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

Absolutely the DAA can sweat the assets, which when it comes to stands I think they are doing. Plenty of complaints about overcrowding in recent times. The main bottleneck right now is lack of stands. They’ve already commenced the process to use more remote stands out West via the tunnel under 16/34. A low cost airline is appealing that. Remote stands are the cheapest to use so unless this airline fills the stands themselves it will benefit their likely competition. Now there’s a high court action attempting to prevent the DAA from raising passenger charges to pay for further expansion.

Since the LCC boom, airports make very little money handling airlines and passengers directly; it is the shops, restaurants and car parks that pay for everything. We know the DAA are/were understaffed in security, as well as facilities management with the state of the toilets. If pax and airlines want more capacity with better facilities, someone is going to have to pay for it. The DAA already halved the number of RETS on the North runway due budgetary reasons, only a matter of time before that generates negative publicity by the same airlines that went after their charges last time.

Apologies, Rapid Exit Taxiways. You want exits with a very shallow angle to allow aircraft keep their ground speed up on landing, as they need to slow down more for sharp turns, blocking the runway for longer. This in turn allows for reduced minimum separation between landing aircraft, increasing the movement rate.

Hi all following the thread with interest. Heading to MCO in a few weeks , seems EI-EIL/EI-EIL seem to be the main work horses of that route with the odd appearance from EI-EIM and EI-DAA today. Are they all much of a much ness or are there ones that are going to leave you with a sore arse?

There's plenty of space in the T2 headhouse for more F&B facilities etc, the Pier 5 proposal for 4 more gates + CBP capacity will help with peak and the main terminal can handle it

EIL/IK don’t operate to either FAO or AGP because the aircraft on those flights are coupled with the late JFK and BOS flights, and unless there is a scheduling disaster those frames won’t operate those.

The airline are very aware of the concerns raised (although complaints aren’t nearly as high and this forum would lead you to believe). The good news is, they’ll both be refitted with the same interior/J class/WiFi as the NEO’s in Feb ‘24.

EDIT: Just seen it’s MCO you’re off to… long day working today lol! Yeah MCO is one of the routes they’re thrown on so it could well be one of them…. It’s a less premium market with less frequent fliers. Just load an iPad with movies and you’ll be fine.

I'm on the return leg of the early BCN next week, the 777 would be an interesting swap at least.

Load back out isn't high by the looks of things - cheap enough ticket, W class, and basically no seats pre-bought from the exit rows forward. Row each if it stayed that way on a 777.

With GEY back soon would there be any need for it ?

Go figure haha! Sometimes things change last minute and they have to send them, it’s not heading into BOS or JFK tho, which from a scheduling perspective is the reason they’re generally kept off those routes.

Yeah just checking her status on fr24, and I see its operating the EI 953 route to Seattle today.

Good to see her back on the West Coast.

Wonder where DUO will fly to today so?

Did EIM go tech in SFO yesterday ? Departed not long ago from there as EI990. GAJ only landed short while ago as well.

Ei lrh according to fr24 is operating flight ei176 to lhr back in service just in time for the launch of Cleveland route

Jaysus... Look at the size of those seat frames... How far we've come!

EI-EIN operating EI61/961 to SFO diverted to Iqaluit in Canada with a medical emergency yesterday. Quite a backdrop!

Thats one for the log book alright, but at that far north there isn't anywhere else to land if you need to land. Its on the polar route diversion list as suitable and the A380 and A350 used it for testing