Airline/Airport/Travel questions and queries

paddy19 wrote: »

"I feel it's like a Mexican standoff that it's not readily available to see if the flights are going or not."

That's exactly where you are.

To make sure your guns are loaded, have a look at #711 post, it gives you the full story!

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058073699&page=48

Aer Lingus rescheduled our flights from Shannon to Dublin, sending a mail that didn't suggest what our alternative options would be if the rescheduling didn't suit. It say to contact them via an 1890 number if we had any issues with the rescheduling.
The travel dates were the same but the times on the return flight and obv the Irish airport we would travel through not the same.
So I said I'd chance ringing not expecting to get through, however was only on hold for around 5/7 mins. When I spoke to the agent I said that we were not happy with the rescheduling and asked what were our options were in that scenario.
The agent then detailed out 2 options, option 1 was a free rescheduling to a date that suited, option 2 the vouchers with additional 10 percent, she also mumbled something that sounded like "or refund" to me. It was barely audible (maybe the phone connection was at fault) so I had to ask her to repeat herself twice, and had to clarify that there was the option of a refund now. She said yes so I said we would prefer that please as the rescheduled flights did not suit us.
It was a strange phonecall to be honest, very little detail given when I asked what would happen next but was given a case number. I was told the refund would take minimum of 4 weeks (it's amazing how quick the credit card gets charged when you book flights!) but sounds like we're getting our money back.

16 weeks + waiting on refund here.

Finally got a "sorry for the delay" holding email recently, otherwise complete radio silence since 17/3.

Apologies if this is the wrong thread but is there any way of checking the capacity of an upcoming flight? Just trying to see how busy, if at all, it is. Have the fear of another flight being cancelled on us!!

LiamaDelta wrote: »

without knowing someone in the airline, your only way really is to go online and start making a booking and when you get to seat selection see how many seats are paid for. Works best with Ryanair, as people are more likely to purchase in advance.

That's what I thought. Will give it a go and see.

The OH asked today about the various radar towers and I actually had no idea.

What does the radar at the Airfieid Maintenance base do?

Then the ones on the Naul Road. What do each of them control?

Bit of rugby next weekend in Paris? Possibly the same flight as the team?

goingnowhere wrote: »

Bit of rugby next weekend in Paris? Possibly the same flight as the team?

The team are not flying on a regular scheduled flight.

smalltalk wrote: »

Hi,I have flights to Spain booked with Ryanair leaving from Cork Airport in September.I have read that Ryanair will not be reopening their base in Cork until winter because of runway works in the airport,does this mean that all Ryanair flights will be cancelled or just early morning departures and late evening arrivals.
My outgoing flight leaves midmorning and return is in the afternoon.
If anyone has any information let me know.
Of course I have emailed Ryanair, obviously have had no reply.

They may use an aircraft based at your destination! A mid morning departure would suggest as much!

You need a test coming into Ireland certainly and then 5 days isolation after arrival and a further test to release you


https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control/before-you-leave-for-the-uk

When you do not need to provide a negative coronavirus test
You do not need a test if you’re travelling:

within the UK, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey
from Ireland
from Ascension, Falkland Islands or St Helena

What is the situation with the mandatory quarantine? I am in Brazil now having got out when I could away from the miseryfest at home of lockdown but will be returning to Ireland in 4-6 weeks time for summer as the restrictions lift, there was an initial surge of fury a while back against travel and I wondered have they found another scapegoat yet?

basill wrote: »

There is no need for him to waste good money. There are perfectly legal means to re-enter the ROI and to self isolate in accordance with the law without funding third parties in order to ease the optics .

No there aren't. He is returning from Brazil, a country specifically included in the law that mandates hotel quarantine, and with good reason. Flying into Belfast and driving down is not on.

theguzman wrote: »

You cannot just fly into Belfast from Brazil, because a) there is no direct flights from Brazil to Belfast, b) All persons entering the United Kingdom from Brazil have to undergo mandatory hotel quarantine at a cost of £2,000 per person. c) there are no direct flights from Brazil to London or any part of the UK presently. What you have described is actually happening in reverse as people leaving Brazil (with visas or EU passports) are able to enter the UK via the ROI and the NI border presently as the UK is far more locked down than Ireland is.

If you know all that why did you ask the question and why don't you know that mandatory hotel quarantine will apply to you on arrival in Dublin?

Captain_Crash wrote: »

If your normally resident in Ireland then you can quarantine at home and won’t be required to stay in a hotel. I don’t actually think the hotel part is even enacted yet anyway.

There's no exemption for someone normally resident in Ireland.

The law has been enacted but they're still faffing about setting it up. The OP could indeed be back here before that happens.

Mandatory hotel quarantine comes into effect on Friday for all travellers from designated countries (which includes all of South America). €1875 for 12 nights payable in advance for a stay at the Crowne Plaza.