well as a Turkish flight from Manchester and TUI flight from Manchester to Dalaman landing in BHX.

A Scandinavian flight to Oslo took off an hour ago, circled and landed in Liverpool.

masit · 19-05-2019 9:29pm

dfx- wrote: »

Anyone know what the problem in Manchester Airport was today? Long delays, widespread cancellations this evening, EI212 is showing as cancelled, but also appeared on BHX arrival boards as well as a Turkish flight from Manchester and TUI flight from Manchester to Dalaman landing in BHX.

A Scandinavian flight to Oslo took off an hour ago, circled and landed in Liverpool.

Power failure. Planes unable to refuel. I'd say the SAS went to Liverpool to refuel.

LoonyLovegood · 20-05-2019 12:29pm

Does anyone know the absolute latest I should be at Dublin airport for a 10.30 Ryanair flight? I've got fastpass for security, no check in bags. Flying out Friday, didn't realise my vote hasn't transferred and it's in Galway, so voting at 7am and public transport across the country is cutting it fairly tight.

random_banter · 20-05-2019 1:22pm

masit wrote: »

You can. If your not worried about sitting together thats fine, if not, you will need to buy seats too. So all in all, by the time you pay for a bag and seats(if needed) you will not be far off the 2 smart saver fares. Looked at booking New York for 2 adults and 3 kids. So looked at 1 adult and 2 kids with the smart fare, 1 adult and 1 kid with the saver fare because we only needed 3 bags and with this combination it was only a few euro's off the smart fare booking with 5.

I second this. Especially if booking in advance, the saver fare looks very attractive, but as I found out afterward, when you get closer to the time and realise you'll need to check a bag after all it can cost more for the bag, and in addition you get no choice over where you sit so you've to pay more if you want to guarantee a seat of your choice. If the flight is not full then it isn't too hard to ask for a seat you'd like at the check in desk, but if full you won't be guaranteed to sit beside someone else on your ticket OR get a seat that you'd prefer.

All in all, I probably wouldn't do the saver fare again. Going transatlantic it feels a bit nicer to have confirmation that you can have a bag and pick your seat in advance.

what the hell! · 20-05-2019 2:27pm

masit wrote: »

Power failure. Planes unable to refuel. I'd say the SAS went to Liverpool to refuel.

Looked like the Cork flight stopped to refuel on Isle of Man before continuing.

Captain_Crash · 20-05-2019 2:43pm

masit wrote: »

You can. If your not worried about sitting together thats fine, if not, you will need to buy seats too. So all in all, by the time you pay for a bag and seats(if needed) you will not be far off the 2 smart saver fares. Looked at booking New York for 2 adults and 3 kids. So looked at 1 adult and 2 kids with the smart fare, 1 adult and 1 kid with the saver fare because we only needed 3 bags and with this combination it was only a few euro's off the smart fare booking with 5.

Yeah its only a saving of €60, before seat selection etc.. Not really worthwhile at all

Tenger · 21-05-2019 9:13am

LoonyLovegood wrote: »

Does anyone know the absolute latest I should be at Dublin airport for a 10.30 Ryanair flight? I've got fastpass for security, no check in bags. Flying out Friday, didn't realise my vote hasn't transferred and it's in Galway, so voting at 7am and public transport across the country is cutting it fairly tight.

I would say you should be getting to T1 by 0920.
~5 mins from coach park to T1, ~10-15 mins thru security, ~15-20 mins to walk to pier 1. Gate closes 10 mins before departure.

Chris_5339762 · 21-05-2019 10:15pm

Traffic could make that fall apart very quickly, be careful.

LoonyLovegood · 22-05-2019 7:26am

Yeah, not going to do it. I already changed the flight once when I thought my vote had been successfully moved so I could vote in Dublin, can't afford to change it again!

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