Dublin routes news and general chat

California Dreamer · 29-10-2018 10:01pm

I know it hasn't been long but was wondering how that Aeroflot flight to Moscow is doing?

L1011 · 30-10-2018 7:00am

California Dreamer wrote: »

I know it hasn't been long but was wondering how that Aeroflot flight to Moscow is doing?

I'm not certain a single leg had operated in both directions when you posted that :pac:

Going to be too early to judge anything from the operated loads, would need someone with bookings system access to see forward bookings

Noxegon · 30-10-2018 7:49am

L1011 wrote: »

I'm not certain a single leg had operated in both directions when you posted that :pac:

Going to be too early to judge anything from the operated loads, would need someone with bookings system access to see forward bookings

I wish it wasn’t a red eye. I’m planning to head that way in. 2019 but I don’t want the first few days of my trip to be lost to jet lagged stupor.

California Dreamer · 30-10-2018 9:18am

L1011 wrote: »

I'm not certain a single leg had operated in both directions when you posted that :pac:

Going to be too early to judge anything from the operated loads, would need someone with bookings system access to see forward bookings

Sorry I thought it been running a week or so and was thinking someone who saw the loads. Also I may have been half asleep!! 😴😴😴

LXFlyer · 30-10-2018 9:47am

Winter Dublin Airport timetable and flight schedules are now online.

Timetable:
https://www.dublinairport.com/docs/default-source/winter-timetable-2018-19/daa-winter-timetable-2018-hr.pdf?sfvrsn=2

Flight schedule:
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/259627/2/

Donegal Storm · 30-10-2018 9:42pm

LXFlyer wrote: »

Flight schedule:
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/259627/2/

Tehran and Saudi Arabia..?

jamo2oo9 · 30-10-2018 10:46pm

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Tehran and Saudi Arabia..?

Saw that but there's no mention of either two of them in the flight schedule list so perhaps a mistake on their end?

Or maybe a potential route that could be announced in the next few months? Would there even be any demand for flights to Tehran? Saudi Arabia, possibly given the number of Arabian students coming to study in Ireland.

LXFlyer · 31-10-2018 7:13am

A simple mapping error I imagine.

I wouldn’t be reading anything more into a document like this.

Van.Bosch · 31-10-2018 9:08am

LXFlyer wrote: »

A simple mapping error I imagine.

I wouldn’t be reading anything more into a document like this.

Agreed - does anyone even look at timetables?

You would think most people would just stick their destination into a booking engine

LXFlyer · 31-10-2018 9:14am

Van.Bosch wrote: »

Agreed - does anyone even look at timetables?

You would think most people would just stick their destination into a booking engine

Absolutely people do use timetables and frankly I mourn the loss of pdf airline timetables as it provided information in one document showing the range of destinations each airline serves. Useful if you’re looking at options.

That’s much harder to find in online planners.

The airport version shows the range of airlines available which many people might not be aware of.

smurfjed · 31-10-2018 9:32am

Saudi Arabia

If the UK keeps increasing their airport departure tax then it might create a demand for religious travel, but i would expect to see companies testing the water with charter flights first.

Jamie2k9 · 31-10-2018 11:24am

AC to replace the B738M with A333 next summer, freq also down (4 to 3) but a good response to EI.

rivegauche · 31-10-2018 12:22pm

I'm loving these long range 737Maxes and 321s; They prove routes that airlines would otherwise be reluctant to try out and upgrades to bigger hardware come in time.
DAA should be promoting these new long range routes on small planes as there appears to be business to be won there.

31-10-2018 1:31pm

rivegauche wrote: »

I'm loving these long range 737Maxes and 321s; They prove routes that airlines would otherwise be reluctant to try out and upgrades to bigger hardware come in time.
DAA should be promoting these new long range routes on small planes as there appears to be business to be won there.

Element of competitive reaction in this one though bare in mind.

Jamie2k9 · 31-10-2018 1:34pm

LH add an extra 6 weekly (13 to 19) to MUC which will night stop starting next summer.

Kcormahs · 31-10-2018 2:08pm

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

LH add an extra 6 weekly (13 to 19) to MUC which will night stop starting next summer.

Any sign of Aer Lingus starting nightstopping in Europe soon?

Locker10a · 31-10-2018 2:12pm

Kcormahs wrote: »

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

LH add an extra 6 weekly (13 to 19) to MUC which will night stop starting next summer.

Any sign of Aer Lingus starting nightstopping in Europe soon?

Nope

rivegauche · 31-10-2018 2:35pm

Locker10a wrote: »

Nope

Wouldn't Dublin have to become a first tier Hub airport before you needed to night-stop to get passengers to your hub airport for intercontinental flights in the morning(maybe chicken and egg scenario).

Idbatterim · 01-11-2018 8:04pm

https://www.dublinairport.com/latest-news/detail/dublin-airport-welcomes-lufthansa-route-expansion

Dublin to Munich over 45% capacity increase as mentioned...

LXFlyer · 01-11-2018 9:56pm

Also SWISS to operate 13 flights per week between Dublin and Zurich - another increase and a very welcome one too - the daily A321 supplemented by a 6 times per week CS100.

01-11-2018 11:16pm

LXFlyer wrote: »

Also SWISS to operate 13 flights per week between Dublin and Zurich - another increase and a very welcome one too - the daily A321 supplemented by a 6 times per week CS100.

Is that not a reduction ? Were they not double daily 320’s ?

VG31 · 02-11-2018 12:01am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Is that not a reduction ? Were they not double daily 320’s ?

Most of the 2018 summer schedule was a daily A321 (LX401 - 11 am) and a 1x weekly A320 (LX407 - Saturday 7 pm). LX407 increased to 4x weekly from July until September (Sunday 9 am, Monday/Friday 2 pm).

LXFlyer · 02-11-2018 12:41am

Deleted User wrote: »

Is that not a reduction ? Were they not double daily 320’s ?

As above, no it wasn’t.
The second service will operate all summer this year.

Jamie2k9 · 02-11-2018 1:06am

S7 plan to stick around on DUB-Moscow however they move the flights to a day service instead of an overnight and commence on 27 April (usually 3rd week in June).

11.05-13.40 (Sat)
14.40-20.50 (Sat) ex DUB

Subject to change.