Aer Lingus to rejoin Oneworld?
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at 19:43 by christopheL.
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SwissExPatParticipantIt will be intersting to see how BA’s purchase of BMI will change the dynamic.
BMI seem to have reduced their flight frequency to Dublin having been serving DUB since 1986.
I see that Willie Walshe had not promised to ‘preserve BMI existing slots serving Dublin’ and hence you would reasonaly believe that the eisting BMI LHR slots serving DUB will be reallocated within the BA (IAG) network.
Indeed why would Willie be interested in buying EI with all their pension issues and union powers when he can have them feed passengers into LHR and onto BA longhaul sectors (as they currently do anyway) and not have the issue of preserving EI’s LHR slots and Irish government intervention.
EI re-joining Oneworld would be great for BA.
19 Feb 2012
at 13:40
TemboOneParticipantFrom a Canadian point of view, Aer Lingus rejoining Oneworld would be very welcome.
Connecting via BA at LHR from EI would provide a reasonably seamless Oneworld connection between Canada and Ireland.
Ironically, as long as EI management continue their ridiculous love affair with the U.S.A. while ignoring Canada their transatlantic flights will continue to be boycotted by the preponderance of travellers between Canada and Ireland. The hassles of dealing with U.S. Immigration in order to connect to or from Aer Lingus are never worth it, even before 9/11.
We’ll continue flying YYZ-DUB and SNN on BA via LHR several times a year. It would be great if the EI connector flights were also on a Oneworld carrier.
20 Feb 2012
at 17:30
christopheLParticipantYes !
Paddy Power made a lot of money by making people betting for something which never happened in anyway 🙂27 Sep 2013
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