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    #2582
    Donegal Storm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,023 ✭✭✭Donegal Storm


    Are there any plans to do anything with the space above the units along the windows in T2 (Slaney etc)? Would be a low ceiling but there's a railing around the edges and a floor laid out. T2 airside is badly lacking in food options so it'd be nice to get something more


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    #2583
    Alpha Romeo
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭Alpha Romeo


    Donegal Storm wrote: »
    Are there any plans to do anything with the space above the units along the windows in T2 (Slaney etc)? Would be a low ceiling but there's a railing around the edges and a floor laid out. T2 airside is badly lacking in food options so it'd be nice to get something more

    +1 Massive waste of space


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    #2584
    Rawr
    Registered Users Posts: 3,769 ✭✭✭Rawr


    L1011 wrote: »
    That area of T1 is grim beyond belief; so anything at all to make it a bit livelier would be good.

    +1
    I landed back in Dublin a few months ago from an early morning flight, planning to have a late breakfast / early lunch in T1 land-side while I waited for my bus.

    It was pretty grim compared to what I remembered. I found myself grabbing a pre-wrapped sandwich and trying to get an earlier bus.


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    #2585
    LiamaDelta
    Registered Users Posts: 799 ✭✭✭LiamaDelta


    WishUWereHere wrote: »
    Go upstairs to where Burger King is and it’s beyond appalling.

    what's worse is that the T1 Burger King is an SSP unit and it is pretty much the worst outlet in the whole airport. I remember being so appalled at the filth and poor service there that I tried to find a way to contact them to complain and ended up on an SSP website. Now they've gone and given them a contract for 24 outlets....beggars belief.


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    #2586
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,823 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    LiamaDelta wrote: »
    what's worse is that the T1 Burger King is an SSP unit and it is pretty much the worst outlet in the whole airport. I remember being so appalled at the filth and poor service there that I tried to find a way to contact them to complain and ended up on an SSP website. Now they've gone and given them a contract for 26 outlets....beggars belief.

    I complained on Twitter to the DAA about an SSP outlet and got told they'd contact me about it - took my mobile number and everything. Nothing.


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    #2587
    bikeman1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,261 ✭✭✭bikeman1


    If they are a UK group watch the prices take flight! UK airports are considerably dearer than Dublin when you take in the price of local offerings in the more regional airports of the UK (Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester etc.).

    Now they will have a near monopoly on selling food and alcohol in the airport. What's wrong with a nice bit of healthy competition?


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    #2588
    Rawr
    Registered Users Posts: 3,769 ✭✭✭Rawr


    L1011 wrote: »
    I complained on Twitter to the DAA about an SSP outlet and got told they'd contact me about it - took my mobile number and everything. Nothing.

    I once had to complain about their SOHO coffee concession in what was known as Peir D in T1. I wrote about this incident here on Boards in detail a long while back. Basically in that case their normally slow / terrible service had escalated to a staff member being openly hostile to my wife.

    Angered by this I complain in detail to them, and make a point of letting them know that Leopold was better attended and certainly run than their SOHO nonsense.
    Sure enough a reply came from SSP themselves. They apologize, promise investigation, and offer some kind of SOHO voucher which we never actually got....not that we'd even be inclined to use it.

    SSP are certainly wanting of improvement in various departments I feel.


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    #2589
    rivegauche
    Registered Users Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭rivegauche


    Could be worse, could be going to wig wearing ex-politicos.
    I can see how this might affect some but I have a rule of not buying anything in airports if I can avoid it at all.
    DAA can't raise passenger charges as they'd like so they will try to make money elsewhere.
    Hopefully they have some sort of SLA agreements in place to prevent shabby service.
    It would be hypocritical of me to complain about high passenger charges, preventing them from being introduced and then complain about them sweating the assets in another manner.


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    #2590
    WishUWereHere
    Registered Users Posts: 2,285 ✭✭✭WishUWereHere


    LiamaDelta wrote: »
    what's worse is that the T1 Burger King is an SSP unit and it is pretty much the worst outlet in the whole airport. I remember being so appalled at the filth and poor service there that I tried to find a way to contact them to complain and ended up on an SSP website. Now they've gone and given them a contract for 24 outlets....beggars belief.

    Isn’t Soho also under the SSP banner? That ‘coffee shop’ has to be the worst shop in Dublin Airport.


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    #2591
    WishUWereHere
    Registered Users Posts: 2,285 ✭✭✭WishUWereHere


    I wonder with the ongoing Coronavirus scenario in China, will CP delay restarting HK/Dub?


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    #2592
    VG31
    Registered Users Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭VG31


    WishUWereHere wrote: »
    I wonder with the ongoing Coronavirus scenario in China, will CP delay restarting HK/Dub?

    It's delayed to 1 July.


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    #2593
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,823 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Rawr wrote: »
    I once had to complain about their SOHO coffee concession in what was known as Peir D in T1. I wrote about this incident here on Boards in detail a long while back. Basically in that case their normally slow / terrible service had escalated to a staff member being openly hostile to my wife.

    Angered by this I complain in detail to them, and make a point of letting them know that Leopold was better attended and certainly run than their SOHO nonsense.
    Sure enough a reply came from SSP themselves. They apologize, promise investigation, and offer some kind of SOHO voucher which we never actually got....not that we'd even be inclined to use it.

    SSP are certainly wanting of improvement in various departments I feel.

    That reminds me - they were advertising ex-VAT prices on their signage a few years ago. Completely illegal in a consumer environment. Complained about that too but it went to a black hole.


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    #2594
    pc7
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 14,004 Mod ✭✭✭✭pc7


    Apologies if wrong thread, have Ryanair stopped flying to Gran Canaria? I can't find flights for November to Las Palmas? They have flights to all other Canary Islands up? tia.


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    #2595
    Tenzor07
    Registered Users Posts: 8,555 ✭✭✭Tenzor07


    pc7 wrote: »
    Apologies if wrong thread, have Ryanair stopped flying to Gran Canaria? I can't find flights for November to Las Palmas? They have flights to all other Canary Islands up? tia.

    no, they just closed the bases, the winter 2020 schedule may not be fully completed...


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    #2596
    pc7
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 14,004 Mod ✭✭✭✭pc7


    Tenzor07 wrote: »
    no, they just closed the bases, the winter 2020 schedule may not be fully completed...


    That's great thank you, will keep an eye.


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    #2597
    ongarboy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,201 ✭✭✭ongarboy


    https://www.independent.ie/business/world/juneyao-postpones-dublin-china-route-but-experts-more-bullish-on-curing-coronavirus-38930352.html

    Another postponement. In fairness, with the virus I can understand why Cathay and now Juneyao are doing this. Also, with the riots in HK last year and the Shenzhen cancellation have meant DUB's history with Chinese routes these short couple of years has been turbulent to say the least!


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    #2598
    California Dreamer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭California Dreamer


    The Air France Cargo flight that comes in. Does the crew stay in Dublin or is there a 2nd crew on board to fly it on to CDG?


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    #2599
    PinOnTheRight
    Registered Users Posts: 262 ✭✭PinOnTheRight


    California Dreamer wrote: »
    The Air France Cargo flight that comes in. Does the crew stay in Dublin or is there a 2nd crew on board to fly it on to CDG?

    Usually same crew carry on to CDG, same when they route ORD-PIK-CDG.


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    #2600
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users Posts: 23,500 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    ongarboy wrote: »
    https://www.independent.ie/business/world/juneyao-postpones-dublin-china-route-but-experts-more-bullish-on-curing-coronavirus-38930352.html

    Another postponement. In fairness, with the virus I can understand why Cathay and now Juneyao are doing this. Also, with the riots in HK last year and the Shenzhen cancellation have meant DUB's history with Chinese routes these short couple of years has been turbulent to say the least!

    Thankfully Dublin is not quite as exposed as other airports to these postponements in terms of direct connectivity.

    Other airports are going to take more significant hits.

    But if this problem remains out of control the global economy will take a severe hit which, of course, will hit traffic numbers.


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    #2601
    Board Walker
    Registered Users Posts: 770 ✭✭✭Board Walker


    Can anyone tell me if Cancun is back on this summer ?


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    #2602
    VG31
    Registered Users Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭VG31


    Board Walker wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me if Cancun is back on this summer ?

    It was dropped last summer IIRC.


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    #2603
    MANUTD99
    Registered Users Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭MANUTD99


    Hey everyone.
    Could somebody tell me if the Aer Lingus lounge in T2 does a Irish breakfast ?Have an early flight to Bilbao . I have only ever used the lounge on a afternoon/evening flight before.

    I flew early to New York and 51st Green if I recall had small buffet style. Sausages , bacaon etc. Wasn't the best mind!


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    #2604
    Beersmith
    Registered Users Posts: 1,394 ✭✭✭Beersmith


    MANUTD99 wrote: »
    Hey everyone.
    Could somebody tell me if the Aer Lingus lounge in T2 does a Irish breakfast ?Have an early flight to Bilbao . I have only ever used the lounge on a afternoon/evening flight before.

    I flew early to New York and 51st Green if I recall had small buffet style. Sausages , bacaon etc. Wasn't the best mind!

    Pretty sure no. Its a very crappie lounge. Some muffins is the best you can hope for i think.

    As you rightly say 51st does have a proper offering


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    #2605
    thebiglad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭thebiglad


    MANUTD99 wrote: »
    Hey everyone.
    Could somebody tell me if the Aer Lingus lounge in T2 does a Irish breakfast ?Have an early flight to Bilbao . I have only ever used the lounge on a afternoon/evening flight before.

    I flew early to New York and 51st Green if I recall had small buffet style. Sausages , bacaon etc. Wasn't the best mind!

    Brown bread, scones, fruit and biscuits usually but I think there may be a pancake machine - certainly nothing passing for an irish breakfast.


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    #2606
    VG31
    Registered Users Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭VG31


    thebiglad wrote: »
    Brown bread, scones, fruit and biscuits usually but I think there may be a pancake machine - certainly nothing passing for an irish breakfast.

    That's in the 51st & Green lounge AFAIK. Even the Dublin Airport T1 lounge is better than the Aer Lingus one, although there's still no hot food.


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    #2607
    Terence Rattigan
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭Terence Rattigan


    VG31 wrote: »
    It's delayed to 1 July.

    No decision has been made as of yet. As things stand its March 28, its a very fluid situation of course.....


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    #2608
    California Dreamer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭California Dreamer


    I was shocked the last time I was in 51st & Green that there was hot food in the morning.


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    #2609
    jesus_thats_gre
    Registered Users Posts: 17,441 ✭✭✭✭jesus_thats_gre


    Anyone been in the new East Lounge yet?


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    #2610
    Noxegon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭Noxegon


    jesus_thats_gre wrote: »
    Anyone been in the new East Lounge yet?

    Yes, prior to an EK flight. I had a very respectable breakfast — best I’ve had in a Dublin lounge.

    I develop Superior Solitaire when I'm not procrastinating on boards.ie.



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    #2611
    crisco10
    Registered Users Posts: 6,177 ✭✭✭crisco10


    MANUTD99 wrote: »
    Hey everyone.
    Could somebody tell me if the Aer Lingus lounge in T2 does a Irish breakfast ?Have an early flight to Bilbao . I have only ever used the lounge on a afternoon/evening flight before.

    I flew early to New York and 51st Green if I recall had small buffet style. Sausages , bacaon etc. Wasn't the best mind!

    Yup, all you get in the Aer Lingus lounge is a continental breakfast basically. Some Special K, and a few pastries.


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