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

Shoulder strap is required on NEO business seats as it’s not fitted with airbag like on A330. It’s required to restrain your upper body in case of sudden stop as there is bigger distance to the seat in front compared to economy where you wouldn’t fly forward as much.

I say march u can book

Technical problems some passenger heard banging from the the engine not long back from maintenance

Video posted from someone living in the area.

It's over a month since the aircraft returned from maintenance in Bordeaux and it has made more than 60 transatlantic crossings since then.

I happened to spot that EI45 MAN-JFK operated westbound today (December 25).

I wonder if EI will ever operate flights out of Ireland on Christmas Day...

Shannon airport is open on the 25th and they choose not to operate any flights on the 25th. So maybe its not just because the DAA closes Dublin on the 25th.

Shannon is open as its needed for diversions and as an ETOPS alternate or else things get interesting.

Ryanair doesn't operate the first wave off Dublin on the 26th either, EI do

Yes our position western europe means the main Irish airports are in a lot of diversion plans so having them dark means a lot of preplanned things cant happen if an emergency occurs. As goingnowhere points out.

Ryanair actually had some departures in the first wave this morning, albeit a much reduced operation

With BHD-LHR expected to end in March, EI have placed the followng additional DUB service on sals.

08.45-10.15 and the return 15.10-16.35.

They have also drpped the W rotation from LGW schedule and the above gap is the prefect block time for a NOC rotation and the current NOC-LGW times just happen to fit in nicely!

LGW-NOC 10:55-12.:30

NOC-LGW 13:00-14:35

That would leave them with just an evening slot to use or lease.

All just speculation at this stage.

Would be nice to see a NOC-LHR service but at the same time the LGW route has really established itself and been a consistent part of the network for over a decade now, moving it to LHR risks its long term viability if it doesn't work out.

She’s all good now yeah.

They didn’t even shut the engine down at the time. I presume a borescope was done to make sure there was no damage before flying her home.

Don’t know why, but it’s very frustrating to see EI-NSA already has a mismatched engine cowling after only a few months!