Aer Lingus may move transatlantic services from Shannon to the UK
Dec 10, 2020, 9:40 am
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x2 330s and x2 321neos getting G- regs and will be moved to be based at MAN to fly for ‘Aer Lingus UK. Flights to JFK, BOS and MCO.
Source https://beta.regulations.gov/documen...2020-0250-0001
Source https://beta.regulations.gov/documen...2020-0250-0001
Dec 29, 2020, 1:35 pm
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I guess they will bring back the cabin crew made redundant in Ireland if they are willing to move to man
Jan 2, 2021, 3:03 am
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Not all of the cabin crew will be legally allowed to move from Ireland to work in the UK; going forward, only UK and IE passport holders would have the right to work in the UK without a visa.
Jan 2, 2021, 3:15 am
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Jan 4, 2021, 5:14 am
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Ticket sales imminent
Originally Posted by The Irish Times
Aer Lingus plans to start selling tickets for direct flights between Britain and the United States from Friday.
The Irish carrier has requested authorisation from the US Department of Transportation to “promote, advertise and sell” flights to passengers by close of business on Thursday with a view to making tickets available to buy on the following day. The move comes after unions representing pilots said they had no objection to the plan.
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The roll-out of transatlantic services from Manchester comes as Aer Lingus’ parent, International Airlines Group (IAG), which also owns British Airways and Iberia in Spain, last week rejigged its board to ensure its carriers continued to comply with European Union ownership and control rules following Brexit. The plans included the implementation of a national ownership structure for the Irish airline
The Irish carrier has requested authorisation from the US Department of Transportation to “promote, advertise and sell” flights to passengers by close of business on Thursday with a view to making tickets available to buy on the following day. The move comes after unions representing pilots said they had no objection to the plan.
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The roll-out of transatlantic services from Manchester comes as Aer Lingus’ parent, International Airlines Group (IAG), which also owns British Airways and Iberia in Spain, last week rejigged its board to ensure its carriers continued to comply with European Union ownership and control rules following Brexit. The plans included the implementation of a national ownership structure for the Irish airline
Jan 5, 2021, 4:21 am
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Jan 5, 2021, 4:24 am
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Manchester base will be the exact same from an AerClub point of view. It will be part of the OW JV, that has been approved recently
It will NOT codeshare with UA, so that is out.
It will NOT codeshare with UA, so that is out.
Jan 9, 2021, 2:33 pm
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The AA-BA etc Joint Venture is outside of Oneworld
Jan 10, 2021, 12:17 pm
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Aer Lingus is not a OW Oneworld member. https://www.oneworld.com/
The AA-BA etc Joint Venture is outside of Oneworld
The AA-BA etc Joint Venture is outside of Oneworld
You're right that EI is not - and will not be - a oneworld member, but the name has stuck and is likely to stick!
https://www.transportation.gov/brief...unity-addition
Mar 24, 2021, 4:01 am
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Mar 24, 2021, 4:22 am
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Barbados, didn't see that coming and connections via Dublin are offered
Starts from Nov
Note only UK residents can purchase tickets on the UK-US flights...
Starts from Nov
Note only UK residents can purchase tickets on the UK-US flights...
Last edited by ROKNA; Mar 24, 2021 at 4:40 am
Mar 25, 2021, 10:07 am
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How do they verify that you are actually resident in the UK? And when is the "critical" time point - at the time of booking, or the time of travel?
All IE passport holders have the right to reside in the UK, for example...
All IE passport holders have the right to reside in the UK, for example...
Mar 25, 2021, 6:18 pm
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"Flights from Manchester to the United States are for United Kingdom-originating traffic only. Sales are not available to persons in the United States".