Aer Lingus Fleet/ Routes Discussion Pt 2 (ALL possible routes included)

I saw this article https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/aer-lingus-flight-with-engine-fire-makes-emergency-landing-at-bradley-airport/2849353/ and was wondering how we hadn't heard had the usual terror in the skies type headlines!!

Completley inaccurate - they do not cover BA

Totally incorrect. Not part of EI operations whatsoever.

These 2 aircraft destined for a different airline originally will be re-fitted during winter with power outlets etc and the new EI shorthaul seat.

Will they be reducing the number of seats?

Anyone know when the 330 comes back for the YYZ route? Christmas prices are a bit steep currently, maybe because the 321 is filling up quickly.

ex Russian carrier VIM on a British Virgin Islands registration owned by Avalon so coming home.

We have Bassinet seats offered for most transatlantic flights; however, they are subject to availability and require pre-booking. (Hence the reason I got in contact)

We are required to place individuals with certain disabilities at the bulkhead, where the bassinet is located, and this could require us to reseat you if you have been assigned that seat.

We also kindly suggest considering purchasing a dedicated seat for your infant at a child rate for added comfort.

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This was sent to me today when I tried to book a bassinet seat for my baby. What disabilities get assigned to bulkheads? I don’t fancy putting a 3 month old in a seat when the bassinet is what I need to make my daughter comfortable.

FNG on its way back from it's Connecticut holiday... Flight planners will no doubt be grateful.

They offered us a bassinet seat for wife and baby. Me 7 rows back and my 4 year old a row behind me.

Currently 62 free seats on that flight.

Still no love for BDL. I always thought the loads were very good on that and they did get a couple of mil in marketing as well.

I know, I was suggesting it’ll be a question of narrow body availability for either MAN-BOS or DUB-BUF with one likely giving way to the other.

It’s been rumoured that MAN will see two A332s next summer, allowing MCO to continue and JFK being upgauged but it was unknown what would happen to the currently based A321LR, if it stays, BOS becomes likely but if it returns, it’s obviously off the table as the two A332s wont be enough for another other than JFK and MCO at present frequencies.

BDL was going relatively well, it was growing year on year and loads were very strong during the summer months. It suffered a dip in numbers during 2019 due to the late delivery of A321LR’s which forced a frequency reduction in the peak months but it was still performing well overall.

I believe the airline and airport had agreed to begin reducing the incentives on an agreed timeframe as the route began to prove itself financially.

This obviously all changed with the pandemic. Restarting service will depend on negotiations, it will be a case of BDL and the local government keen to pick up where they left off but I imagine Aer Lingus management will claim the situation has changed significantly and wants a brand new incentive package similar to the original one before they consider returning. Bradley and Connecticut might find that pill hard to swallow and justifying more public money to secure the route could be too big an ask.

Buffalo may well be the next willing airport to throw money at Aer Lingus to claim a transatlantic service.

Hadn’t someone mentioned here a few weeks ago EI was looking at sharing the DOH route with Qatar on the a321LR from DUB and also Cancun Dublin on a seasonal basis? I take it as it this isn’t happening anymore? What a shame if so, but it seems Aer Lingus is keeping the original plan of simply investing in NI including secondary airports willing to subsidised the route. Their sister Iberia takes a greater risk, re opening Tokyo and China from January onwards, investing further in the US but also keeping their strong South American market. The Aer Lingus strategy team seems to take very little to no risk on new markets since IAG took over. Even though Dubai failed, other routes could potentially work well.