Dublin routes news and general chat

L1011 · 19-02-2022 11:12pm

Think I saw Aurignys Ejet at DUB this morning - not due to start for a month though?

HTCOne · 22-02-2022 3:07pm

I see Air Canada have published their summer DUB schedule:

YYZ daily B77L (always a rare bird in pax configuration, especially so now).

YVR 4 x weekly B788.

YUL 3 x weekly B788.

Any sign of Air Transat or Westjet returning?

ongarboy · 23-02-2022 5:43pm

https://ittn.ie/news/egyptair-to-launch-dublin-to-cairo-service/

Finally going ahead after launch delayed by the pandemic.

cson · 23-02-2022 8:24pm

A pet peeve is media outlets not using the correct aircraft image with their story, it's operated by an A321 in case anyone is thrown by the B787 in the pic.

California Dreamer · 24-02-2022 4:17pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118680219#Comment_118680219

Don't look at the Dublin Airport instagram so! :)

25-02-2022 8:05pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118673179#Comment_118673179

Yes Air Transat will be back with their NEO according to their website timetable, I think it starts 2/3x per week and tops out at 5x per week.

IQO · 04-03-2022 1:25pm

Irish Times finding out that booking last min tickets are more expensive than tickets bought in advance.

https://twitter.com/IrishTimes/status/1499705064763580418

weisses · 04-03-2022 1:40pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118730951#Comment_118730951

Context... context.

Locker10a · 04-03-2022 2:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118730951#Comment_118730951

Well when you consider Wizz air are offering flights for free…

IngazZagni · 05-03-2022 1:33am

Ryanair will be sending humanitarian cargo to Lublin tomorrow for free.

Also Ryanair launching Santiago De Compostella starting the end of this month.

ongarboy · 12-03-2022 8:00pm

https://ittn.ie/featured/british-airways-adds-new-route-from-dublin-to-southampton/

Van.Bosch · 12-03-2022 8:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118775187#Comment_118775187

Cracking journalism to add a picture of an A380!

IngazZagni · 12-03-2022 9:57pm

Fairly useless as it's only 1x weekly. It's basically just a positioning flight for the aircraft that they said they might as well sell tickets for.

VG31 · 12-03-2022 11:50pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118775839#Comment_118775839

They've done the same thing with 1x weekly flights the last few summers (excluding 2020 and 2021). As far as I remember it was Manchester in 2019 and Ibiza in 2018.

LXFlyer · 13-03-2022 7:31am

Every little helps!

It’s BA Cityflyer utilising the aircraft and crew while LCY is shut, flying out of Dublin on Saturday morning, and returning on Sunday morning.

13-03-2022 12:04pm

https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/eu-hits-back-in-lufthansa-ryanair-ghost-flights-spat-41235993.html

Can Lufthansa really afford three flights from Frankfurt to Dublin on a dreary Wednesday off-season with the price of oil the way it is at the moment.

EchoIndia · 13-03-2022 2:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118777852#Comment_118777852

It can afford them if the flights are commercially viable. Have you got information to the contrary?

LXFlyer · 13-03-2022 3:08pm

Remember that the prime purpose of those flights is to feed into/out of Lufthansa’s network at Frankfurt, rather than point-to-point traffic.

ongarboy · 14-03-2022 11:16pm

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/vigourtimes.com/ethiopian-airlines-eyes-new-dublin-route-via-uk/amp/

HTCOne · 15-03-2022 2:41am

Westjet announce resumption of YHZ-DUB on top of previously announcef YYZ-DUB (which I believe they were due to start in S20 but didn't due COVID). Haven't seen anything about resuming YYC-DUB but stand to be corrected.

https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/business/westjet-reconnects-non-stop-flights-between-halifax-and-london-paris-dublin-glasgow-100705848/

Alpha Romeo · 15-03-2022 10:38am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118786525#Comment_118786525

YYC-DUB is due to start back on May 8th according to Google Flights

Hotblack Desiato · 15-03-2022 11:32am

Canada has the worst airport codes going!

LXFlyer · 15-03-2022 11:41am

Many of them (YYZ And YYC) go back to the two letter Morse code assigned to the local “railroad” station, but with a Y put in front of them.

Sadly not always obvious!

Noxegon · 15-03-2022 6:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118787253#Comment_118787253

Fukuoka, Sioux Gateway, and Perm might beg to disagree.

christy c · 09-04-2022 6:51am

Anyone know what the story is with the LOT Warsaw route?

Doesn't seem to be bookable and was a few days ago

Hotblack Desiato · 09-04-2022 1:09pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118789562#Comment_118789562

At least they're memorable, which the Canadian ones aren't.

Margaret Clarke · 12-04-2022 9:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118787299#Comment_118787299

Everyday’s a school day.

Margaret Clarke · 12-04-2022 10:01pm

For the 4 digit icao codes, Ireland uses EIXX, the UK uses EGxx, Germany uses EDXX.

The pattern seems to be E for Europe, then country letter then two letters for the airport . Why don’t France follow this protocol ? LFPG etc.

Margaret Clarke · 12-04-2022 10:04pm

Why do separate codes exist for IATA and ICAO?

I know IATA are used to route bags etc DUB, ORK, LCY.

IATA are used for IFR flights, ie, pilot enters EIDW to navigate to Dublin.

Am I wrong or right 😂?

HTCOne · 12-04-2022 10:32pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118918694#Comment_118918694

Exxx is Northern Europe, Lxxx is southern. Spain is LExx, Italy LIxx etc.

Some countries are so large they get a regional letter (ie the first letter) to themselves, such as the US or Canada.

ICAO is the global regulator/rulemaker and 4 letter codes are official, IATA designators are only used effectively by the airlines themselves. IATA are an airline lobbying group, their recommendations (note not rules) carry little weight.

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