Air India considering T2 for US flights hub

[SilverSpurs]

As a frequent traveller to NYC this is good news for me although presumably will put increased pressure on Aer Lingus cost wise. There is no reason why transit arrangements could not be put in place whereby passengers arriving from India can be directed to the US preclearance area instead of Irish immigration. Even ad hoc transit arrangements could be put in place such as those for the Air New Zealand Heathrow-Auckland flight that refuels in LAX.

[GordonGekko]

At the moment its looking likely that this will go ahead.

[Lord Muck Savage]

There is no reason why transit arrangements could not be put in place whereby passengers arriving from India can be directed to the US preclearance area instead of Irish immigration.

So, a shower of Indians and Paki's arrive in Dublin on route to America and are directed to the US preclearance desk, what happens if the American immigration officials refuse to allow them through? Will they be directed on the next plane back to India, or will they remain in Dublin at Irish taxpayers expense (obviously) for an indefinite period? I say indefinite, because once here, we'll never get rid of them.Yet more illegal immigrants, eh?
Frankly, we really ought not allow any Indian of Paki planes enter our air space let alone land on our soil.
This really sucks.

[Squire Allworthy]

At the moment its looking likely that this will go ahead.

Will it? Good news for jobs if it does, but could well be a bargaining position to use against elsewhere. Indians very politely do that sort of thing and negative expressions are usually muted. It is cultural and a form of good manners. India does candid very poorly. So don't get over excited until ink is applied to contract.

There isn't a large Indian community in Dublin and Indian business travel may prefer a hub located elsewhere. I would have thought that other airports in Europe are more likely to offer potential traffic for that Airline. To me it doesn't seem a coherent business proposal, but could well be wrong?

Re comments on being ill and bugs on Air India planes. I have been on a fair few and the standard of hygiene seems fine to me. Never been ill post flight. I would have greater doubts about some European fast turn around cheap flight operators. IMO many of the Asian Airlines are superior to those operating out of Europe. Also I do not recall bacon being offered on any Air India flight, Muslims are a substantial minority in India.

[Libero]

Tragic news re: Air India

BBC News - India plane crash in Mangalore leaves about 160 dead

[juggernaut]

Any more word on this? - Its getting pretty close to the openign of T2 if Air India is going to be attracted to it

[Cassandra Syndrome]

Any more word on this? - Its getting pretty close to the openign of T2 if Air India is going to be attracted to it

The last news on it was 29th May. They said then an announcement would be made within a month.

Dublin Airport woos Air India | Irish Examiner

[juggernaut]

I'm beginning to suspect a ruse to cover T2's eventual failure - I hope not

[deepness]

Thought this was a non runner anymore. Air India not planning a European hub anymore.

Flying to Europe, US: Some good news, some bad - The Times of India

[Grumpy Jack]

I'm beginning to suspect a ruse to cover T2's eventual failure - I hope not

T2 will be there for the next 30 years and beyond.

Just because it may start slow on opening in November in the middle of the worst recession for a couple of generations does not mean it will be a failure.

When the economy recovers, then we will see the worth of T2.

I wish everybody would stop looking at every new project that opens through the prism of today and start realising these projects - T2, motorways, Metro, Dart, etc - are for the future as much as the present.

At least when we come out of this current mess we will have world-class infrastructure - something we didn't have in the mid-1990s and which choked growth in key areas.