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IAG bids for Aer Lingus

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  • #1562
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 23,750 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    Noxegon wrote: »
    Eh, you do know you can buy fast track and lounge passes right? That on top of the Ryanair flight would still have been quite a bit cheaper :)

    €20 for lounge access, €6 for fast track.

    Also Ryanairs Business Plus fares include the fast track, along with priority boarding, baggage, etc.


  • #1563
    WheatenBriar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,170 ✭✭✭WheatenBriar


    L1011 wrote: »
    Doesn't get you priority bag drop, though - which could be an hour itself at that time of the morning.

    Seriously is that worth €300?


  • #1564
    AndyBoBandy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,265 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    In fairness, the €400 ticket was only booked the day before the flight, so I'd imagine the Ryanair option wouldn't have been too far off it.

    Also, I was in business meetings in Bracknell, so Heathrow was a much better option, as Gatwick (and about 20/30 miles of M25 at that hour of the morning) would have been a disaster for me! so in this instance, the few hundred quid extra was well worth it!


  • #1565
    WheatenBriar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,170 ✭✭✭WheatenBriar


    I dunno,to each their own I s'pose,I'd disagree on the surly staff though on your one time flying with them
    Their loads are high btw which speaks for itself
    But anyway, avios will soon be the currency of EI so you should soon be able to do rfs equivalents with them
    I know you can on IB's dub mad route
    So that will be an improvement for you


  • #1566
    AndyBoBandy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,265 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Madrid is actually my most frequent mainland European destination!


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  • #1567
    WheatenBriar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,170 ✭✭✭WheatenBriar


    Well there you go :D
    Though economy on ib express is bad,and if you think BA is bad,youll die on it haha
    Up front is 9000 avios plus 30 or 40 euros,a nice meal and all the rioja you can drink :D


  • #1568
    LXFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,822 ✭✭✭✭LXFlyer


    Being quite honest the description you paint of BA's DUB operations bears no resemblance to my experience, and I fly with them regularly.


  • #1569
    AndyBoBandy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,265 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    lxflyer wrote: »
    Being quite honest the description you paint of BA's DUB operations bears no resemblance to my experience, and I fly with them regularly.

    maybe I just had a bad trip that day, maybe I was expecting a little bit more from them being a GC member!! maybe I was just pi$$ed off that day as I was flying away somewhere again!!

    either way, I didn't enjoy it!

    one thing I remember: They were boarding, and calling a particular row, and no one got up, it appeared there were hardly any pax on board that day, I went up to board and was abruptly told to sit and wait for my row to be called, so as I sat down they then called my row, I was the only one there!! It seemed like something you'd see on Little Britain.


  • #1570
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,010 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    WheatenBriar wrote: »
    Seriously is that worth €300?

    Depends how much your hours are worth to whoever is paying, I guess.

    We've seen people on here mentioning the insane treks they did to save €50 (self-transferring in STN or another FR base, for instance) where its clear they value their time at about minimum wage or less but at the opposite end of the scale there will be people who consider that hour in bed to be worth 300.
    lxflyer wrote: »
    Hang on - why would you expect anything from them being a GC member? Are we talking about when EI was part of One World? If not then GC counts for diddly squat when it comes to flying with BA (until the loyalty programmes begin talking to one another as part of IAG). And if we are talking when EI was part of One World, then that again is a LONG time back.

    Either way, BA allow priority boarding for One world frequent flyers (depending on status) and are proactive in allowing that at Dublin.

    Considering it seems to have been a Very Long Time Ago, it may have been when EI was in Oneworld!


  • #1571
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,102 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    Right, detour over. I'll be deleting the last page later this evening. (Just for housekeeping, no other issues) I was content to let the comparative experience debate go for a bit. The subject has been discussed and several posters added their own 2 Avios' to the discussion. ;)
    AndyBoBandy has admitted that he is less then 100% in his memory and that it was definitely a few years back. All airlines have bad staff and bad days, just like the passengers.
    Let get back on topic.


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  • #1572
    roundymac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,712 ✭✭✭roundymac


    Could I suggest a new thread so where people could discuss their experiences with EI and what they expect from EI now that they are part of IAG.


  • #1573
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,102 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    roundymac wrote: »
    Could I suggest a new thread so where people could discuss their experiences with EI and what they expect from EI now that they are part of IAG.
    To be honest I would expect any thread based on personal experiences with any airline to be locked due to airline bashing at one ppint.

    This thread can deal with possible changes to EI, the debate about whether E400 was worth it is not on topic. Changes to GC program are still in the bounds of relevance.


  • #1574
    Khuitlio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 90 ✭✭Khuitlio


    Seeing as vueling allow connecting flights at their BCN hub, could anyone see a scenario where vueling feed Aer Lingus in DUB?


  • #1575
    Jack1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,507 ✭✭✭Jack1985


    Khuitlio wrote: »
    Seeing as vueling allow connecting flights at their BCN hub, could anyone see a scenario where vueling feed Aer Lingus in DUB?

    No.


  • #1576
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,492 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    Jack1985 wrote: »
    No.

    Why not?


  • #1577
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Seems no reason why not, if IAG want it so.


  • #1578
    Jamie2k9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,849 ✭✭✭✭Jamie2k9


    BuffyBot wrote: »
    Seems no reason why not, if IAG want it so.

    But what feed can the really offer which isn't there, BCN is adequately covered by EI for example as is most of Europe well parts which make money.


  • #1579
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    What feed? Well that's for IAG to crunch the numbers on.

    I'd imagine the overheads are low, however, if they felt there was potential to feed some extra TATL traffic through DUB they could make it happen if they so wished.


  • #1580
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 2,870 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I know space is very much at a premium but should BA/CFE look at moving to T2 in Dublin to help with "any" interlining ?

    Personally I don't think it will happen until they build the T2 extension and put in the new stands as Iberia and Vueling should also move to keep all the IAG airlines under the one roof.

    Or would the 300's be considered close enough ?


  • #1581
    AndyBoBandy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,265 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Or would the 300's be considered close enough ?

    for lounge access they probably would.


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  • #1582
    goingnowhere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,385 ✭✭✭goingnowhere


    Walking time from GC lounge to 300 gates is less than some of the higher 400 gates, also from flight connections it works pretty good.

    The walk back from a 300 to T2 feels really long due the miles of corridors, always feels worse when you can clearly see empty stands on T2

    There are plans for a further pier beyond T2 near the current freight area, for 8 narrow body stands.


  • #1583
    MJohnston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,734 ✭✭✭✭MJohnston


    I got off an SFO-DUB EI flight recently that I think landed at one of the 300 gates - it is long.


  • #1584
    LXFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,822 ✭✭✭✭LXFlyer


    MJohnston wrote: »
    I got off an SFO-DUB EI flight recently that I think landed at one of the 300 gates - it is long.

    It is no longer than the walk from Gate 426 in T2 - this keeps on coming up here.

    It's certainly shorted than the walk from the furthest 1XX gates.


  • #1585
    MJohnston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,734 ✭✭✭✭MJohnston


    lxflyer wrote: »
    It is no longer than the walk from Gate 426 in T2 - this keeps on coming up here.

    It's certainly shorted than the walk from the furthest 1XX gates.

    It doesn't have any travelators though iirc (which I may not), which would make it feel a lot further.


  • #1586
    Marcusm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,840 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    It's being reported on FlyerTalk that 3 new transatlantic routes will be LAX, MIA , and Hartford CT. The last one courtesy of a UD5m sweetener.


  • #1587
    Jamie2k9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,849 ✭✭✭✭Jamie2k9


    Marcusm wrote: »
    It's being reported on FlyerTalk that 3 new transatlantic routes will be LAX, MIA , and Hartford CT. The last one courtesy of a UD5m sweetener.

    Predict EWR in place of MIA, will be shocked if MIA given EI comments.


  • #1588
    kevinandrew
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,327 ✭✭✭kevinandrew


    Marcusm wrote: »
    It's being reported on FlyerTalk that 3 new transatlantic routes will be LAX, MIA , and Hartford CT. The last one courtesy of a UD5m sweetener.

    It's come from a tweet which obviously just follows what the media has reported, LAX and BDL (Hartford) have appeared on the Aer Lingus website and look set to go ahead but Miami has only ever been mentioned in the media after a one off comment from an Aer Lingus manager last year.

    Only two sets of flight numbers have been uploaded as well.


  • #1589
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,102 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    kevinandrew wrote: »
    It's come from a tweet which obviously just follows what the media has reported, LAX and BDL (Hartford) have appeared on the Aer Lingus website and look set to go ahead but Miami has only ever been mentioned in the media after a one off comment from an Aer Lingus manager last year.
    MIA was mentioned during the Summer by the current EI CEO, I think it was just after the FY2014 results.

    The website glitch has been discussed in the DUB new routes thread:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057486552&page=13
    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    Predict EWR in place of MIA, will be shocked if MIA given EI comments.
    EWR makes sense with the current UA codeshare in place. However I can't see it happening under IAG ownership. Better to consolidate strengths rather than competing with a rival to Oneworld in their home turf.


  • #1590
    Marcusm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,840 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    Predict EWR in place of MIA, will be shocked if MIA given EI comments.

    Why on earth would they go to Newark? Surely they will begin to coordinate code sharing with new American (with whom I'd expect they would join the joint business arrangement of IAG/BA/Iberia) rather than expanding through United. Without code sharing, EWR would be originating/destination traffic only most of which could be served via JFK.


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  • #1591
    Jamie2k9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,849 ✭✭✭✭Jamie2k9


    Marcusm wrote: »
    Why on earth would they go to Newark? Surely they will begin to coordinate code sharing with new American (with whom I'd expect they would join the joint business arrangement of IAG/BA/Iberia) rather than expanding through United. Without code sharing, EWR would be originating/destination traffic only most of which could be served via JFK.

    They made changes to EWR when the other routes appeared online and all changes were swiftly reversed when word came about.

    I 100% believe MIA is not happening anyway.

    There would also be sufficient demand for DUB-EWR (no onward connections) combined with Euro-DUB-EWR.


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