podgeandrodge wrote: » On their webpage today for fares to a few UK/European destinations from 1st September. As you said, the first row. I wonder if you would be tempted to purchase the aisle seat of 1st row (at little higher cost) in knowledge that the window might be taken as an Aerspace, giving you the middle seat free too by default..
Van.Bosch wrote: » The aisle seat in row 1 is priced at AerSpace?
goingnowhere wrote: » Row 1 is not available unless booked as Aer space or connecting from TATL business
podgeandrodge wrote: » goingnowhere wrote: » Row 1 is not available unless booked as Aer space or connecting from TATL business Not from what I can see doing a dummy booking on a Dublin Europe flight with the Aerspace option. Picked a plus fare and allowed me to select row 1.
kevinandrew wrote: » What route? AerSpace is only available to select destinations. I've just done a dummy booking for DUB-AMS in Plus Fare and the seat selection starts at Row 2, the first row doesn't actually exist on the seat map so it makes appear as if Row 2 is actually the first row. EDIT: Same again on DUB-LHR, the seat selection starts at Row 2.
podgeandrodge wrote: » kevinandrew wrote: » What route? AerSpace is only available to select destinations. I've just done a dummy booking for DUB-AMS in Plus Fare and the seat selection starts at Row 2, the first row doesn't actually exist on the seat map so it makes appear as if Row 2 is actually the first row. EDIT: Same again on DUB-LHR, the seat selection starts at Row 2. I tried Dusseldorf (for no particular reason) in early September.
Karl8415 wrote: » Just wondering now that EI are reintroducing premier on Europe does anyone now will the 3 older 321’s be getting the upgraded seats,I only ask because the youngest of the 3 is 20 years old in December
kevinandrew wrote: » Okay, just tried DUB-DUS 9-12 September on the Plus Fare and it's the same as the other routes I looked at, row one is blank and the seat selection choice begins from the second row only. So it's not possible to book AerSpace front row seats if on a lower fare. Screenshot of the seat map;https://imgur.com/jKyoAfI
Shamrockj wrote: » Going by the schedule next summer Orlando is 6 times a week vs 4 times a week currently. This is on top of Seattle going daily and Minneapolis going on the 330. I wonder is there much room left for any more 330 expansion with the number of frames.
kevinandrew wrote: » I guess with 2 A333s joining and at least 4 A321LRs in operation for next summer, that's a considerable amount of capacity to spread around the network and it makes perfect sense to use this time to give some destinations a much needed boost in frequency, particularly Orlando. Encouraging to see Miami return to 3 weekly, I believe next year will be its third year of operation so I hope it has started to settle at least load factor wise. By the end of 2020 there should be a total of 2 A333s and 8 A321LRs added to the transatlantic fleet with 4 757s retired and possibly 1 A332 going so that's still net growth of 1 A333 and 4 A321LR which definitely suggests room for a new route or two including additional frequencies.
Locker10a wrote: » How they will manage all of this out of T2 and it’s extremely limited gate space lord only knows
alancostello wrote: » https://onemileatatime.com/aer-lingus-a321lr-business-class-review/ The first review of the A321LR that I've seen, I'd note that there were 5 crew but no pre-departure beverages.
Jack1985 wrote: » T1 will have higher levels of T/A occupancy next Summer, majority of short-haul between 8am-5pm will use the South Gates and West Apron stands via Bus.
Locker10a wrote: Do you mean there’ll be pre-clearance gates at the 300 pier? Sorry excuse my ignorance but where are the West Apron stands? Beside the control tower ?
Jack1985 wrote: » Ridiculous to expect crew to carry silver trays with glasses with economy pax scramming in behind, a health and safety hazard if crew were required to do so. I believe FÓRSA also refused to allow the crew to do it in their discussions with EI. EI specifically requested the configuration of the aircraft, TAPs configuration could have been replicated but with the same cabin configuration of 16J and 168Y of LRA by swapping the toilets with the RHS galley it would mean the galley would be undisturbed in setting up for the service and would alleviate a lot of the problems this whole configuration is causing. Delta removed the space flex galleys because of the issues it creates.
Ireland trains wrote: » Has it been comfirmed that the west apron will be used for passenger flights next summer. There is still 2 flights per week on an A330 free (recent frequency enhamcments for MOC, MIA, SEA and A330 to MSP) so maby they will be for rumored SFO incresed frequency. If west apron is used taxi times to the runway should be fairly quick.
Locker10a wrote: » I’d be interested to know how the West apron would work too. It would be great to alleviate the taxi and turnaround delays caused by lack of stands. But how would they bus pax and luggage across active taxiways
sdanseo wrote: » Basic traffic management.
Locker10a wrote: » I’m not sure any?many, airlines do preflight drinks where you board through door 1L. It would be a disaster with the flow of boarding.
alancostello wrote: » I have always received pre-departure beverages on AA in domestic first on narrowbodies where pax board through 1L (and even on CRJ aircraft) and on some aircraft there are in excess of 20 seats in domestic first. Nobody is saying is has to happen when there is a stream of people down the aisle, but there is plenty of time between the last economy passenger boarding and going through where the curtain is to the plane being lined up ready for takeoff.
Jack1985 wrote: » alancostello wrote: » https://onemileatatime.com/aer-lingus-a321lr-business-class-review/ The first review of the A321LR that I've seen, I'd note that there were 5 crew but no pre-departure beverages. Ridiculous to expect crew to carry silver trays with glasses with economy pax scramming in behind, a health and safety hazard if crew were required to do so. I believe FÓRSA also refused to allow the crew to do it in their discussions with EI. EI specifically requested the configuration of the aircraft, TAPs configuration could have been replicated but with the same cabin configuration of 16J and 168Y of LRA by swapping the toilets with the RHS galley it would mean the galley would be undisturbed in setting up for the service and would alleviate a lot of the problems this whole configuration is causing. Delta removed the space flex galleys because of the issues it creates.
