EMERALD AIRLINES | A stormy night flight Glasgow to Dublin with Aer Lingus
Vložit
- čas přidán 4. 02. 2023
- Ryanair may be cheaper and offer more flights, but I was keen to try out Emerald Airlines, operating on behalf of Aer Lingus, between Glashgow and Dublin. And what a superb little flight it was, despite the stormy night and turbulence.
Filmed January 2023 | Glasgow, UK.
*** MY BOOK:
End-To-End, the world's longest train journey from Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal, to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
www.amazon.co.uk/End-End-Worl...
*** FOLLOW ME AT:
Web: www.planestrainseverything.com
Twitter: / planestrainsev1
Facebook: / planestrainseverything
Instagram: / planestrainseverything
*** MUSIC:
Music courtesy of epidemicsound.com
Those AT72s are a lot of fun to fly on - IMHO. Used to just love the old Aer Araan flights
I am all for Emerald Airlines.
Recently I had a medical emergency, and flew from Dublin to Glasgow.
I cannot fault the Cabin Crew, they were amazing, and caring.
As you mentioned, I was lucky to have amazing weather, you could see so much!
Full points to Emerald Airlines ( Aer Lingus), I will never forget your kindness to me.
Thanks for another great video Scott. We flew with Virgin recently and they made a very big deal about filming before we took off - it was right up there with smoking in the toilet. It seems to be the latest thing for airlines to get ar5ey about. I agree with you about Dublin's arrangement with US Immigration - we live in Ireland (up north) and it's an excellent facility as you land in the US as though you're on an internal flight - straight to baggage and out the door!
I flew on Emirates just before Covid, and when I boarded the flight and started walking down the aisle, I was nearly rugby tackled by a flight attendant warning me not to film inside the cabin. I can see their point - no one wants to do their job and suddenly find themselves on CZcams.
@@PlanesTrainsEverything Yes I certainly agree with the principle Scott, but the guys that whinge and whine their way around the world in business class without ever actually doing a day's work, don't appear to be hampered by the same restrictions. Meeow!
Flew with Aer Lingus at the weekend (Feb 23) and a very long announcement about the use of cameras and photography.
@@PlanesTrainsEverything You can film the flight attendants, but don't film their faces. Film the carts, and the food they serve. And the drinks. 🍷🍷🍹🍹🍸🍸🍺
Thanks for this Scott. With Flybe going out of business my regular trips to Belfast will be moving to Emerald Airlines taking over the BHD to Newcastle route. Love the ATR-72 and 2-2 seating on these turboprops. Excited to try them out!
How often do you fly please?
Wow it’s still Christmas in Dublin 🎄
Thanks for the great content as always Scott. Always an interesting watch!
Thanks scott enjoyed happy travels look forward next one
Another great video seen those planes alot and always wondered
Super little video. Its really nice to see the unknown airlines getting some votes. I live here in Ireland and to be honest, I personally have never heard of the airline until now. So thank you Scott for bring this one to light. Stay safe and enjoy.
Emerald is just the contractor used by Aer Lingus for their regional routes since the closure of Stobart air.
Actually a Swedish firm first took over covering the Donegal to Dublin route till a replacement was found for stobart air the tender process was won by emerald airlines
@@lmcmaster66thanks for that info, I suppose the Donegal route was a PSO service, so had to be filled quickly.
@@thomasburke2683 it is
A great video and i really enjoyed the flight you filmed between Glasgow and Dublin.
Thanks so much, love sharing your experiences.
Thanks Alan. Always appreciate the feedback.
We flew to NY last year and chose the connection via Dublin with Aer Lingus (Shamrock) from Leeds. ATR is a great aircraft and we did have clear skies so plenty to see. Far less stressful than a trip over the Pennines to Manchester, but clearing US customs in Dublin made it so much easier on arrival. Very well orgainsed, took about an hour from disembarking the connecting flight to having a Guinness in the bar, and the US officers were far friendlier than you get in the US. After a 6.5 hour transatlantic who wants to spend hours in a US clearance queue and be dealt with by a miserable individual!
We walked off the flight at Newark, no checks whatsoever, bags collected (also quick as it was an A321 Neo from Dublin, so not too many passengers) and were in our hotel transfer taxi within 30 minutes.
It was also a bonus to pick up a business class fare for the return for £300. Connection back from Dublin also seemless, about an hour to wait. Only downside is all connections to UK leave within about an hour, about 8 flights and only one small area to wait.
It's years since I last visited the US but I agree with your comment about Customs over there... their officers are particularly unfriendly, such that you feel they suspect you're guilty of some crime. It's disconcerting and unnecessary.
seamless
Amazing photography on the landing. Well done!
Thanks Scott. Hugely enjoyable as always. We are now just that little bit wiser.
Found you channel couple of weeks back and watched a few of your older videos, all nicely videoed and presented.
Hi Geoff. Thanks very much. Unlike most CZcamsrs, I don't take myself too seriously and show the good and the bad of travel. Too many CZcamsrs try to make out travel is a squeaky clean and streamlined experience, and that couldn't be further from the truth. I'm glad you enjoy the channel.
Love watching your videos. There’s something quite addictive about it
Evening Scott, Emerald Airlines were well known to us here in the IOM🇮🇲at one time, unfortunately they don’t have any routes from here anymore.👍🇮🇲😔
That Emerald Airways ceased operations in 2006. It was a British airline that was mainly involved in overnight cargo operations for the post office and various newspapers. It used HS748 aircraft. Interestingly it utilised the callsign ‘Gemstone’ which the current Emerald Airlines now uses.
@@egpx Thankyou, great information 👍🇮🇲
enjoying the channel. happy trails, amigo
Flew this plane from Dublin to Edinburgh a fortnight ago as the morning Ryanair flight was just a little too early for me, was a pleasure.
Great trip report Scott
That announcement is standard on all Aer Lingus flights I've been on
Thats true was on a flight on Friday with the same annoucement
Paul Lucas fell foul of this rule when he flew business class with Aer Lingus transatlantic. He was unable to produce a video for that flight. It’s a shame really as Aer Lingus are missing out on some good publicity.
The announcement is on any flight the crew deem sensitive. You must have either had someone filing for CZcams (light the poster below mentions) or a note or individual onboard.
@@AceCrickey It was brought in because staff were getting unsolicited attention, on and off social media, from people who had filmed them, overtly and covertly. Cabin Crew hate being filmed and their name badges have been changed so as not to show full names.
@@egpx Hardly going to get much publicity filming the crew.
Great watch as always 🎉
Yet another brilliant Vlog Scott I continue to enjoy watching your content keep up the good work
Nice plane I love prop planes. That was nice. Thank you Scott.
Yes, prop planes have a personality.
My first flight was in 1968 from Heathrow to Johannesburg on a 707 from SAA. It took 14 hours as SAA was not allowed to fly over Africa.
The Titanic is drier than Glasgow! I was born there and lived 70 miles South for 18 years, so should know. My elderly cousin lived just West of the city for over six decades and used to break down on the phone to me about it, which unnerved me, who lived near famously damp Manchester for decades!!
Ironically when he arrived in Dublin it was much worse🙂
@@ScottishT Dublin receives significantly less rainfall than Glasgow. 750mm vs 1140mm and less than Manchester 850mm
Hi Tony, we had just missed a downpour, but that evening Dublin was less windy and generally drier than Glasgow.
Hello Scott always look forward to your adventures 👍👍👍👍
Hi Mary, I'm glad you still enjoy them.
Thanks for that Scott, good to know 😁😁
Nice one Scott 👍👍
I flew on that in the summer, out on Aer Lingus (Emerald) and back on Ryanair, was like night and day !
The journey continues.....
I’ve flown on easyJet Belfast to Glasgow on a clear day and you do get a fantastic view of the Scottish Coastline .
I saw what you did in the description box. haha 😄
Good watch Lee 😎
Emerald have recently announced taking over the route from my local airport, East Midlands airport to Belfast too.
Great video, I was at GLA last week - it was a shame to see how quiet it is nowadays!
Yeah also noticed a lot of the flights are really expensive these days too. Many just don't have the money any more due to UK energy rip off and cost of living crisis.
Although I live just a 20 minute walk from Glasgow Airport, most of my flights are from Edinburgh. There's more choice, more competition, and fares are much lower than Glasgow. Poor old Glasgow has lost it's crown as Scotland's busiest airport, and since Covid there has been a dribble of services moving over to the east coast.
Love the Skaughtisch’ aksent.
no need to be paranoid, all aer lingus flights make the announcements prohibiting the filmimg if staff and crew. great video as always
Hi Stephen. When I boarded the aircraft the flight attendant at the door spotted the GoPro in my hand (I had just been fliming the walk to the aircraft), and so I guessed he became a little uncomfortable with my possible intentions. I think airlines in general are becoming a little more strict with in-cabin filming which is fair enough. No one should be doing their job and suddenly find themselves on CZcams.
@@PlanesTrainsEverything I agree most airlines are really clamping down on the filming. Look forward to the next video. Safe travels 😀
Brilliant Video! Last time I flew Aer Lingus Regional was in October of 2018, And the aircraft had the registration of EI-FAT!
And said aircraft is still in service with Emerald - thankfully proposals to rename it "EI-OBESE" were dropped!
😂
The no photography announcement is standard, even on mainline EI flights. However, on two occasions I have been "permitted" to film me and outside the window. Aer Lingus regional are big operators out of my local airport, Belfast City, and it's good to know they serve much needed connections between the ROI and UK as well as within the UK.
There was a Emerald Airways back in the 1980s to 2006 based in Blackpool.
Great video Scott where next I wonder
Just off one from DUB-EDI and that announcement was played too. No free tea or coffee for us though 😉
I was 5 hours late leaving Emerald. Diff plane. Technicals. Got there. Got a 250 euro late fly claim. No hardship. One of them. Small planes. Half original plane passengers flew Belfast. Other half Dublin and then coach. Quite the carry on. Airlines itself no issues. Oh yes free yea coffee bonus. Same here.
Emerald do a Newcastle -Dublin route too (as do Ryanair)... They fly over my house in the Tyne valley. They seem a nice outfit!
You are such a nice wee man
Those airside buses are massive and made by the same body builder thats builds the National express Coaches .Caetano
Like Scott 👍👍
Flew Dublin Leeds Bradford last week. Bumpy trip to Leeds but fine on the return home. Where do they stow all the luggage, is it between the cockpit and the passenger's or is there a small under floor hold
Mate.. Love your videos.. but come on , with all your flying , you must know the difference between a Boeing 767 and the smaller B737.. Anyway , don't take that to heart.. Enjoyed the video mate..
Love your Irish trips ☘️
I always fly Aer Lingus Gatwick to Dublin and back. The flights are generally more punctual as AL just shuttle back and forth whereas I had a RyanAir from Dublin that was delayed because of snow in Szczezin, the legroom is more, the flight is a lot more relaxing (they are not trying to sell you lottery tickets and so on), T2 in Dublin is much quieter, and the cost difference with 10kg checked in on AL is not that much.
Hi Ian, I always feel sorry for the Ryanair flight attendants trying to sell lottery tickets as very few people are interested. I'm sure that wasn't part of their training when they started. Most seem to race up the aisle so quickly, it's obvious they're just happy to get it over and done with.
I have a question when your on the plane can you really feel it moving and stuff or is it like a regular plane
Next time your in Perth, check out the home of the Black Watch at Balhousie Castle and tell them a member of the Regement in Montreal sent you and if you need a cheap place to stay in London, I have just the place, the VSC
I wonder how people requesting assistance to get on board the plane makes it on the DashQ 400?
Only ever flew with Aer Lingus back to Eire , never been enywhere with Ryanair , suppose mainly because lives in South East Asia 35 years
Nice coffee
It nearly ended up on my lap because of the turbulence.
I flew with them Dublin to Exeter 2 months ago and I thought they were very good. And the flight was reasonably priced too, and not much more than Ryanair tbh
I used Singapore airlines recently. Great airline. Using them again to kuala lumpur in may. Nice video as always, scott 👍
I was reading a US version of Business Traveller magazine last night, and Singapore Airlines won a shed load of awards at the end of 2022 - more than any other airline. They may not be as flashy as Emirates and Etihad, but the inflight service still puts them in a league of their own.
Hi Scott I think your travels are excellent would you recommend Budapest? Thanks Elliot
I think the bumpy ride is an interesting thought for your Ryanair/Emerald comparison. As interesting as ATRs are my experience that in weather an aircraft like a 737 is a better ride. Again I know that for enthusiasts ATRs are more fun, but for the general paying Self Loading Freight?
That crossed my mind while crossing the Irish sea. Ryanair's larger aircraft would have been less bumpy. I'm not a great fan of turbulence.
@@PlanesTrainsEverything Who would It thought? Hoy seemed quite calmed before flying despite you was expecting it to be bumpy due to the storms. I would have been drinking galons of whiskey before departure to calm my nerves down
You were flying on atr72
Was this trip before Christmas or just after as I saw Christmas trees in the airport! THANK YOU for the videos
Filmed Jan 23
Hey mate, great channel.. with an accent like yours, just wondering how Syd-Sin was your first flight, how did you get to Sydney 😂.. I have a full on Irish accent and my first flight was SYD-Dub via lots of stops..
Hi Neil, my parents immigrated to Sydney when I was five, so it's a sort of Scottish accent with an Aussie twang. It confuses people on a daily basis! :-)
Good video thanks.....what would Ryanair stripe you for a tea or coffee ?
I think it's about £2.50.. and ryanair don't pay for the product as they say it's free advertising for the drinks company !!!
Free tea and coffee are already better than Ryanair!
You should try the Dublin to Cherbourg ferry, it's brilliant.
You're reading my mind! That's on my list of things to look at once the service recommences in the Spring. :-)
@@PlanesTrainsEverything There is a brand new ferry called the salamanca on the Rosslare to Bilbao route with Brittany ferries it is also powered by LNG so is meant to be really quiet. I will travel on it this summer but would love to see a review on it first
Your comment about onward connection from Dublin could be true but I would think that mainly happens on morning GLA DUB services. Your evening/night flight would not have onward same day US bound flights.
I think you are right. I recall in my corporate travel days, clients would travel on BA flights even though there were more convenient times on other carriers because the passengers were determined to earn their Avios. Could be the same situation with Aer Lingus vs. Ryanair!
VSC is Victory Services Club.
I hope you don't mind me asking but do you need to see a GP about possiblly having rosacea on your nose treated?
Scott are you from Glasgow?
just getting anything complimentary, even tea or coffee is worth having over Ryanair that charge you for everything.
Can you do Belfast to Cardiff
what is the relationship between Air-Lingus and Emerald Airlines? is it similar to American Eagle and American? Virgin & Virgin Express? or is it sort of like Manx-air, purely an operator of other airline stock?
Stan, in Ireland the senario is Aer Lingus being the national carrier, and with only 3 "big sized airports within the Republic, Cork, Shannon , Dublin, its wouldnt be cost effective to be using Big Planes to service smaller Regional Airports like Kerry Waterford or Galway, so they entered into a venture were as aer lingus supplies the Aircraft to the sub, company like Emerald, to opperate in and out of these airports and any unsold seats on any of the routes is when the irish government steps in and supplement/ gives a %age to airline for any unsold seat ect
@@29AT102Martin ahh... I see
so it's a sort of sponsored airline operating on behalf of the government by Aer-Lingus stock (if you go with rail terminology)
Hi Lyall, yes, based on the comments, it seems to be a common thing. It wasn't part of their pre-made announcement, which made me think it was a spur of the moment announcement. Having just filmed the walk up to the aircraft door, and the flight attendant spotting my GoPro when entering, I thought I was getting special treatment!
do you need a passport to fly from glasgow to dublin as its u.k??
Sorry, Dublin is in Ireland which is NOT part of the the UK. Ireland became independent in 1922 but at they time they agreed a common travel area so you don’t need a passport legally to travel if you are an Irish or British citizen. Other citizens will require a passport. Also airlines generally only accept passports as ipId. (Ryanair ) definitely so it’s wise just to bring your passport anyway.
The same aircraft type that crashed in Nepal.
Gulp. Was it? Fortunately Ireland's air safety record is miles ahead of Nepal.
Why do I fly Turkish business and not Ryan air Dublin to Istanbul. No contest.... Two free nights in Istanbul on the way home to Cape Town. The hotel 5 star centeral Istanbul plus breakfast.
Just being curious..what are the Passport Control like st Dublin due to Brexit.?
It's a very quick and easy process to get through the airport, because we are in a 'common travel area'. Generally I'm out of the airport in 5-10 minutes. It's a different story in all other EU countries though...
Thanks for that.. Good to know after experiencing Spain
That’s IMPOSSIBLE to get stonier air livery
Did you need your passport for this flight? Dublin and Glasgow are within the CTA but some airlines require passports especially Ryanair.
Update. Good experience bad. My flight 5 hours late cancelled after prop engine failure. Awarded 250euro Dec. Still playing funny beggars after sending them payment numbers and scanned by their form over 5 times. They’re a pain. They don’t want to pay. It’s March to May and have stopped replying.
Look up pilot reviews of ATRs. I'd rather walk.
Does anyone like Ryanair 👀
Micheal O Leary ?
I liked them before 2018, would fly between Glasgow and Derry in just 30 minutes without paying extra for luggage.
We'd be paying €1000 to fly between London and Dublin by now if it wasn't for Ryanair. Granted they invent new ways of ripping off customers but the other airlines are very quick to adopt those methods for extra revenue as well.
160 million people flew Ryanair in 2022. Surely some of them 'liked' it? If not then at least it was cheap
Mickey mouse airline with mucjey mouse aircraft
Your first flight was between Sydney and Singapore.
How the fuck did you get to Australia???
Even this positive little feature and the excellence of Emerald could not conceal just what a lousy airport DUB is. Its poor planning and lack of moving walkways makes it a nightmare for anyone with even light mobility problems and it is insensitive to families with small children. The CEO recently quit before he was forced out.
Conditions and pay for staff do not help to make for good public interaction because morale is generally low. Also it is several miles from the city centre and transport links.
Even discounting Covid, tourism from N.America comes in through Shannon or Belfast International.
I would rather walk with a suitcase in each hand than fly with Ryanair.
I’d rather swim to Belfast than get on an ATR72 again. Horrid aircraft
Fly Ryan Air? No thanks, I would rather walk (and if anything goes wrong to cancel their flight you probably will be...). I won't pay that obnoxious little man Mr O'Leary a penny of mine to be treated like cattle. I would pay the extra and fly Emerald.
I guess from your comment you're not too keen on Ryanair and O'Leary? :-) I'm not a fan of either. I see Ryanair as a bus with wings, but when you're on a strict budget, they have their place. Emerald definitely was much more fun and enjoyable.
@@PlanesTrainsEverything You would be correct in your assumption Scott.