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

No intention on my part to "get at" anyone here. I count myself amongst the regular posters here and was only noting that we are a small group with a very focused area of interest.

I see Heraklion seems to stop at the end of September. Surprised it didn't stretch to October given the heat stays in Crete longer. Ryanair keep the Chania route flying through Oct 25th

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I assume they selected the ACF config for the XLR?

Luckily the south gates are being removed with the infrastructure expansion... except there will be a new pre boarding zone even further, on the far side almost under the approach for 28L for a load of new remote stands

I wonder will it have the black mask around the cockpit windows to distinguish it from the LRs. It would go well with the EI livery.

IAG had a graphic on their markets day presentation last month which stated the A321XLR will have 7 less seat than the 757, this would be considerably lower than the current A321LR configuration. 184 vs 170.

I’d be surprised they actually reduced the seat count by that much on the XLR, the current layout is incredibly competitive and must put them as one of the most efficient LR operators out there. I know it’s unpopular with crew and a dense economy class isn’t ideal for passenger comfort or service delivery but we all know Aer Lingus isn’t the type of airline to listen to passenger or crew feedback!

The IAG graphic;

Today at MAN.

The only airlines capable at present are Virgin Atlantic and TUI so not exactly the same level of threat that Ryanair would pose on short haul. Virgin are very London centric and their inconsistent financial performance forces them to be more cautious in their approach to going head to head with rivals, they're also now heavily influenced by Delta. TUI are focused on the package holiday market and wouldn't see Aer Lingus as any kind of threat to their business model.

New entrants like JetBlue and Norse would be bigger threats to Aer Lingus at Manchester in the near term than any of the incumbents.

What aircraft is aer lingus currently flying on the dublin to new York route ?

Two A330-300s and a temporary 3rd flight with an LR over the Christmas to JFK.

The A332 has done the odd flight as well lately.

EAV, LRH and FNG are today's frames to JFK.

Is Manchester doing well for them though? I heard they'll be looking there for future expansion if the DAA can't sort out Dublin. Is that just a Ryanair style ploy to try get the DAA to do something or will that actually happen? Would hate for Dublin to loose out over Manchester and Edinburgh more than they already are due to the cap.

Minneapolis Yes but not Denver. Simpleflying can’t be trusted for anything, mistakes in every article.

It basically just copies and pastes from other news sites and Wikipedia, mistakes and all.