Dublin routes news and general chat

It won't stop them trying. Remember the Shannon stopover requirement?

Once EI get the XLR on it, they’ll be the more attractive for corporate contracts as they’ll be daily year round vs 5 x weekly seasonal with DL. Pricing on Y will be interesting in S25 assuming both are still on the route then, an easy to fill, fuel efficient XLR vs a fully paid off B763.

Any rumours of what UA and AA will do?? UA were supposed to start SFO but it got canned because of covid but they still have the slots

Yes think they annocued their expansion in Dublin in April. Surprised they failed to reinstate PHL-SNN route.

I read on some of the commentary yesterday that Denver was the second highest unserved US route for point to point pax of 38,000 annually after Las Vegas so I'm glad to see that gap filled.

Seems mad then that MSP is getting 2 carriers serving that route when it doesn't really seem like it's justified. Delta's move was very Ryanair like in attempting to go head to head with EI. Would EI have gone ahead with the resumption if it knew Delta were also planning a service?

Pity Delta didn't launch Detroit or Salt Lake City instead. The more choice the better.

In fairness, the amount of US options we have now compared to even 10 years ago is amazing. The only downside are the poor facilities in DUB.

One thing I would love to see is a proper hook up with American in Miami (in the same terminal). Seems a wasted opportunity.

Don’t fall for the Sinn Fein/Politician that will say anything to buy some votes at the next election BS. Far too many people are gullible for this crap and sell their votes for the nonsense they hear. How often has a politician ever come through on the crap they said preelection….post election ?!

The government simply CANNOT tell a private company that they must do X, Y or Z. That private company will simply say “No, that’s not where we want to do business” and won’t start the route.

Airlines aren’t charities, if there was a market for a route from Cork or Shannon etc there would be one. How many flights have started from either airport and been cancelled after a year because they aren’t being supported by locals ?

Just curious what would you like to see improved in Dublin? I use it quite a bit for the US and while it is busy at times I still think it's a lot better than most US airports. Don't get me wrong, I'm not defending the place but overall I much prefer it to a lot of airports around the world.

I hear you on the space post USCBP alright, it can get a bit mental down there some days for sure. I don't think it's fussy to look for a seat to sit down while waiting and that can be a struggle alright. I am lucky and get to go into the lounge and it can be no better in there, and the food offering is not great. I always thought the place was too small but the daa as usual did not look very far into the future, but I do find the argument between the daa and the pilots union over the current size interesting. The daa want to make it bigger and the pilots are saying it's not needed.

The ruinous Shannon Stopover - Sinn Fein want to try that again?

That policy is in the top 5 stupidest things the Irish State ever perpetrated on the Irish Economy.

If Sinn Fein are thinking along those lines then it suggests that they have zero knowledge about either aviation or the economy.

I can only assume they are similarly poorly informed about everything else that they have a simple solution for.

The media these days really are a waste of bandwidth - worse than that, the media helps to spread this kind of ignorance to a mass audience.

That's the thing though, the fact that they consistently put this tosh out knowing that there's no fear of them being corrected or challenged on it. Just another example of our pliant media who just want a couple of lines to quote and that'll be that.