Michael Kelly
@michaelkelly707
Independent supplier of Aviation / Travel images., Oh yes, and travel writing also. Interested in the #PaxEx & Irish aviation. RT's ≠ endorsements. Ex Mule My #Flickr photo feed is here ....
The inaugural #ChinaEasternAirlines flight #CES231 / #MU231 from Shanghai to Dublin Airport is enroute and will arrive shortly after 0730AM
Yes, today I enjoyed the shortest "Trans Atlantic" operated by #AerAranIslands in a BN 2A Islander from #Inverin Co Galway to #Inishmore Aran Islands Definately a contender for the most scenic flight anywhere #ireland #AranIslands
Flying short haul with #AerLingus , Are you aware that row 31 ( last row ) has no window on their Airbus A320neo aircraft Maybe its not an issue for you, but for those that enjoy the views .. it's a big problem #paxex #Travel #AerLingus
Today, I am in the #AerLingus lounge at London Heathrow before my flight back to Dublin. Here are some of the food offerings just now #paxex
The food offerings just now in tbe #AerLingus #Aerclub lounge in #DublinAirport #paxex
The ex #IrishAirCorps #Learjet 45 "258" , was sold in May to US Company Alliance Air parts & acquisitions On 25th June 2026 it left Shannon for Oklahoma city via Rotterdam , Reykjavik , Kangerlussuaq , Goose Bay and Buffalo. It arrived on 30th June at 0933L #avgeek
For #ThrowBackThursday / #tbt we go back to February 1997 at Dublin Airport and a #cityjet British Aerospace 146 , which at the time was leased from Malmo Aviation of Sweden. The aircraft ended its days flying with Formula One Management #avgeek
Today marks the 160 anniversary of Blacksod Lighthouse in Co Mayo , Ireland #OTD June 30th 1866 , the light was first illuminated in the Lighthouse. Met reports in June 1944 from the lighthouse ensued the success of the D-Day landings More .... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacksod_
Visiting the #FutureTravelX show in the RDS , Dublin was certainly interesting with a view into the future for airport Smart Ramp & Baggage Innovation Great to hear the views of Tom Kelly of #Ryanair , Marc Brennan of #DublinAirport & Brian Horgan of #AerLingus #FTEEMEA
This should be a very interesting day #FutureTravelExperience at the RDS in Dublin
#ChinaEastern to launch new route Dublin - Shanghai from end of July 2026 The flights will operate on Monday , Wednesday & Friday Flights will be operated by Airbus A350-900 Shanghai - Dublin 0140 / 0800 Dublin - Shanghai 1055 / 0600 But, whats with the lack of marketing #DublinAirport
I have noticed little or no coverage of the #AtlanticExplorer hydrogen gas balloon crossing of the Atlantic over the past few days It is currently over the #ChannelIslands having departed Canada at 0608UTC on June 4th More here atlantic-explorer.com
Interesting to note, currently there are 2 new Boeing 787 aircraft on their delivery flights from Boeing in the US to Riyadh , Saudi Arabia for #RiyadhAir They departed South Carolina and Washington State and are now flying close to each other with an ETA in Riyadh around 0840
Bournemouth , UK based #EuropeanCargo has tonight entered administration www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2616444...
May '26 saw Ryanair carry 20.7M passengers compared with 19.6M pax in May '25 , an increase of 6% Total passengers carried from May 25 - May 26 was 210.4M, an increase of 4% over the preceding 12 months Load factor remained at 94% #Ryanair #RyanairPassengers
I have had it officially confirmed, Management at #DublinAirport have decided to cease providing "Spirits" in their #LiffeyLounge at Dublin Apparently, it's a "management decision" with no reason given This new policy applies only to the Liffey lounge #Paxex
Today at #DublinAirport the newly painted #QatarAirways Boeing 777 featuring a special #FIFAWorldCup livery arrived to take the Qatar Team to Los Angeles for the #WorldCup The special livery was applied by #IAC at their #ShannonAirport facility and rolled out last week
This afternoon at #DublinAirport the 2nd #AmericanAir retirement flight this week departed for #Charlotte The airport Fire Service & Operations vehicles provided an escort to the runway for the Captains last flight onboard #AA725 , back to Charlotte and retirement
The #VirginAtlantic flight #VIR165 / #VS165 from #londonHeathrow to #MontegoBay has diverted to #ShannonAirport with an engine issue
The new #Sofitel at #DublinAirport linked to Terminal 2 is coming along nicely and due to open in late 2026 🛏️ 412-bedrooms 📷 An all-day restaurant 📷 Tea salon 🪟 Sky bar located on the 11th floor, offering airfield views
The new €40M @ryanairofficial.bsky.social hanger #DublinAirport is taking shape The 120,000 sq foot hangar will facilitate #Ryanair heavy & line maintenance It will be one of the most environmentally efficient hangars in the EU with gas absorption heat pumps reducing energy use by up to 35%.
Wow, Dublin to Barbados with #AerLingus on the Airbus A321XLR at almost 9 hours #EI147 #Barbados
I'm flying out of #DublinAirport today & decided to check out the new T1 #PhoenixLounge No admittance for me, they are not accepting any lounge card programmes such as #DragonPass #LoungeBuddy #PriorityPass But if I booked & paid directly,I was told I could get in No ramp views , only a roof top
Noted arriving at #Dublinairport this afternoon is this #DeltaAirlines Airbus A330-900 operating Flight #DL59 / #DAL59 from London Heathrow to Boston The aircraft diverted having experienced an engine issue as it commenced its trans-atlantic crossing #avgeek