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Dublin routes news and general chat

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    #1922
    Kev11491
    Registered Users Posts: 168 ✭✭Kev11491


    Flying BA Cityflyer to Manchester in august, do they also offer the complimentary drink and snack? Or is it just the London city route?


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    #1923
    Locker10a
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    Kev11491 wrote: »
    Flying BA Cityflyer to Manchester in august, do they also offer the complimentary drink and snack? Or is it just the London city route?

    I assume you’re flying London City to Manchester? Yes they should offer complimentary drinks, on morning flights it may just be breakfast service which is also complimentary


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    #1924
    cson
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    Thought BA were nixing all comp drinks/snacks on short haul?


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    #1925
    LXFlyer
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    cson wrote: »
    Thought BA were nixing all comp drinks/snacks on short haul?

    Not on Cityflyer (yet!)


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    #1926
    Locker10a
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    cson wrote: »
    Thought BA were nixing all comp drinks/snacks on short haul?

    They have but it’s remains on CityFlyer...for now


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    #1927
    Jamie2k9
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    Locker10a wrote: »
    I assume you’re flying London City to Manchester? Yes they should offer complimentary drinks, on morning flights it may just be breakfast service which is also complimentary

    I am guessing on the weekly DUB-MAN.


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    #1928
    Locker10a
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    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    I am guessing on the weekly DUB-MAN.

    Well there you go! I didn’t even know that existed!


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    #1929
    Kev11491
    Registered Users Posts: 168 ✭✭Kev11491


    Locker10a wrote: »
    Well there you go! I didn’t even know that existed!

    Yeah, Friday night flight at 22:25. It was the cheapest option, probably because of the time but still, it was surprising for me too


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    #1930
    LXFlyer
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    Locker10a wrote: »
    Well there you go! I didn’t even know that existed!

    High summer only, using the aircraft that normally sits in Dublin, to operate a sun trip from Manchester over the weekend.

    Clever use in service to/from Dublin rather than a positioning flight.


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    #1931
    Tenger
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    As above;
    Tech companies are expanding away from the Bay area. Seattle is booming and Austin is growing fast.
    SXSW event is held in Austin. Its a big creative arts/ innovation oriented conference.


    DFW has AA on the route already.
    IAH could happen soon, either UA or EI.
    3rd Texas option would be AUS.


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    #1932
    Hurrache
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    Austin has been a tech hub for a couple of decades, a couple of big IT companies have been headquartered there. It's likely be a reason others are starting to move out there too as the talent has long been there.


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    #1933
    ongarboy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,201 ✭✭✭ongarboy


    I suppose many here (definitely myself) would never have heard of Shenzhen 10 years ago and now we have direct flights there due to it being a key (if not THE key) tech hub in Asia so I guess a similar air link could be on the cards for Austin then.


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    #1934
    Artane2002
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    I can imagine EI launching flights to Houston or Austin with the A321XLR. The aircraft allows them to launch narrowbody routes beyond the east coast of North America.


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    #1935
    cson
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    AUS would be a big opportunity, only European routes are BA to LHR, DY to LGW and LH to FRA. Definite scope for connecting traffic from Europe via DUB.


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    #1936
    trellheim
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    or Houston , its still a massive commercial center


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    #1937
    sandbelter
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    Icelandair poised to use the Q400 from KEF to DUB twice weekly from July 18 to Sept 14.

    Dates suggest Thurs and Sat services.

    https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/285028/icelandair-outlines-leased-dash8-a319-service-in-3q19/


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    #1938
    mel.b
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    sandbelter wrote: »
    Icelandair poised to use the Q400 from KEF to DUB twice weekly from July 18 to Sept 14.

    Dates suggest Thurs and Sat services.

    https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/285028/icelandair-outlines-leased-dash8-a319-service-in-3q19/

    Will have to keep an eye on my booking...flying KEF-DUB on Sat 24th Aug. Seatmap when i check my booking is still showing the 757-200

    Just had a look and it looks like about 80 seats have been selected for our flight so far. I think the capacity of the Dash8-400 is only about 70? Will be making sure we get to the airport early if the plane does change!


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    #1939
    California Dreamer
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    Is there a particular issue in DUB today? I was looking at the EI twitter and they are blame lots of delays on weather.


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    #1940
    Locker10a
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    California Dreamer wrote: »
    Is there a particular issue in DUB today? I was looking at the EI twitter and they are blame lots of delays on weather.

    All flights seem to be about 90 mins late, at least one sas flight diverted to Belfast


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    #1941
    JCX BXC
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    Thunderstorms in the area


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    #1942
    WishUWereHere
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    JCX BXC wrote: »
    Thunderstorms in the area

    Not doubting You OP, but are You sure the thunderstorms is the reason? The reason I ask, is because I lived in South Africa for many years, and Joburg gets summer thunderstorms & intense lightening strikes almost every day from end of October until around March, and I never had an issue with cancellations when flying.


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    #1943
    California Dreamer
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    WishUWereHere wrote: »
    Not doubting You OP, but are You sure the thunderstorms is the reason? The reason I ask, is because I lived in South Africa for many years, and Joburg gets summer thunderstorms & intense lightening strikes almost every day from end of October until around March, and I never had an issue with cancellations when flying.

    Welcome to Ireland!!!


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    #1944
    Slashermcguirk
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    I was in New York this week, return flight from Dublin with united airlines to newark. Both flights over booked. Great to see the huge demand from North America, was incredible looking out the window this morning coming off the runway with American Airlines, Cathay pacific, Qatar airways and delta planes pulling in around me. Terminal 2 was very busy


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    #1945
    Jamie2k9
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    WishUWereHere wrote: »
    Not doubting You OP, but are You sure the thunderstorms is the reason? The reason I ask, is because I lived in South Africa for many years, and Joburg gets summer thunderstorms & intense lightening strikes almost every day from end of October until around March, and I never had an issue with cancellations when flying.

    It was low visibility that caused delays/cancellations on 24th.


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    #1946
    JCX BXC
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    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    It was low visibility that caused delays/cancellations on 24th.

    I don't see any cloudbase poor enough to affect operations after 9am, the visibility never went below 2500m all morning/afternoon. When an SAS diverted to Belfast, it was after 12pm, Vis was perfect.


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    #1947
    Ben D Bus
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    http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1156176.shtml

    24,000 passengers in a year. Assuming (wildly) EDI accounts for another 24,000 that's about 1,000 passengers per week since launch? With 6-8 flights per week that doesn't seem great?

    Especially compared to 80,000 on the HKG route?

    https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/some-80-000-fly-between-dublin-and-hong-kong-1.3918630


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    #1948
    Sexual Chocolate
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    I think connections onwards to Oz probably play some part in Cathays numbers.


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    #1949
    California Dreamer
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    Sexual Chocolate wrote: »
    I think connections onwards to Oz probably play some part in Cathays numbers.

    I can’t see how. Anytime Ive looked at those timings the transit time has been 10-12 hours. The ME3 have you on the ground for 2 hours.


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    #1950
    L1011
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    California Dreamer wrote: »
    I can’t see how. Anytime Ive looked at those timings the transit time has been 10-12 hours. The ME3 have you on the ground for 2 hours.

    Cost, if they are ever cheaper (I haven't checked); Avios or reasons for not wanting to touch the sandpit (there being very many) will drive some people to CX

    I'd far prefer to transit - and seeing as the sandpit airlines are all state owned, financially support - through somewhere where I can't be imprisoned for who I'm engaged to. Any trip to Australia was always going to be via HKG or BKK rather than SIN/KUL or the sandpit even if it meant indirect for me


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    #1951
    Sexual Chocolate
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    California Dreamer wrote: »
    I can’t see how. Anytime Ive looked at those timings the transit time has been 10-12 hours. The ME3 have you on the ground for 2 hours.

    Id a 3 hrs wait when I went via HK last year.


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