Dublin routes news and general chat

California Dreamer

Living Off The Splash wrote: »

Thanks for the heads up.

Entry prices are €36 and €43. Hoping they will drop back a bit when 2020 prices settle.

Drop back to what? Is that not a very good price?

Van.Bosch

California Dreamer wrote: »

Drop back to what? Is that not a very good price?

36 quid for a 2.5 hour flight - if that’s not acceptable to people then I don’t know what is.

California Dreamer

Van.Bosch wrote: »

36 quid for a 2.5 hour flight - if that’s not acceptable to people then I don’t know what is.

Thats what I was wondering. Would you hang on to save a tenner?

smurfjed

Just wait until Ryanair get the 737-MAX flying, they will offer that extra €10 off that people crave.

And people will very rapidly forget the -MAX debacle

Living Off The Splash

California Dreamer wrote: »

Drop back to what? Is that not a very good price?

I picked up flights on their new Bordeaux route this year for €24.99. I also got flights to Munich for €24.99 last month. Bordeaux then dropped to €19.99 as did Munich.

I was tracking flights to Girona for the autumn. They were pitched at over €60. Now (for my dates) €28.99. I was happy at the time to get them for €34.

I think purchasing Ryanair flights now, for April/My 2020 is a bit early for Marseille. They will have their pre Christmas sale to generate publicity for the route.

Aer Lingus prices to Marseille are crazy. Ryanair existing prices are pennies in comparison.

I have noticed that Ryanair are pitching their outward flights at good prices but the return portion are oftentimes double the price. It pays to grab the outward flight then wait for them to drop the price for the return portion. So far it has always worked for me.

trellheim

unless you have an automated sniper bot that can pick up those prices on release , I cant help but feel the tenner in the difference isn worth the effort in watching every move every hour ? unless your booking for 50 people on a pilgrimage or something ?

JCX BXC

smurfjed wrote: »

Just wait until Ryanair get the 737-MAX flying, they will offer that extra €10 off that people crave.

And people will very rapidly forget the -MAX debacle

If they even have to do that, remember the 787 battery issues? Most of the public seem to have forgotten!

rivegauche

Try airhint.com but I don't use it that much as if the fares are below a certain level I book irrespective of whether they might be cheaper later.
Marseille is 1400km as the crow flies from Dublin. 40 euro fares one way are a bargain.

IngazZagni

California Dreamer wrote: »

Drop back to what? Is that not a very good price?

Exactly those fares are borderline loss making as it is even at an airline with one of the lowest cost bases.
I think people in Europe don’t appreciate how good they have it in terms of value when flying. In the USA you’d struggle to find a fare under $100 for similar sector lengths.

john boye

JCX BXC wrote: »

If they even have to do that, remember the 787 battery issues? Most of the public seem to have forgotten!

I fully agree people will forget eventually however the difference is nobody died from the 787 battery. It may take a bit longer for people to forget the max issues.

basill

The 787 battery issue cannot be compared to the Max woes. A box was sufficient to isolate the battery on the 787 (plus some other technical stuff). Fundamentally there are issues with the type certification of the Max which many regulators around the world are starting to call into question. Anyone that reads a half decent newspaper will understand this.

Slashermcguirk

I disagree, I flew direct to marseille return from Dublin with aer Lingus in May and thought it was great value. €105 return for direct flights and flying out on a Friday and back on a Sunday. Both flights were full. I also flew the direct flights from Dublin to Bordeaux earlier this year and return flights were €80. Again the flights were full.

I generally find aer Lingus flights very reasonably priced

Living Off The Splash wrote: »

I picked up flights on their new Bordeaux route this year for €24.99. I also got flights to Munich for €24.99 last month. Bordeaux then dropped to €19.99 as did Munich.

I was tracking flights to Girona for the autumn. They were pitched at over €60. Now (for my dates) €28.99. I was happy at the time to get them for €34.

I think purchasing Ryanair flights now, for April/My 2020 is a bit early for Marseille. They will have their pre Christmas sale to generate publicity for the route.

Aer Lingus prices to Marseille are crazy. Ryanair existing prices are pennies in comparison.

I have noticed that Ryanair are pitching their outward flights at good prices but the return portion are oftentimes double the price. It pays to grab the outward flight then wait for them to drop the price for the return portion. So far it has always worked for me.

Ben D Bus

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

I disagree, I flew direct to marseille return from Dublin with aer Lingus in May and thought it was great value. €105 return for direct flights and flying out on a Friday and back on a Sunday. Both flights were full. I also flew the direct flights from Dublin to Bordeaux earlier this year and return flights were €80. Again the flights were full.

I generally find aer Lingus flights very reasonably priced

I also took Aer Lingus to Marseille in April I think, for a similar price, and considered it pretty good.

JCX BXC

basill wrote: »

The 787 battery issue cannot be compared to the Max woes. A box was sufficient to isolate the battery on the 787 (plus some other technical stuff). Fundamentally there are issues with the type certification of the Max which many regulators around the world are starting to call into question. Anyone that reads a half decent newspaper will understand this.

I'm not equating the issues as the same, however I do recall many saying they'd never fly on a 787 due to the battery issues, yet that seemed to die out once the 787 was fully operational again.

Short memories and in fairness the general public likely don't appreciate what the actual issues are.

kevinandrew

I think it's a fair assessment to say the general public will forget about the MAX issues in time, most have short memories and this is particularly true when it comes to matters in aviation. I think it will be helped in part by airlines, and maybe even Boeing itself, quietly dropping the 'MAX' name from the product lineup.

As for the MAX at Ryanair, don't expect miracles in terms of discounting and don't expect a particularly comfortable flight. They can also stop referring to it as a "game changer" when Wizz Air, EasyJet and other rivals are all flying 239 seat A321neo's, real game changer aircraft in Europe.

Van.Bosch

kevinandrew wrote: »

I think it's a fair assessment to say the general public will forget about the MAX issues in time, most have short memories and this is particularly true when it comes to matters in aviation. I think it will be helped in part by airlines, and maybe even Boeing itself, quietly dropping the 'MAX' name from the product lineup.

As for the MAX at Ryanair, don't expect miracles in terms of discounting and don't expect a particularly comfortable flight. They can also stop referring to it as a "game changer" when Wizz Air, EasyJet and other rivals are all flying 239 seat A321neo's, real game changer aircraft in Europe.

I’ve noticed in recent Ryanair press releases they still call it a game changer but have dropped the word max. They are now 747 “game changers”

EchoIndia

Van.Bosch wrote: »

I’ve noticed in recent Ryanair press releases they still call it a game changer but have dropped the word max. They are now 747 “game changers”

They've even changed the model number?

cson

IngazZagni wrote: »

In the USA you’d struggle to find a fare under $100 for similar sector lengths.

+1

You'd be lucky to get a one way for < $100 in the US, even on a shuttle route like BOS-NYC, WAS-NYC or ORD-NYC.

ciaran76

trellheim wrote: »

Any trip reports AA DUB-DFW ?

I flew it Sunday last and typical I land when a storm just arrived!
Sat nearly 2 hours in the runway waiting for a gate to be free.
Flew back through Dallas yesterday and no issues. Shops and food outlets close about 9pm which is a pain if you are getting a 11.35pm flight back to Dublin.

Noxegon

ciaran76 wrote: »

I flew it Sunday last and typical I land when a storm just arrived!
Sat nearly 2 hours in the runway waiting for a gate to be free.
Flew back through Dallas yesterday and no issues. Shops and food outlets close about 9pm which is a pain if you are getting a 11.35pm flight back to Dublin.

I don’t understand airport outlets that close before the last flight.

In a few weeks time I’m flying to a city where I land at 9:15pm. The local rental car outlet closes at 9:00pm. I will have to stay overnight in an airport hotel and pick up a car in the morning.

Slashermcguirk

Great to see the Cathay pacific direct flights from Dublin to Hong Kong doing so well

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

Locker10a

Does anyone know how long the sunwing aircraft stays in Dublin for before finishing up its season at TUI?

BZ

Locker10a wrote: »

Does anyone know how long the sunwing aircraft stays in Dublin for before finishing up its season at TUI?

They hang around until end of September or beginning of October if I remember correctly?

trellheim

Did flybe pull the southend route ?

kevinandrew

trellheim wrote: »

Did flybe pull the southend route  ?

Yep. Once the Ryanair base was secured at Southend most of the Stobart operated Flybe routes were dropped.

Stephen Strange

Locker10a wrote: »

Does anyone know how long the sunwing aircraft stays in Dublin for before finishing up its season at TUI?

They do about 3 months in total in Dublin as far as I know.

Stephen Strange

Stephen Strange wrote: »

They do about 3 months in total in Dublin as far as I know.

Longer than that. I think the last one left Dublin in October last year.

trellheim

kevinandrew wrote: »

Yep. Once the Ryanair base was secured at Southend most of the Stobart operated Flybe routes were dropped.

Yes it is extremely expensive to fly out of London this week and the Flybe Southend was always a cheap option if you had the time to get that far out there

darn ryanair and their Fortress Dublin

Stephen Strange

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Longer than that. I think the last one left Dublin in October last year.

Yeah I remember that last year, just think I remember hearing the pilots are only here for 3 years this year. I could be wrong

Slashermcguirk

Record numbers again at Dublin airport in May. Growth from all overseas markets, only decline is local domestic flights. Passenger numbers +7% year to date, incredible numbers when you consider last year there were nearly 32 million passengers.

https://www.dublinairport.com/latest-news/detail/record-may-at-dublin-airport