Aer Lingus

[Brum X]

50, 000 more seats to BHX, are they looking for some United TATL passengers ??

 

[Kevin Farnell]

50000 over a year equates to 137 seats per day or 69 each way per day. That's assuming 365 day operation,
At least an extra ATR72 I would think.

Kevin

 

[nwoody2001]

It's 50,000 seats over winter!

 

[58terminus]

* Additional 50,000 seats to Birmingham

Waiting with interest to see Ryanairs response.

 

[Brum X]

Waiting with interest to see Ryanairs response.

I dont think there will be a response from Ryanair to be honest, this is Aer Lingus making the most of all these BHX passengers wanting to fly to the USA and thanks to United they cant fly direct. There next best option is Aer Lingus. It is a great opportunity for them so good on them

 

[finchy168]

Clearing US immigration in Ireland as an added bonus

 

[nwoody2001]

So it appears they are extending the 6x daily flights into the winter season and using A320's instead of the usual ATRs from November through to March. A nice way to kick-off the start of 2018!

 

[Ray Finkle]

I like this cheeky message from Aer Lingus



There’s nothing more disappointing than having your holiday plans canceled at the eleventh hour. Over the last few days, we’ve seen record demand for our holiday rescue fares so today we’re announcing an extension of our #HappyWinter sale, with seats to Europe up for grabs this October from as a little as €29.99.

https://blog.aerlingus.com/everyone-deserves-holiday-october/

 

[Brum X]

I like this cheeky message from Aer Lingus



There’s nothing more disappointing than having your holiday plans canceled at the eleventh hour. Over the last few days, we’ve seen record demand for our holiday rescue fares so today we’re announcing an extension of our #HappyWinter sale, with seats to Europe up for grabs this October from as a little as €29.99.

https://blog.aerlingus.com/everyone-deserves-holiday-october/

 

[Brum X]

And good on them, I like Aer Lingus

 

[rollo]

As Kevin Keegan said I love it just love it.

A taste of their own medicine.

 

[rollo]

By the way are Aer Lingus the longest continuous serving airline at BHX, I reckon they are.

 

[Brum X]

By the way are Aer Lingus the longest continuous serving airline at BHX, I reckon they are.

I have great respect for them.

 

[Ray Finkle]

By the way are Aer Lingus the longest continuous serving airline at BHX, I reckon they are.

They have served Birmingham continuously since 2nd May 1949

Pictures on Gordon's Blog.

http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.co.uk/2000/10/ein-1949.html

 

[BHXsupporter]

What a wonderful archive of Aer Lingus at BHX - thanks for the link.

 

[jfy1999]

Even our most long-standing airline might be cutting flights soon - there are rumours elsewhere of reductions to the Regional/Stobart operation out of Cork and Shannon

SNN might be in danger of the chop as it is on a W-pattern from Cork.

 

[Eoin]

Pity about SNN, been growing nearly every month since it launched, and grew by 17% overall last year and grew by 2% from ORK

 

[jfy1999]

Looks like some cuts have happened at SNN but very minor. SNN-EDI has been reduced to 4x weekly this winter. No reductions on SNN-BHX as things stand.

 

[58terminus]

Cannot be sure i have read the same rumours but the ones i did made no mention of a reduction on Cork
and a possible winter midweek reduction on Shannon.
Please somebody give us some good news to discuss (with some basis on reality] and then we might be distracted from reading doom and gloom into every little thing.

 

[Eoin]

Checked the booking engine, no changes yet however there appears to be no saturday flight between NOV10-DEC8, returns to daily after that