Dublin routes news and general chat

Wouldn't say you'll get many connecting, especially on the TOS-DUB flight – the transatlantics will be more or less gone by the time that lands.

Lads that route is pretty much exclusively to capture the instagram hunters domestically in Ireland. You have 2 flights a week for about 12 weeks, so 24 flights which is about 4.5k pax. Assuming break even ends up being the industry standard 70%, they need about 3200 people to buy tickets. If they throw the likes of Roz Purcell etc freebies to promote it on their socials early doors then its not that much of a reach to see them getting 1600 instahuns and their boyfriends to go over the course of 3 months.

There'll be sfa coming from Tromso and less again connecting (if that's even a possibility).

4th daily Turkish flight on Tuesday, Thursdays and Sundays in winter. Can’t find a source but it’s bookable. Departs DUB at 6:25AM landing in IST at 14:00

Given TUI is pulling its Irish flights, could Tunisair or Nouvelair be looking at DUB now?

• Both have flown to DUB in the past for years
• Irish arrivals to Tunisia are up 97% compared to 2024, higher than any other European country: https://news-tunisia.tunisienumerique.c ... nisia/amp/
• TUI pulling out leaves a gap, and I’ve been looking at those flights myself, a few have sold out and all seem to have over 90% load factors.
• Both are getting new short haul fleet later this year and early next year
• Morocco routes, even niche ones like Rabat are doing quite well. Not quite the same but relevant

The reason I ask is because I’m planning to go next Summer, and am wondering if there’s a point in waiting around to see if a direct flight is launched.

Thank you for the response. Would using Fly4 give them scope to increase frequencies, as the flights were doing quite well? My plan was a 4-5 day trip to Tunis, so Nouvelair/Tunisair would have been preferable, but I definitely wouldn’t mind flying into NBE.

There's a direct to Tunisia from Belfast. Depending on where you live that may be worth considering.

Any news on developments of Riyadh Air? Will they add DUB in the near future? If so will it kick out the likes of Etihad?

Ryanair announce Tirana - twice a week from 30th March.

flight days aren’t great for a weekend but it’s a start

Yea seems a bit odd only to have weekend flights, so aiming for the Vacationers market rather than city breaks..

AFAIK they want to boost traffic to and from Riyadh itself, not compete with EK/QR

Not a direct confirmation of DUB but they did say this:

”If you map a radius from Riyadh, it reaches the UK, Ireland, and parts of Asia. That’s where we plan to grow.”

All of the ME3 are a poor option for flying to CPT duration-wise, and in timings for jetlag, especially if you're doing it regularly. Why don't you route through AMS, CDG or LHR?

The 6am flight from DUB via AMS to arrive in CPT same day at 10pm is always my preference doing that route. Particularly if you can swing business class for the long overnight flight back, then both journeys really minimise the pain / jetlag.

Perhaps yes but the ME2 ( Etihad don’t fly to CPT ) offer the 2 x 23 kgs luggage which is double what the European airlines offer ( afaik they only offer 1 x 23kg.)