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

Not doubting your logic but this seems incredibly short sighted to shut down a profitable venture, that also provides some diversity for your business, for the sake of a year or 2 having spent a number of years building the brand in the UK.

And if they shifted the aircraft to Dublin would they be able to use them to their full potential with the gate issues and late launch of any new routes they may be considering?

Anything on the Montpellier route? Would save me flying to Lyon nx summer..

Could be this week, they have started to adjust schedules so might announce the schedule.

It does appear they will resume MPL.

Costa Coffee is absolutely rank, worse than Starbucks and that's saying something. Probably even worse on an aircraft.

It was Java Republic before wasn't it? One of the nicest you could get.

It is in sachets but it has been designed that way by Costa for airlines no1 for a storage point of view but it is also formulated for the cabin pressure to ensure the taste is the Costa blend whether you like it or not that's a different opinion.

Absolutely no way the aircraft type had anything to do with the turbulence. It's just down to atmospheric conditions on the day.

Not to say the Dreamliner isn't a superior aircraft from a passenger perspective, it could well be (I've never traveled on one).

I don't know what Gemuni is but that still sounds like something from a sales brochure.

Several new EI routes showing up on AerLingus website route map from Cork including Santiago, Barcelona, Nice, Rennes, Newquay, Gran Canaria, Amsterdam, Edinburgh and Southampton. Even Dublin is there. All bar Santiago and Gran Canaria were served by EI before. Surely this is some sort of error?

They rarely update route maps. Gran Canaria was severed a few years ago for winter.

ORK-PMI seems to be reduced to 3x weekly for S26 down from 5x weekly S25, DBV showing as sold out so looks like that’s possibly going although could just be updating schedule.

I’d imagine SCQ (if added) be likely 2x weekly since it’s only 4x weekly from DUB, still leaves a few gaps if the schedule if DBV goes but i’m sure we find out soon..

Removal of DBV would give 7/8 hours of downtime for an a/c on the Wed and Sat of rest if the schedule stays the same as S25, I would imagine they wouldn’t have an a/c sitting there, especially in peak summer

would seem like a good opportunity for another new route, they were quick to replace FR when they pulled BOD, and FR recently moved Rome to SNN, would seem like a good opportunity for EI imo, it would fill that gap nicely, And Rome’s a popular spot anyways, was reported to be doing well, although realistically something like PMI would fill the gap as you said..

I see Ei-LRE off to BNA, I thought this was a stretch even for the xlr? Low loads?

Full loads have been reported in the past, LR can make it if the winds are favourable, BNA is well within the range specs.