Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Belker on August 26, 2023, 09:16:19 am
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Me small fella is coming in to DAP terminal 1 arrival time 23.55pm next weekend with hand luggage only.
The last aircoach to Cork leaves terminal 1 (35 mins later) at 12.30am,
or another leaves Aston quay at 1am.
Is it possible he could make either aircoach ?
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Me small fella is coming in to DAP terminal 1 arrival time 23.55pm next weekend with hand luggage only.
The last aircoach to Cork leaves terminal 1 (35 mins later) at 12.30am,
or another leaves Aston quay at 1am.
Is it possible he could make either aircoach ?
... very difficult question to answer Ken .. if the plane isn't on time or antin or if the bus early is late or antin .......
My experience of pickin up apes is ... from moment of touchdown it's around half an hour untill they exit the building ....sometimes longer but that's waitin for bags I suppose ...it varies a bit
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Thanks Octy I know it's very tight, (hand luggage only), but you reckon if the plane arrives on time that he should make the aircoach leaving 35 mins later ?
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Ryanair dont stop in Dublin Airport they stop in a field miles away takes anything up to 15 minutes at times before the plane doors are open then its about half a mile walk through the terminal to the front doors .Late night planes are usually early so he might have the time .Out the Front door cross the road and straight through the carpark the busses are parked behind the Carpark .If he misses that then its tight to make the Aston in under 30 minutes with Fucking Taxis that dont exist blocking the streets .
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You need to give yourself time at the Airport.Otherwise it is a lottery!
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Me small fella is coming in to DAP terminal 1 arrival time 23.55pm next weekend with hand luggage only.
The last aircoach to Cork leaves terminal 1 (35 mins later) at 12.30am,
or another leaves Aston quay at 1am.
Is it possible he could make either aircoach ?
Flight times are often over-estimated to give a greater appearance of punctuality. Ryanair plant their jets onto the tarmac and hit the brakes ASAP. This allows them to exit the runway at the earliest possible off-ramp.
This saves on fuel and taxiing.
An hour is plenty of time to make the aircoach.
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Hopefully he does make the bus,
if not he has a 6 hour wait either in DAP or on Aston quay till the next bus at 6.30am.
I did get a unbelievably generous 'Plan B' offer from a good samaratian on here.
I'll let yiz know the outcome next Sunday morning.......
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I've researched this in great detail, Ken. There's some discrepancy between information supplied by Aircoach and information provided by DAA. Aircoach specify T1 Zone 2 whereas DAA specify T1 Zone 11. Zone's 2 and 11 are approximately 70-115 seconds and 90-135 seconds walk respectively from the arrivals hall exit door but, while they are not particularly far apart, they are in opposite directions (immediate left on exit for zone 2, straight through car park building and 2nd right for zone 11), so going to the wrong one could certainly reult in a missed bus. I note you say there is "another" bus from Aston Quay at 01:00. That is, in fact, the same bus. However, the journey into the city by express coach (which all relevant parties agree departs from zone 2) is approximately 21 mins, potentially allowing up to 9 minutes to change service. However, times may be affected by drop offs on the route and the route itself may not be direct. Further study would undoubtedly be required should serious consideration be given to such a contingency. Taking a taxi to chase the bus is unlikely to prove possible as it's extremely unlikely the taxi queue will be less than 45 minutes at that hour of a weekend. While you specify T1, you don't specify an airline. Ryanair is by far the largest airline based in T1 in Dublin. Most, if not all, post 6pm Ryanair flights are delayed by 28 mins or more, generally explained by cumulative minor delays throughout the day. In conclusion I'd suggest the chances of your son troubling you for a lift from that particular Aircoach service are somewhat remote... maybe 4/1 against?
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There is, however, some good news... A metro link from Dublin Airport to Dublin City is still planned so, in future years (perhaps when your son has his own son navigating such a route) catching the bus in the city could be a real possibility..
Anywaysanall, I think your lad has my number... if not you can give it to him... and I'm sure we can sort something out ifn he's stuck in Dublin for the night.
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There is, however, some good news... A metro link from Dublin Airport to Dublin City is still planned so, in future years (perhaps when your son has his own son navigating such a route) catching the bus in the city could be a real possibility..
Anywaysanall, I think your lad has my number... if not you can give it to him... and I'm sure we can sort something out ifn he's stuck in Dublin for the night.
If he thinks the Grawn is rough waits until he gets a load of the Brig! 8)
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Aircoach specify T1 Zone 2 whereas DAA specify T1 Zone 11.
Maybe some DAA intern with an Arts degree wrote the directions for T1 Zone 11 and he used the Roman numeral II for two? Maybe Zone 2 and Zone II are the same thing :-\
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i fuckinnnnnnnnnnn hate the airport.
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I've researched this in great detail, Ken. There's some discrepancy between information supplied by Aircoach and information provided by DAA. Aircoach specify T1 Zone 2 whereas DAA specify T1 Zone 11. Zone's 2 and 11 are approximately 70-115 seconds and 90-135 seconds walk respectively from the arrivals hall exit door but, while they are not particularly far apart, they are in opposite directions (immediate left on exit for zone 2, straight through car park building and 2nd right for zone 11), so going to the wrong one could certainly reult in a missed bus. I note you say there is "another" bus from Aston Quay at 01:00. That is, in fact, the same bus. However, the journey into the city by express coach (which all relevant parties agree departs from zone 2) is approximately 21 mins, potentially allowing up to 9 minutes to change service. However, times may be affected by drop offs on the route and the route itself may not be direct. Further study would undoubtedly be required should serious consideration be given to such a contingency. Taking a taxi to chase the bus is unlikely to prove possible as it's extremely unlikely the taxi queue will be less than 45 minutes at that hour of a weekend. While you specify T1, you don't specify an airline. Ryanair is by far the largest airline based in T1 in Dublin. Most, if not all, post 6pm Ryanair flights are delayed by 28 mins or more, generally explained by cumulative minor delays throughout the day. In conclusion I'd suggest the chances of your son troubling you for a lift from that particular Aircoach service are somewhat remote... maybe 4/1 against?
Thanks fer your time and research on this Stephen, hopefully he makes the bus, if not I have had a unbelievably generous offer from a good samaratian on here to drive him to Portlaoise (fer no charge) where I will collect him.
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Check the outbound flight is going .The Airport is fucked with planes out of sequence .It could take days to get things back in order .
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Good stuff, Ken. He's a lucky lad to have an aulfella with such obliging acquaintances.