DUB was a nightmare aswell. I was to windy to unload the aircraft because they had the risk of doors being rippd off aircraft. Some flights had to wait 2-3 hours. The DL flight I was working with had a 2.5 hour wait. Thank god its thursday which is a quite day for us otherwise it could have been much worse.

I always imagined LHR-CDG being one of the better performing BD routes.

I suppose when you look further into it LHR is a huge O/W hub and CDG a S/T one then BD operating for *A were never going to transport alot of connecting traffic on the route espeically when most *A carriers operated their own flights to CDG and LHR anway.

And again with O/D traffic the other forms of transport between London and Paris just expedited BD decision to drop the route.

This decsision then raises questions about what BD will use the LHR slots for?

More long haul routes? or more stupid short haul routes like NAP and VCE.

How about a double daily INV service although I know loads on the 1 daily flight are not great. How about ORK-O/W dominate this with EI now feeding alot of passengers onto SQ services, Im sure SQ would rather feed BD as a fellow *A partner. Any other suggestion?

So Manchester really will become a strong hold for FlyBe.

If they could retsart their co-operation with CO or create a good partnership with some of the other long haul carriers operating into MAN then they could get huge business from feeder traffic.

There is real potential and great oppourtunitys for FlyBe at MAN.

Ahhh SAS A340 we had one in DUB on Sunday it was heading into the hanger.
I nearly crashed at the sight of it, along with the A321 the A340 in SAS colours are two of the most magnificent aircraft around.

I believe there was an articale in a past copy of airliner world about spotting in CPH Ill see if I can dig it out.

Well Gary I try to make at least one day trip from DUB a month.

Obviously you can get just about anywhere in the UK.

In the last year Ive done FRA, DUS, SXF and LHR and they are all great spots although the day return flights to SXF are no longer available.

Also available from DUB with EI as well as some other airlines are BRU, CDG, MUC,AGP, ALC, NCE, KRK and MAD. If you look at the EI schedules BCN is also available for the summer.

Although a little more expensive you can try BHX, BUD or WAW.

And there is some others if you fly out with one airline and back on another although times arnt ideal but they include RIX and BTS/VIE.

So the number of day trip oppourtunities from DUB is far from limited.

Aer Lingus-A320/A321/737-500
Ryanair-737-200/737-800/Bac 1-11
British Airways-737-500
Germanwings-A319
Lufthansa-A319
BMI-A321/737-400
Iberia-A320/MD-88/727
Futura-737-400

I have some family in Karlsruhe it really is a lovelyplace. The whole of baden-Wurtenburg has found a place in my heart in the last year I have some great memories there.