Aer Lingus Fleet/ Routes Discussion Pt 2 (ALL possible routes included)

hi ,

Can any one tell me if the Dublin - pula route will be put back on for 2022?

its not a selectable on the AL sight right now

The Wifi on flights now is time based compared to before on how many MB more options too

I wonder will the new A320neos come with WiFi or seatback screens.

Stobart wasn't exactly great either back in the day either

The delay to the repainting schedule also means we’re closer to a natural fleet replacement cycle, evidenced with the recent A320neo order. This means some aircraft in old livery will never need to be repainted as they’ll now be earmarked for retirement.

As for the rebrand itself, Aer Lingus did most of it overnight, the rest of basics followed within a month. Excluding the livery, some traces of the old brand remain on airport equipment, miscellaneous items like table cloths and sugar packets, and on partner airline websites who have yet to update their graphics.

Agean had a much slower rebrand, it announced the new look and then seemingly forgot about it. The website, app, signage etc. stayed in the old branding for almost a year after the reveal. They’ve started to catch up now.

Emerald & Aer Lingus were likely well aware Flybe intended to return to Belfast City long before it was announced, pretty much everyone knew their plans which is probably why Emerald got in there first. Emerald will have expected and prepared itself for a fight so not sure why they'd go running now.

Flybe will face many of the same problems they did before; same brand, same reputation, same aircraft and many of the same routes but this time with an even tougher operating environment and much bigger competition.

Emerald needs to get its house in order for the summer but it's got good backing and is supported by a healthy brand.

Thinking back to when EI-GEY needed a business class refit, I seem to remember the delay was due to the manufacturer experiencing high demand and dealing with a considerable backlog of orders. It was eventually completed just before the pandemic shut everything down.

EI-GEY then went into long term storage where it currently remains. Now Aer Lingus finds itself in a similar position with two more A330s needing a refit.

It’s obviously too late to refit them for this year but I’m wondering if they’ll have to place a new order with the manufacturer and wait on them to be delivered or if the airline has them already in their inventory from the likes of EI-LAX which was fully owned and was readily available for spares before being sold and scrapped.

How come EI-EIL never seems to see transatlantic service, (I heard a rumours she isn’t able to) I think once it did ORD since her arrival.

No but might be a reason to keep it as a "spare" for now until demand gets higher.

EI will keep EIK/EIL to ORD services to protect brand until refit.

ORD is Chicago

No competition, strange then don't go with MCO

According to Jethro's site, Aer Lingus are now getting 4x A320neo aircraft which were destined for Russian carrier SmartAvia but unsurprisingly were not taken up.

Hi all, is the JetBlue Aer Lingus relationship dead? It does not seem to allow what, on the face of it, looks like a good connection in JFK. Maybe not all Jet Blue routes are covered? If so, that is annoying.

Very much still alive.

It all depends on the MCT and the destination, possibly not all are loaded into the system.