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

Any idea when it happened and why?

COVID happened, LCY was shut entirely, EI cancelled the contract. Then WX didn't keep the Avros.

If they really wanted to get service back on their own metal, Emerald have ATR72s which are approved, but they're probably just going to wait for Oneworld and slap a code on Cityflyer.

They already have code shares in all the LHR with BA so the absence from Cityflyer (taking in onwards connections from LCY also) continues to be odd.

You definitely could but at stupid prices - €75 on BA, €200 on EI.

Has anyone seen evidence to support the rumours of Aer Lingus basing two more a330s at MAN?

Hopefully not at DUBs expense. Great to see MAN grow but it would be disastrous to take two a330s from DUB and place them in MAN.

The decision to go all A333 at MAN was apparently driven by strong loads on JFK but also the need for additional cargo capacity, Manchester is now part of the IAG Cargo wide body network via Aer Lingus.

I originally thought A333s would be too large year round for JFK and the lack of A321s based at MAN would limit expansion potential but with cargo playing a bigger role this might not be the case. ORD seems the most heavily rumoured now and seems achievable. There’s talk of LAX but I think that’s unlikely considering the complexity of acquiring and basing a dedicated west coast aircraft (range, crew rest, etc.) at such a small base. Another Caribbean destination might be tempting, particularly as BGI seems to have found its feet, especially at the pointy end of the cabin!

The rumour a couple of months ago of another pair of ex-QR birds seems to have gone quiet but I wonder if that’s where the MAN expansion talk has come from?

2025 does seem to be a year of expansion, the XLR arrivals, the freeing up of at least one A332 (the MSP aircraft) and possible wide body additions certainly puts MAN in with chance for some growth.

Aer lingus management in Manchester dont want 321’s when they know they can fill 330’s. The rumoured 330s for Manchester are not at the detriment of the DUB fleet.

Not how it works.

A big factor in MAN getting the second 330 was because DUB needed the 321LR for Cleveland.

Was thinking this as well, surely they should have more focus on Dublin with the lifting on the cap hopefully in or before 2025 and expansion of gates plus pre clearance?

G-EILA op MAN-JFK returned to MAN this afternoon. Operations informed the aircraft it sustained damage, it was over Dublin when it turned back.

After inspection, passengers were moved to G-EIDY which was luckily available today. G-EILA had only just returned from routine maintenance in Dublin, hopefully won’t be out of action long.

It looks like Aer Lingus might be ending all Gatwick flights from the end of March. I'm very surprised to see this if it ends up being true. I checked myself after I saw this tweet and I can't find any flights bookable.