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Va are using an aer lingus plane with al livery on the vs3005 - sad times

samfarmer wrote:Va are using an aer lingus plane with al livery on the vs3005 - sad times

All the Little Red planes are Aer Lingus ones on lease. One must have gone tech so EI stepped in. Unfortunately my fount of information on this is upstairs in bed so I can't get the lowdown. )

All little reds are being serviced this week. Spare (old!) ei craft being used. We did have a lovely mince pie though.

samfarmer wrote:All little reds are being serviced this week. Spare (old!) ei craft being used. We did have a lovely mince pie though.

Erm, the aircraft that are spare are not necessarily old. They are rotated to allow servicing etc.

honey lamb wrote:

samfarmer wrote:All little reds are being serviced this week. Spare (old!) ei craft being used. We did have a lovely mince pie though.

Erm, the aircraft that are spare are not necessarily old. They are rotated to allow servicing etc.

This el was very old! Old fashioned PA system and above head panel looked like it was straight from the 80s

Oh dear - vs3002 is also a replacement ... More ei metal

samfarmer wrote:Oh dear - vs3002 is also a replacement ... More ei metal

Indeed "Maggie May" (EI-DEI) is in Dublin on planned maintenance. I was also on EI-DEJ, the Aer Lingus replacement aircraft operaring Little Red flights currently last weekend.

Personally I found the seats on EI-DEJ roomy and comfortable, just like on "Maggie May" and "Queen of the cobbles"......compared to "Tartan Lassie" and "Rosie Lee" which were refurbished elsewhere and are different n(

I didn't take too much notice about the PA system to be honest but didn't notice any difference when observing the safety briefing etc. Interestingly, the aircraft was built in 2005 the same year as "Maggie may" and "Queen of the cobbles"......"Tartan Lassie" and "Rosie lee" being built in 2003.

Think we have been spoilt with the refurbished dedicated LR aircraft with the purple lighting and such like..... y)

Hope you had a good fight.

Jon

horburyflyer wrote:

samfarmer wrote:Oh dear - vs3002 is also a replacement ... More ei metal

Indeed "Maggie May" (EI-DEI) is in Dublin on planned maintenance. I was also on EI-DEJ, the Aer Lingus replacement aircraft operaring Little Red flights currently last weekend.

Personally I found the seats on EI-DEJ roomy and comfortable, just like on "Maggie May" and "Queen of the cobbles"......compared to "Tartan Lassie" and "Rosie Lee" which were refurbished elsewhere and are different n(

I didn't take too much notice about the PA system to be honest but didn't notice any difference when observing the safety briefing etc. Interestingly, the aircraft was built in 2005 the same year as "Maggie may" and "Queen of the cobbles"......"Tartan Lassie" and "Rosie lee" being built in 2003.

Think we have been spoilt with the refurbished dedicated LR aircraft with the purple lighting and such like..... y)

Hope you had a good fight.

Jon

Spoilt indeed

horburyflyer wrote:

samfarmer wrote:Oh dear - vs3002 is also a replacement ... More ei metal

Indeed "Maggie May" (EI-DEI) is in Dublin on planned maintenance. I was also on EI-DEJ, the Aer Lingus replacement aircraft operaring Little Red flights currently last weekend.

Personally I found the seats on EI-DEJ roomy and comfortable, just like on "Maggie May" and "Queen of the cobbles"......compared to "Tartan Lassie" and "Rosie Lee" which were refurbished elsewhere and are different n(

I didn't take too much notice about the PA system to be honest but didn't notice any difference when observing the safety briefing etc. Interestingly, the aircraft was built in 2005 the same year as "Maggie may" and "Queen of the cobbles"......"Tartan Lassie" and "Rosie lee" being built in 2003.

Think we have been spoilt with the refurbished dedicated LR aircraft with the purple lighting and such like..... y)

Hope you had a good fight.

Jon

Two of them were bought/leased by EI (can't remember which) from a failed Spanish airline and were refurbed elsewhere other than Dublin where the two planes leased directly from EI were refurbed.

honey lamb wrote:

horburyflyer wrote:

samfarmer wrote:Oh dear - vs3002 is also a replacement ... More ei metal

Indeed "Maggie May" (EI-DEI) is in Dublin on planned maintenance. I was also on EI-DEJ, the Aer Lingus replacement aircraft operaring Little Red flights currently last weekend.

Personally I found the seats on EI-DEJ roomy and comfortable, just like on "Maggie May" and "Queen of the cobbles"......compared to "Tartan Lassie" and "Rosie Lee" which were refurbished elsewhere and are different n(

I didn't take too much notice about the PA system to be honest but didn't notice any difference when observing the safety briefing etc. Interestingly, the aircraft was built in 2005 the same year as "Maggie may" and "Queen of the cobbles"......"Tartan Lassie" and "Rosie lee" being built in 2003.

Think we have been spoilt with the refurbished dedicated LR aircraft with the purple lighting and such like..... y)

Hope you had a good fight.

Jon

Two of them were bought/leased by EI (can't remember which) from a failed Spanish airline and were refurbed elsewhere other than Dublin where the two planes leased directly from EI were refurbed.

Indeed they were.....two of them came from Meridiana.