dublin airport

Great info lads, thanks very much!

Well from working countless nights in DUB this is what is normally on the ground.

BMI-A321-There are 2 on a friday

Lufthansa-737-Will be an A319 in the summer

Malev-738/73G/736 or F70 it varies

CSA Czech-737-400 every night except saturday

LOT-Embraer 170

CityJet/Air France usualy 3 BAe 146s although can vary

Aer Arann usualy have 1 or 2 as most aircraft flying early morning flights from regional Irish airports that arrive into DUB at about 7am

Ryanir have 6/7 based 737-800s in DUB at the moment but again have early arrival between 0700-0730 from STN,LPL,PIK and EMA

Aer Lingus have about 20 overnights as the other A320/321 sleep in LHR,AMS,SNN and ORK.

Then you have the charter aircraft which usually sit idle from monday until thursday when they restart. At the moment there is usually a ZB 757 and an Eirjet A320 but it mighnt be in Eirjet colours as they lease equipment from all over the place.

All ryanair aircraft use pier A along with aer lingus aircraft that are flying Uk routes,there’s no gates at pier A.I’d say there’s less than 10 ryanair 737 overnighting.As for aer lingus,i’d say about 20 A320/321’s overnight,only a handfull would be parked on stand,at pier B & one or two on pier C,cityjet also have a few 146’s parked on the ramp overnight.I’m not sure of exact numbers/aircraft that are based :confused:

So how many would Aer Lingus and Ryanair each base? Surely there isn’t sufficient airbridge-gates for 50 aircraft so which airlines would be remote-parked and on which stands?

As for airlines there’s obviously Aer Lingus A320/321’s & a load of ryanair’s.Other’s that night stop would be aer arann,Bmi,Malev,LOT,Eirjet.Based aircraft would include air contractors A300F’s & the odd ATR 42/72F,DHL & TNT both park aircraft up for the day.As for how many are actually on the ground,i’d say around 50 aircraft.

Agreed, it’s dated and in need of a major overhaul. They need to decide what they want to be, a major international airport, or a regional one.

Dave, I visited DUB in connection with my work and Aer Lingus many times during 1999/2000. It was always very busy and, please don’t be offended, but it always gave me the impression of “make do and mend” But it worked and the people I worked with there were fantastic, but at certain times of the day you could hardly move. I was usually down in the Aer Lingus Commuter rotunda terminal. Aer Lingus’s staff canteen was great!, I have not seen the new terminal alterations but I think they were needed! Great times ahead for DUB I think.

they were 3 years ago… :rolleyes:

I’ve used DUB several times, it does seem a little congested I agree. The little eurohub arrivals hall reminds me of a bus station more than an airport.

It just needs an overhall and some terminal expansion. Road access could be better too, it always looks like a traffic jam outside the main terminal.

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Do not know what Dublin is like as I have never been. But do you Know what Aer Arann is like as they have recently started to fly into Sheffield but have managed to run one of there Short SD3-60`s (EI-BPD) off the runway and it is still left there. I don`t think they want it back.

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I think Ryanair are a good airline, very good at keeping fares down and, based on my opinion and experience of them at Teesside, have very good punctuality

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I think Dublin Airport is a complete mess, and has been for some time. I think the problem is bad management, like Aer Rianta. I wouldn’t let them manage a circus, never mind what is supposed to be an international airport. The terminal is always crowded, there is hardly any proper seating, the restaurant areas are also messy. I won’t even mention the arrivals area, it’s a disaster. If you ask my opinion, Nairobi Airport is managed far more effectively, as is therefore a dream compared to Dublin airport.