Shannons Iraq windfall

By: Future Pilot - 4th January 2006 at 21:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Don't Continental already provide one to EWR with a 757?

By: Ren Frew - 4th January 2006 at 21:54 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

I thought Shannon already had plenty of direct US flights or do they all stop at DUB ???

Last time I was there I saw US Airways, ATA, North American and other carriers on the ramp. Are these GI's flying USAF or commercial ?

I think North American are regularly contracted by the armed forces as troop carriers ?

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By: tomfellows - 4th January 2006 at 21:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

There are 3 or 4 flights a day with Aer Lingus I think that go from there direct to America. They all originate from Dublin I believe also. Not sure on other carriers.

By: BFS - 4th January 2006 at 22:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

AA and CO both have direct flights to BOS and EWR. North American, ATA and World are usual GI jobbies.

By: T5 - 5th January 2006 at 11:09 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

their plane refuelled on the runway

Could it not have found a suitable parking space to do that? :D

By: philgatwick05 - 5th January 2006 at 21:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

There are 3 or 4 flights a day with Aer Lingus I think that go from there direct to America. They all originate from Dublin I believe also. Not sure on other carriers.

Is this due to the Irish government which is trying to increase tourism in Shannon by forcing trans-continental flights to go via Shannon or is there some other reason?

By: Ren Frew - 6th January 2006 at 01:15 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Is this due to the Irish government which is trying to increase tourism in Shannon by forcing trans-continental flights to go via Shannon or is there some other reason?

It's an agreement that's been in place long before DUB had direct unilateral links to the USA if I'm not mistaken? I must finish reading my recently purchased book about the subject. A political/business agreement designed to protect jobs and services at Shannon ???

The agreement in Ireland was similar to that, that was in place at Prestwick, pre-early 90's, when all transatlantic business out of Scotland had to use PIK as it's point of departure.

That particular regime was made a mockery of (and subsequently abandoned) when Air 2000 famously offered flights from GLA to the USA complete with a brief touchdown at PIK, before heading out over the Atlantic to Florida.