Talk:Dublin Airport/Archive 1

Page contents not supported in other languages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Archive 1

Ground Transport

A anaon put the following in the section on ground transport, "despite the fact that there has been a train platform and tunnels built under the main terminal since the 1960's( as shown on 1961 Ordinace survey map of dublin airport)", i have since marked it as fact, as i can not confirm it my slef, and it would be nice to have some one else verify that this is the case. Also it would kind of be misleading, while if it did have provisions for train service it sill needs a line to be sent to the airport, and currently that is not one that i would coniderable as useable w/o it being refirbished. Also just becuse it is on the map does not mean it was built nor does it mean that they were built for that purpose, many airport have tunnels under them, mainly for aiport operations or utility tunnles, ans the platforms could just as well be service platforms for luggage and such. Also the date would not match up, the airport went under most of it's expansion in the 70's about 10 years after these platforms appear, and i doubt that they would have kept them in after the expansion unless their was a plan for the airport their was a rail link at the time and not 30 years in the future. It just seems out of place. --Boothy443 | trácht ar 02:38, 17 May 2006 (UTC)


Charter Destinations

  • Would it be good if someone put in a list of charter destinations and airlines under the current scheduled airlines? Jvlm.123 15:29, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
Other airport articles usually do not include the destinations of charter airlines. Due to the fact that theyt are chartered, thus, they do not have scheduled services and thus the destinations would vary frequently. I'd say just list the airlines but not the destinations. Elektrik Blue 82 15:50, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Irish

I've partially reverted edits made by User:Jim236 which put the Irish name of Dublin Airport Authority into both the article text and infobox. The infobox is meant to be a quick guide, and since this is the English language Wikipedia the correct place to talk about the Irish name of Dublin Airport Authority plc is in the Dublin Airport Authority article, not every article which links to it. Likewise for Dublin / Baile Átha Cliath.

And perhaps you could use the preview button and edit summaries rather than 50 or so edits? Thanks/wangi 14:27, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

I've asked him to read WP:UE and reverted similar bilingualism on Shannon Airport and Cork Airport; as well as directing him to to the Irish language Wikipedia. --Kiand 15:03, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Delta- Orlando

Guys $$ Can I clear something up. Someone continually keeps adding a supposed Delta airlines service to Orlando on the page. Delta do not serve Orlando at all from Dublin There are connections available from all US Carriers serving Dublin to Orlando, sure! But if we start listing connections we might as well start adding every airport in the world to the list!!

Please dont add again —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.41.114.103 (talk) 12:56, 5 April 2007 (UTC).

I looked up Dublin to Orlando on Delta's website. Orlando is not even listed as a destination nonstop or direct. Bucs2004 15:41, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
It has been added again. It was on the schedule but it turns out to be a faux-direct flight. According to WP:Airports, international flights to the USA continuing on to a domestic destination is not considered a direct flight where there is an aircraft change in this case in Atlanta. Bucs2004 04:13, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
IT HAS BEEN ADDED AGAIN!!!! I have block them from editing from 2 days from vandalizing. Hopefully, this will teach them a lesson about direct flights and plane changes. Bucs2004 18:00, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
It might operate as the same flight number, but an aircraft change IS involved. DUB-ATL is operated by B763's while the DAL159 ATL-MCO is showing as a B752. A Flight is only considered direct if you do not have to disembark the aircraft before reaching your final destination. In this case de-planeing is nessecary to board a different aircraft to connect to MCO. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.41.119.36 (talk) 16:34, 12 April 2007 (UTC).
Yes, you are correct. It is a faux-direct flight and should not be listed. I just hope it is not added again. Bucs2004 17:29, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
Taken from the wikipedia airports project page "However, avoid listing direct flights that contain a stop at a domestic hub, as virtually all of these are simply flights from one "spoke city" to a hub, with the plane continuing from the hub to a second spoke city. Furthermore, these flights often involve plane changes, despite the direct designation. Including these flights dramatically increases the length of destination listings, artificially inflates the airline's presence at a location and requires constant updating, as these "timetable direct" destinations have little rhyme or reason and may change as often as every week or two" —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.41.119.36 (talk) 19:24, 12 April 2007 (UTC).


Note- there has been a tendency for spam to be posted stating Delta to 'Orlando Sanford'- SFB is used primarily as a charter airport- delta do not fly there at all [1] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Splash15hotel (talk • contribs) 17:55, 23 April 2007 (UTC).

IP Addresses

Hello

The ip addresses quoted in the history- the one starting with 172.xxx.xxx.xx has been posting spam before he posted 'Penis Airways' to 'Penistown' I have removed this and have attempted to report it. The other one 81.xxx.xxx.xxx is an eircom dublin IP —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.41.122.70 (talk) 17:04, 21 April 2007 (UTC).

HAHAHA Penis Airways!!!

Its not a laughing matter- someone cannot resist the temptation of posting blatently immature comments —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Splash15hotel (talk • contribs) 17:48, 23 April 2007 (UTC).

Splash15hotel, ur a fucking faggot, dude. Get a life!


I shall be reporting you for abuse/slander to Wikipedia admin —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Splash15hotel (talk • contribs) 19:39, 23 April 2007 (UTC).
What's wrong with being immature?!?!?!?!?!


Bloat

This article is fairly bloated! 87.210.35.24 (talk) 12:25, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

$---- Anyone agree that the following bit might need to be rewritten. It sounds like it was written by Martin Cullen himself - perhaps it was? While I agree with many of the sentiments, a Wikipedia article shouldn't sound as if it has been lifted from a press release.

From there, 'Metro North' will continue to the Airport and onwards to the burgeoning commuter town of Swords, which has many business links with the airport and where thousands of workers at the airport choose to live. There will also be a number of 'Park & Ride' stops along the route.

Although Dublin will benefit tremendously from an airport rail link, 'Metro North' is designed to be much more. It will be a major addition to Dublin's public transport infrastructure and will provide many travel possibilities, whether they are to include the airport or not.

Together with the proposed extensions to the Luas Green and Red tram lines, the metro to Dublin Airport will connect seamlessly with Dublin's bus and rail termini giving access to all major modes of transportation in and from the city: Dublin Bus's vast bus network, Bus Éireann's nationwide bus network, Luas light rail, DART electrified overground railway, 'Arrow' outer suburban rail services, as well as Irish Rail's inter-city rail services to Rosslare, Waterford, Cork, Tralee, Limerick, Galway, Westport, Ballina, and Sligo, and the high-speed cross-border 'Enterprise' service to Belfast.

The line will bring huge social and cultural benefits to the city. Journey time between the airport and St Stephen's Green will be 17 minutes (or 18 minutes if a stop at Parnell Square is included).



'there has been a train platform and tunnels built under the main terminal since the 1960's( as shown on 1961 Ordinace survey map of dublin airport'

- The Project Director of Metro North, Rory O'Connor from the RPA, has stated that there is no truth in the above statement concerning an underground station in Dublin Airport. Please verify the Ordnance Survey remark please.

- MB

There's no train platform or station under the main terminal that was built in the late 60s early 70s. There's a service basement at grade -1 and that's it. The main terminal wasn't built in 1961 so it's difficult to see how it could have been on an OS map in that year ..... The extension to the terminal built in 1999 does have a double height basement - it was never for trains/underground/metro and is now used for check in (Area 14). The airside basement at this level (-2) is used for baggage handling. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 6920 (talk • contribs) 18:51, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Airport traffic

In the very first paragraph, it is written that in 2006 Dublin Airport was the 17th busiest airport of the world. Firstly, I want to suggest that we should add the category (number of passengers) in which Dublin Airport was the busiest airport. Secondly, and even more important, I want to remark that those numbers being stated are far from being realistic. Dublin can't be the 17th busiest airport of the world concerning the number of passengers. The original source must be wrong, since there are dozens of other international airports which have more than 21 million passengers each year. Check this source for another reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_busiest_airports_by_passenger_traffic —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrismiksch (talk • contribs) 00:35, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

The entry is correct, it says busiest international airport, see the ref http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_busiest_airports_by_international_passenger_traffic 6920 (talk) 09:21, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

I was suprised to read "The Dublin-London route is the second most popular in the world (after Hong Kong-Taipei). There are approximately 50 daily departures from Dublin to all five London Airports...". According to OAG (http://www.oag.com/oag/website/com/OAG+Data/News/Press+Room/Press+Releases+2006/OAG+reveals+the+worlds+busiest+routes+070906), Dublin doesn't even make the top 10. Can anyone cite a source for this claim? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.128.109.242 (talk) 22:23, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Bucharest 'Otopeni'

Bucharest Henri-Coanda Airport is no longer known by its older name 'Otopeni' whoever keeps adding that! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.152.134.85 (talk) 23:35, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Kiev Borysphil

Since when has Aer Lingus or Aerosvit served Kiev from Dublin?? (86.147.37.225 (talk) 18:52, 9 May 2008 (UTC))

New Runway Length / Infobox Details

I think some confusion has arisen regarding the proposed length of the new parallel runway at Dublin Airport; the article currently refers to the Dublin Airport website here when quoting the proposed length of the runway as 3,110m. This is also quoted at the DAA website here. Planning permission for a runway of this length was awarded in August 2007. However earlier this month the Commission for Aviation Regulation recently published the DAA's proposed Capital Investment Programme (CIP). This (large!) PDF file refers to a revised runway length of 3,660m, in order to allow direct long-haul services to the Far East. I believe this is part of a proposal for public consultation, and will require further approval in the future. As such I have given it some mention in the article itself. I have also merged the Capacity and Airport developments sections as these duplicated some information regarding T2 / the new runway. It may well still be a bit disjointed so please feel free to tweak this section.

In any event, a proposed runway should not in my opinion appear in the airport infobox until operations on that runway commence (for example, the London Heathrow Airport article infobox does not mention the proposed third runway there). Any comments welcome. SempreVolando (talk) 20:24, 11 March 2009 (UTC)


Edit Warring: Article Protected

86.45.248.233, could you civilly explain your edits please and perhaps examine why there might be controversy surrounding it? And please, just leave any personal comments aside, everyone, they get things nowhere. I protected the article rather than blocking anyone as there were more than one 3 revert rule violations, that would just continue the needless hard feelings, I'm guessing. Cowman109Talk 23:50, 11 March 2009 (UTC) $

Requested edit of DUB

{{editsemiprotected}} Can i update the Dublin airport destinations as Aer Lingus do not operate flights from Dublin to Copenhagen or Funchal + more.

Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. fahadsadah (talk,contribs) 08:19, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Flag Carrier

Is Aer Lingus still the national flag carrier? Bardcom (talk) 14:49, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, of course they are, why wouldn't they be?(Footyfanatic3000 (talk) 20:50, 13 May 2009 (UTC))

Salzburg and Friedrichshafen

Can anyone tell me what has happened to Ryanair's routes to those two airports? Has Memmingen suddenly replaced them? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Footyfanatic3000 (talk • contribs) 18:31, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Guys


The page is wrong. Number one a new control tower is soon going to be under contruction and Terminal 2 is going to be open in OCTOBER 2010. There are 3 runways. 2 of them are used and both are 300 metres longer than secified and another bigger one is soon to be built (2012) over the shortest, unused runway. The new runway will be 3,660 metres long. Under long-haul traffic it says the airport cannot handle Airbus A340 or Boeing 777 aircraft. This is untrue. Both planes are seen regurally and there was once a visit from the Airbus A380. When it says the A340 cannot use the airport basic logic is also required. Princess Juliana International in the Netherland Antilles has a runway shorter than Dublins by over 400 metres and this airport is used by A340s regurally. This page really needs to be updated.Bitingbanana (talk) 19:59, 11 October 2009 (UTC)User:bitingbananaBitingbanana (talk) 19:59, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

- Not to mention the fact that Air Force One landed there quite a few years ago. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.97.82.105 (talk) 19:40, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Airline Destinations

According to the Aer Lingus.com there is no air service between Dublin and Helsinki for 2010 season. Also should Primera Air be listed on the page because budget travel has ceased trading and flights have stoped. Also Air Malta has not operated a service to Malta since September 2008

Aer Lingus will be operating to Helsinki from March to October, as a seasonal route. The Air Malta route is a seasonal one which operates in the Summer only. As for Primera Air, I really don't know. Other travel agents could be using them. --Footyfanatic3000 (talk  · contribs) 22:56, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

"Services" section

I am inclined to remove this entire section (it was just recently added) on account of it not being noteworthy, nor relevant, and badly-written. Jasepl (talk) 18:26, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Domestic destinations

{{editsemiprotected}} 

"There is over 50 Domestic destinations served from Dublin Airport."

Ireland doesn't have fifty domestic airports, so the comment about fifty domestic destinations is clearly incorrect. Change to: 

"There are seven domestic destinations served from Dublin Airport, namely Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Knock, Shannon, and Sligo."
Hello, please provide a reliable source to verify this, and it will be changed.  fetchcomms☛ 22:23, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Israir?

Don't Israir operate from Tel Aviv to Dublin??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.76.73.96 (talk) 21:19, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

The service begins on July 6 but if you try to book the flight, you can only view the flight times and not the price

Statistics

Passenger numbers

Statistics will need to be updated as per DAA's press release:

year 2008 passengers 23.5m / year 2009 passengers 20.5m

If you go to the Destinations and Airlines part of the Dublin Airport website it states the Airport handled 20.5million passengers in 2009 so it can be added to the article

86.143.230.179 (talk) 17:53, 15 March 2010 (UTC)Further to this the Ryanair website claims (14th March) traffic in January 2010 was 18% lower than 2009. You need to update the traffic figures and add commentary as there is a clear indication that Dublin airport is losing passengers. 86.143.230.179 (talk) 17:53, 15 March 2010 (UTC)Ken Harper 15/3/10

Merge Scheduled and Charter?

I have noticed that most other airports keep scheduled and charter destinations all in one section. Would it be a good idea if the same was done with this article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.107.22.57 (talk) 21:22, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

I have merged all destinations & airlines (both scheduled & charter together) like Cork Airport, London Gatwick Airport, London Heathrow Airport, Manchester Airport & Glasgow International Airport.Kavs8 (talk) 21:48, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.76.117.50 (talk) 19:43, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Charter flights - indicator or separate table

I'm here to start a discussion over how charter flights are going to be indicated in this article. In my opinion they should be marked with an indicator while remaining in the same table. Another alternative is to create a separate table from scheduled flights. Any opinions? --Footyfanatic3000 (talk  · contribs) 21:15, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

I think that scheduled & charter should be kept together even if there is or not a sign to indecate the charted flights. Jamie2k9 (talk) 22:09, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Well we really are going to have to do one or the other as, for example, it's ridiculous to list "London-Heathrow" and "Verona-Brescia" under BMI as LHR is directly bookable, however Verona isn't! It's very confusing for readers.

We need to build consensus for something anyway. --Footyfanatic3000 (talk  · contribs) 19:12, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Emirates to fly Dublin

Might be worth mentioning it. Follow link for info:

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/588550-emirates-eyeing-ireland-flights-launch---top-exec —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.76.98.51 (talk) 21:16, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

That's only speculation at the moment. It might not turn out to be true (would be thrilled), but if it does, it will be mentioned.--Footyfanatic3000 (talk  · contribs) 21:58, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Palmair

I removed the recent addition of Palmair to the airlines and destinations but it has been added again. My original edit summary stated the Palmair is not an airline just a tour operator. Although it was reverted without explanation a later comment by another user was "not solely operated on behalf of a tour operator". Just to make the point again Palmair is a tour operator it is not an airline, it does not have any licences other than as a tour operator the aircraft is operated by Astraeus Airlines. It is misleading to list this an airline, to have a tour operators name on an aircraft does not make it an airline. MilborneOne (talk) 09:36, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Palmair is a tour operator, but this flight to Bournemouth is a scheduled one. Therefore it is worth being listed, possibly under Palmair, or possibly "Palmair operated by Astraeus Airlines". Palmair have recently started these type of scheduled services, rather than being simply a charter airline. --Footyfanatic3000 (talk  · contribs) 09:40, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
It cant actually run a scheduled service if it is not a licenced airline! MilborneOne (talk) 10:21, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
But this service is being run anyway! It's probably best to put down "Palmair operated by Astraeus Airlines", but we need to list it under something as the service is being run and is bookable. --Footyfanatic3000 (talk  · contribs) 19:16, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
The service is being flown by Astreus as Palmair cant operate scheduled services, so I would have no problem with it being listed a Astreus but we dont normally mention tour operators. From the website Palmair flights are operated by Astraeus but trading as Palmair. MilborneOne (talk) 19:33, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
 Done Article now clearly states that these flights are operated by Astraeus on behalf of Palmair. As you said, I see now that Palmair are technically not an airline so we couldn't list it simply as Palmair. :) --Footyfanatic3000 (talk  · contribs) 22:47, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Europe Airpost & Aer Arrran

Europe Airpost The B737-300 is operated by Air Contractors and the a/c is now Irish registered. http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/blogs/contrails/archive/2010/03/26/air-contractors-b737-ei-sta-in-europe-airpost-colours.aspx

Summer:

MON - Izmir

WED - Salzburg

FRI - Zakinthos & Dubrovnik

SAT - Verona & Tenerife

SUN - Naples & Lanzarote

Flights to Lourdes also operate at certin times of the year. Europe Airpost will operate some ski riutes for the winter as well as some sun routes. The B737 stays in Dublin all week.


Aer Arran

As the planned City of Derry Airport base did not happon an Aer Arran aircraft stayes in Dublin overnight to served Derry at 7:00a.m. as well as crew.

I feel they should be added to (Hub For). Jamie2k9 (talk) 20:30, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

Route Map?

Can we get one of those route maps for this page like they have for other pages like Heathrow and JFK. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.78.213.2 (talk) 17:34, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Delta Routes Not Seasonal

The Delta routes out of Dublin are not seasonal. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.78.233.239 (talk) 17:32, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

New destination

Apparently Thomas Cook fly to the North Pole from Dublin, according to the airport's website. Look at this: http://oi52.tinypic.com/91m51j.jpg -Smonocco 17:06, 15 December 2010 (UTC) It's Rovaniemi in Finland. It's for children going to see Santa in Lapland! --NorthernCounties (talk) 18:08, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Continental Airlines - Newark

Please change the name of Continental Airlines to Newark to United Airlines as both airlines are in a merger and have kept the brand of United. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.46.225.137 (talk) 18:27, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Not yet. The airlines will remain seperate until a single, operating certificate is acheived. Snoozlepet (talk) 04:11, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Iberia and Air Nostrum

Just checked the Dublin Airport website and RTÉ teletext for Dublin Airport, Iberia and Air Nostrum have a separate schedule with their own codes in use. Should both be separated in the [and destinations] section of the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Irishmack (talk • contribs) 15:46, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

It is a mistake on the DUB airports behalf which will be fixed shortly. The flight numbers are under Iberia when you book with them. Jamie2k9 (talk) 21:15, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Brianmccor90irl, 5 July 2011

Can you please insert 'Sixt' under the 'car rental' section because we are also a major chain with branches in Dublin airport. The change would therefore be as follows:

CHANGE FROM:

Car rental Dublin Airport is serviced by all major car rental brands including Thrifty, Europcar and Hertz in both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.

TO:

Car rental Dublin Airport is serviced by all major car rental brands including Sixt, Thrifty, Europcar and Hertz in both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.


Brianmccor90irl (talk) 09:43, 5 July 2011 (UTC) Many Thanks Signed: Brian McCormick Brianmccor90irl (talk) 09:43, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Done. Jamie2k9 (talk) 10:03, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Marking as answered. Jnorton7558 (talk) 10:12, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Cargo

Quite a few factual inaccuracies on the cargo section.

Air France originates in Chicago, as such should not be shown on the list or listed as one way only

DHL flights should be listed as operated by European Air Transport

UPS do not operate to Louisville

Fedex Feeder do not operate to Athens, Cork, Düsseldorf, East Midlands, Isle of Man, Hamburg, Liège, London-Stansted, Madrid, Manchester, Porto, Rome-Fiumicino

Fedex do not operate to Frankfurt, Indianapolis, Memphis, Newark. Just paris. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Goingaroundincircles (talk • contribs) 17:03, 17 September 2011 (UTC) 

 Yes they do Operate Cork as the FedEx feeder ATR's go from Shannon and Dublin to Cork and onto Paris as this is the only cargo route served at Cork  79.97.111.246 (talk)

United Airlines service to Washington

as you do not let us edit the page anymore which is quite annoying as this is Wiki not a personal website http://www.thejournal.ie/new-flights-to-run-between-dublin-and-washington-dc-268429-Nov2011/

United does not have the flights loaded into the reservation system at this time yet. We are not sure at this time if United or Continental will operate the route. Snoozlepet (talk) 04:09, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
The flight is now bookable...now to commence on June 8, 2012 instead of May 22. The flight will be operated by Continental and not United per schedules. Snoozlepet (talk) 15:38, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Edit request on 8 December 2011

Under the heading "Terminal 2" please change "designed by Pascal+Watson architects" to "designed by a team of Arup, Pascal+Watson architects and MACE". The prime contracted party was Arup, but the credit is shared between the three firms.

202.167.250.67 (talk) 06:50, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Not done: I would like a source for the information before including it.--Hazel77 talk 19:23, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Luxair resuming service from Luxembourg

I just checked out the Winter 11/12 timetable from Dublin Airport and it states that the Luxair service from Luxembourg will recommence 23rd December. Can somebody please add this to the airlines and destinations section?

Not done: Its only operating on 23 Dec and 1 Jan and not returning after that. Jamie2k9 (talk) 02:11, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

If you add on 3% to last years figures that brings it up to 18,983,996 also you still have it as 09-10 near the top right of the page — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.40.52.216 (talk) 18:23, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Previous Routes And Airlines

SkyEurope (Bratislava, Kraków)

Photos

can you include some better photo's it doesn't exactly show off the best of Dublin no interior shots of T2 and fairly poor photos of aircraft all small what about A330's 747's and the Emirates 777-300ER when it is here next Monday — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.97.111.246 (talk) 01:08, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

Fingal is a county

Here are sources for Fingal being a county:

http://www.fingalceb.ie/
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1236084/Fingal
http://www.fingalworks.ie/profileoffingal/descriptionoffingal/
http://www.nuim.ie/nirsa/research/pdf/WPS17.pdf

There are more out there. I have reverted this blatant POV edit. Murry1975 (talk) 10:04, 4 July 2012 (UTC)


If you go into the Fingal page you'll see that County Dublin was actaully abolished in 1994. The area lost its administrative county status in 1994, with Section 9 Part 1(a) of the Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1993 stating that "the county shall cease to exist". As for a county council, the area under the administration of Mayo County Council is County Mayo. The area under the administration of Fingal County Council is Fingal. The clue is in the name - county.Laurel Lodged (talk) 19:03, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Delta Atlanta

Delta moved to Terminal 2 in January hence treating the flight as a domestic flight upon arrival in the US. Continental, US Airways, and American flights to the US do not arrive at international areas of the airport. However, I checked the status of DL177(DUB-ATL) and that flight still arrives at the International Concourse E at the Atlanta Airport. Shouldn't it arrive at the domestic concourses and not the international one? Snoozlepet (talk) 04:55, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

I flew Delta 177 from DUB to ATL in August 2012 and, though we left from T2, we arrived in Concourse E. Our connecting flight was also departing from Concourse E (it was domestic, might I add), so we did not have to leave the Terminal, thus not needing to clear customs etc. I'd like to know this too, though. Do they still even use E for International Arrivals since the construction of F? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.159.230.58 (talk) 18:27, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

Destinations Map

Is this Destinations Map really worth being added to this article? The list of destinations is easy to maintain, but often outdated. The map is difficult to maintain, so will be even more outdated! Beside that, it is excessively big. To my opinion, it can be removed without losing information. The Banner talk 03:58, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Shannon Stopover

There is a contradiction in this short section. First it says that there was "... a rule stating that all air traffic between Ireland and the United States must transit through Shannon airport." Two sentences later it says that Open Skies "... resulted in the immediate cancellation of the long-running 'Shannon Stopover' requirement, whereby the Irish government had insisted that 50% of all transatlantic flights between Ireland and the United States must pass through Shannon Airport."

So what was it: 'all air traffic' or '50% of all transatlantic flights'?HenryLarsen (talk) 05:31, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Shannon Airport#Shannon stopover. The revision of the system is not properly added in the article. The Banner talk 21:50, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

WestJet to Toronto

The new WestJet services from Dublin to Canada have been announced. The airline states that it will fly NON-STOP to St. John's, Newfoundland, and the same plane and flight will then continue to Toronto (Pearson), Ontario. In theory, the flight is direct as the airplane does not change, but the WestJet website states that DUB-YYZ through passengers will spend 1.5 hours on the ground in Newfoundland. Since this is not truly non-stop, does YYZ count as a destination from Dublin with WestJet? I would appreciate clarification. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by ConorWilson (talk • contribs)

Yes, since WestJet market this route as Dublin-Toronto, it is therefore a destination from Dublin. You can book both sectors of the flight, so both destinations are considered to be a destination from Dublin. It would be different if they were offering the route from Dublin to St John's, but then changing flights. In that case, Toronto would not be a destination. But here, it is the same flight and the same plane, so therefore it is a destination. I hope I've cleared this up for you. st170etalk 16:09, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

Destinations Map

I'm proposing the removal of this map, it really doesn't add anything else to the article. It's too hard to maintain and it is extremely cluttered. st170etalk 20:35, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

Maps!! Yeah it doesnt look good, the information is already in the article, I would go with a cut there. Murry1975 (talk) 20:50, 4 November 2014 (UTC)
For the same reasons you mentioned a consensus at the airport project was that we would not include these destination maps, I have removed it. MilborneOne (talk) 21:36, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

Charter flights

There seems to be quite a lot of charter flights missing from this page. I've added Kos and Heraklion (Thomson) and Verona (Air Contractors) today. There's also a strong possibility that some of the charters listed do not operate anymore. If you see any charters that are running from Dublin that are not listed please add them and remove any that are no longer running at all. If you find references that prove that a charter is still in operation please add it. Thanks, Vg31-irl (talk) 15:34, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

New EIDW destinations article

Is the new Dublin Airport destinations article really necessary? No other airport page I've seen has this even though many have an even longer destination list. Regards, Vg31-irl (talk) 17:08, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

I have split off this list because it is in effect not about the airport itself. Now it is also possible to mention former destinations. The Banner talk 18:51, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
Perhaps but it makes little sense having Dublin be almost the only airport with a separate article for destinations. Vg31-irl (talk) 18:52, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

I agree, I'll put it up for deletion tomorrow RMS52 (talk) 22:32, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

Could you please stop the edit war? The list of destinations is more than 27% of the total article length. It is giving more and more weight to the destination, instead of to the airport. And strictly spoken, the destinations are not part of the airport, as it is not the airport that flies there. Based on WP:UNDUE is have split off (not removed) the list of destinations to a separate article. Now you have also the chance to add former destinations. The Banner talk 22:41, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

I want to stop the edit war, but the article is not needed. I am really getting fustrated now because look at London Heathrow airport, and the list of destanations. That is even bigger than Dublin's, a seperate article is not needed. RMS52 (talk) 22:46, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

Do you have any better arguments than Wikipedia:Other stuff exists and WP:IDONTLIKEIT? Just follow the normal procedures, like AfD. The Banner talk 22:53, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
Dublin's list is really not that long. Why should Dublin's page be different? It would be different if this was to be done for all airports. I'm going to try and get another opinion on this matter. Vg31-irl (talk) 22:54, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi guys. I largely agree with RMS52 and Vg31-irl on this one. When I first noted the original change, it struck me that there didn't appear to be consensus for moving airline and destination lists to WP:SS sub-articles (either broadly across the project in other airport articles - or specifically on this one). As the discussion seemed to be progressing I kept myself out of it, but today's edit-war issues prompted me off the sideline. In general, while WP:OSE isn't a direct argument for keeping something status-quo, it does indicate a broader consensus that airline and destination information is considered valuable to articles of this type. (At the very least, it would put a burden on a the proposing editor to suggest and perhaps seek consensus for such a change). Normally the rationale for breaking content into WP:SS sub-articles would be to address WP:AS issues. I'm not sure this is the case here - but if it is, I would wonder if the lengthy WP:GUIDE issues with carparking spaces or bus services would be better candidates for summary. Guliolopez (talk) 23:29, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

Thank you, Guliolopez RMS52 (talk) 08:06, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

Ethiopian Airlines hub at Dublin

An IP previously added Ethiopian Airlines to the hub list on the article, this was removed by Vg31-irl. But I have reverted it as the editor did not provide a source for removal, hope that we can talk this out correctly and form a consensus. RMS52 Talk to me 18:55, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Ethiopian Airlines do not have a hub at Dublin. A hub is an airport where passengers can transfer to another flight (e.g. Dubai/Emirates, Heathrow/British Airways, Frankfurt (Lufthansa). Ethiopian Airlines at Dublin only have flights to Los Angeles and Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Airlines passengers cannot change to flights to other destinations; therefore Dublin is not a hub for Ethiopian Airlines. The article on the Dublin Airport website meant that ETH had opened an operations base at Dublin. And I won't be able to find a reference for this as there's hardly going to be an article that says 'Ethiopian Airlines does not have a hub at Dublin'. From Airline hub 'Airline hubs are airports that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination > ETH is not using Dublin to transfer passengers. Thanks, VG31-irl 19:01, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Have you looked at the ref? RMS52 Talk to me 19:02, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

"Ethiopian airlines moving it's European hub to Dublin" RMS52 Talk to me 19:03, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

The IP's edit at the article seems to be their only good faith edit, the IP made several vandal related edits to Aberdeen Airport and Geneva Airport. RMS52 Talk to me 19:06, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes I have looked at the ref. The daa may be calling it a hub but it's not a hub in the context that it's used in Wikipedia airport articles. VG31-irl 19:08, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

I'll look on Ethiopian's website. It should be listed there. RMS52 Talk to me 19:09, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Even if Ethiopian refer to Dublin as a hub it's not a hub in the context of Wikipedia airport articles. VG31-irl 19:10, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

I couldn't find anything on their website, nor a list of hubs. It should be deleted now RMS52 Talk to me 19:12, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

I believe the source states that Ethiopian Airlines is using Dublin as a hub for transit stops only (since FCO was previously a transit hub for Ethiopian). ET uses DUB as a tech stop on flights from ADD to YYZ/IAD but the airline doesn't have fifth freedom rights on those routes and ET cannot connect passengers to other Ethiopian Airlines flights at DUB. ET only flies from ADD to LAX via DUB under a single flight number. ET has traffic rights from ADD to DUB and from DUB to LAX (meaning passengers can fly from Addis Ababa to Dublin solely or passengers can fly from Dublin to LA solely on Ethiopian. But I don't think it is a hub unless ET specifically lists DUB as a hub. Citydude1017 (talk) 04:36, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Coolinstown, in Fingal or on the island of Ireland

The concensus above is to use the modern county name, an editor is insisting on using the island as a link instead. Thaughts for modern usage and accuracy? @Laurel Lodged: who was involved previous. Murry1975 (talk) 15:12, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

The IMOS is to use the Republic of Ireland pipelinked to read Ireland e.g. Ireland. The name of the county is Fingal. County Dublin was abolished. Laurel Lodged (talk) 19:20, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
Yes if piped, but the info box was changed from Collinstown, Fingal to Collinstown [[Ireland]]. Murry1975 (talk) 19:32, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
Oh dear. Well that's not allowed. Laurel Lodged (talk)
I am begin to suspect a level of naivety with the editor. Not general rule disregarding but a more, well, "fresh" interest in wikipedia. Murry1975 (talk) 19:41, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Just to note that the location still needs to say the country name and the article says it is near Swords but the infobox says Collinstown, need to decide where it actually is and make them the same, thanks. MilborneOne (talk) 21:21, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

See, an admin to the rescue. It's Ireland. RMS52 Talk to me 15:14, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
By the way, it is Collinstown. RMS52 Talk to me 14:27, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
@MilborneOne: The city served needs to state the country. However, it's not necessary for the location to also state it. In the case of Collinstown, a small townland without its own page, more precision is necessary, namely the surrounding county. Most other users of the infobox use the county for location precision. Laurel Lodged (talk) 15:31, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

You can't seem to accept that your wrong, find better arguments than WP:IDONTLIKEIT RMS52 Talk to me 15:46, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

I am not an expert on Irish location naming as long as the location has the country then the form <town><county><country> can be used if that it the normal convention used in Ireland for place naming. I am pretty sure that we must have some locals watching this who can advise, one of the problems I can see is the Collinstown does not have an article so really needs to be clear which one it is. MilborneOne (talk) 18:17, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Provided a ref for Collinstown. RMS52 Talk to me 18:22, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

RmMS52 stop misquoting admins. Ref supplied for fingal, also a ref change for collinstown, an Irish Indo article. Murry1975 (talk) 08:38, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

There is no consensus for Fingal, discuss, or start an edit war. You decide RMS52 Talk to me 14:22, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

@RMS52: Do you understand what a townland is? Do you realise how incredibly small and non notable most are? Like @MilborneOne: says above - use <town><county><country>. @Murry1975: This guy is definitely heading for an official warning. What do you think? Laurel Lodged (talk) 17:09, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

It doesn't matter now, found a WikiProject, put

Dublin, Fingal, Ireland. RMS52 Talk to me 17:11, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

Hacked?

The whole page seems to be a link that links to a strange Youtube video. Other pages are like this as well. Is the site hacked? VG31-irl 10:39, 15 October 2016 (UTC)

External links modified

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 3 external links on Dublin Airport. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at {{Sourcecheck}}).

checkY An editor has reviewed this edit and fixed any errors that were found.

  • If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
  • If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 09:25, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

External links modified

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 7 external links on Dublin Airport. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

checkY An editor has reviewed this edit and fixed any errors that were found.

  • If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
  • If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 16:38, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

External links modified

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on Dublin Airport. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

This message was posted before February 2018. After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check}} (last update: 18 January 2022).

  • If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
  • If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 17:23, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

TUI Charter Routes

Why are TUIs routes considered Charters. They are bootable through the TUI Ireland website. Shouldn’t they have the charter name removed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by JamesDUB2019 (talk • contribs) 22:08, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

Airport Police Fire Service

The Airport Police Fire Service section has been updated it may be of interest to persons reading the Dublin Airport page.

Just taught it might help

AP — Preceding unsigned comment added by Airport Police (talk • contribs) 01:22, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Ryanair Grenoble Route

This routh is not a seasonal service because it is opearting for summer 2010. (according to Ryanair Booking system) Jamie2k9 (talk) 17:50, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Airport traffic

In the first paragraph please update the following: from "23.5 million passengers passed through the airport in 2008" to "20.5 million passengers passed through the airport in 2009"


According to Dublin Airport Authority's press release from 20th Jan, "Passenger traffic at Dublin Airport declined by 12.6% last year to 20.504 million passengers." http://www.dublinairportauthority.com/media-centre/press-releases/200110_scheme.html

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Dub7537 (talk • contribs) 17:27, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Thomson Airways / Monarch Airlines

On the First Choise website there are routes which are operated by Monarch Airlines should they be put as bookable and not chartered. A few of the routes operated by Thomson Airlines are not availible to book - Catania, Geneva, Naples, Salzburg, Tenerife-South, Toulouse. Is there another website that they can be booked. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamie2k9 (talk • contribs) 13:19, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 07:13, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Edit warring about Bournemouth

I noticed that there was some unfriendly edit warring about this subject. I was wondering if there were any independent sources about the restart of the service. Digging through the Ryanair websites seems like Original Research to me, while a reliable encyclopedia should be sourced with reliable, independent sources. The Banner talk 12:40, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

Passenger destinations

The section about the passenger destinations is in most cases unsourced or sourced with related sources (the airlines/airport themself). The reliability of this piece will improve when independent sources are added, conform WP:RS. The Banner talk 23:56, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

User above can state where above explicitly a conflict has occurred with WP:RS, state clearly which section has been broken. Please also confirm how two entities are unethical in use for sourcing information in Aviation and where-in this is stated in WP:RS. EireAviation (talk) 00:01, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Can you answer me why unsourced info/info sourced with related sources is better than sourcing with independent sources. And why you are fighting reliability everywhere? The Banner talk 00:25, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
And based on:
Wikipedia:Reliable sources, section overview: Articles should be based on reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. This means that we publish only the analysis, views, and opinions of reliable authors, and not those of Wikipedians who have read and interpreted primary source material for themselves.
Wikipedia:Independent sources: Identifying and using independent sources (also called third-party sources) helps editors build non-promotional articles that fairly portray the subject, without undue attention to the subject's own views. Using independent sources helps protect the project from people using Wikipedia for self-promotion, personal financial benefit, and other abuses. Reliance on independent sources ensures that an article can be written from a balanced, disinterested viewpoint rather than from the subject's own viewpoint or from the viewpoint of people with an axe to grind. Emphasizing the views of disinterested sources is necessary to achieve a neutral point of view in an article. It also ensures articles can catalog a topic's worth and its role and achievements within society, rather than offering a directory listing or the contents of a sales brochure.
I hope this helps. The Banner talk 00:25, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

At no basis are you highlighting how airports or airlines are unreliable in sourcing nature. You are self-interpreting WP:RS and using the policy out of scope, in the process you continue to damage articles and bulk remove edits when you don't get your way. EireAviation (talk) 10:52, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

You do not understand the point of independent sources? The Banner talk 07:49, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

The Wikipedia entry for Bordeaux Airport lists the Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Boreaux as a normal flight, not a seasonal flight. Is Aer Lingus still flying to Dublin? Dperry18 (talk) 00:45, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 5 November 2021

Remove the start date for Vueling's service to Paris Orly. Remove the start dates for Ryanair's services to Cardiff, Sibiu and Kosice. Remove the resumption dates for Ryanair's services to Bournemouth and Luxembourg. Shamrock2020 (talk) 00:29, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit protected}} template. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 19:46, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 23 November 2021

Add Start Dates for Ryanair's new services to Madeira(FNC) (30th March 2022) and Suceava(SCV) (27th March 2022) https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-launches-irelands-biggest-ever-summer-schedule/?market=ie ,17:01 23 November 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:8084:6A81:6180:FD91:F36F:1AEB:E90C (talk)

where in that reference does it give the dates you want added? It is also uncool to delete other peoples comments on talk pages as you have already done today already. Andrewgprout (talk) 03:57, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
Do you have independent sources for that? The Banner talk 18:11, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 26 November 2021

Wikilink Ireland in the infobox and introduction of the article to [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] as Ireland is ambiguous as it is also the name of an island that is split between two countries: Ireland [aka the Republic of] and the UK. Mabuska (talk) 16:47, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

Dublin is in the Republic of Ireland which is also in Ireland as is Northern Ireland so it is in Ireland,this topic is also controversial 17:06(UTC) 26/11/2021 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:8084:6A81:6180:A4B9:5438:28AE:3DCF (talk)
You make exactly the mistake Mabuska is trying to prevent. The Banner talk 18:14, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
I really don't see why this is necessary and we don't usually link well-known countries. I don't think this will confuse anyone? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 20:33, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
The IP who responded clearly shows the problem. There is plenty of scope for confusion and many other Ireland articles have the piped wikilink. As we are dealing simply the Republic the pipe is all that is needed per WP:IMOS. Mabuska (talk) 22:55, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
 Not done (as to the immediate edit request) - this page is no longer fully protected so does not require an administrator. — xaosflux Talk 14:26, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
Seeing as page is now unlocked I could just make the edit and see where it goes, however I'd prefer to sort it out here first. Any rational reasons as to why we shouldn't pipe it considering the ambiguity? Mabuska (talk) 14:50, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Removal of maintenance template

For some reason User:Shamrock2020 thinks it is a good idea to remove maintenance templates. This is now descending into an editwar. Shamrock2020 did not give any explanation why these templates should be removed. I like to see a watchful eye of more people here. The Banner talk 00:27, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

Dublin-Kerry/Donegal

Any Information on when Aer Lingus Regional will return to Kerry and Donegal from Dublin? Trainsspotter4life (talk) 23:02, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

suspensions

‎Shamrock2020 seems intent on adding "suspended" against certain routes in the destinations table. This has been discussed several times. Lately here [[2]] at WP:AIRPORTS talk in which such inclusion was rightly discouraged as not being particularly appropriate detail for a tertiary publication. Andrewgprout (talk) 07:28, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

That discussion was in relation to Covid-trouble. The Aeroflot route are suspended for totally different reasons (internation sanctions). Why would you suggested that the route is still active when it is not? The Banner talk 08:57, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
And. Why is this different. The principle is what matters not the detail. Wikipedia is not a directory and including such pedantic detail is not encyclopaedic nor necessary, as was discussed with unanimous consensus here. The solution is clear either delete the detail or leave it, adding explanations is not encyclopaedic. Andrewgprout (talk) 11:33, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
So you want to add wrong information deliberately? The Banner talk 12:21, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
No I don’t want to add “wrong” information what ever that is meant to mean. I hope it was meant in good faith. The biggest way Wikipedia and all other encyclopaedias prevent misleading information of this type within its content is not to mention it in the first place. Encyclopaedias do not operate on instant information, this is backed up by all the Wikipedia core policies and the consensus described above. Andrewgprout (talk) 04:20, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
"Wrong information" is suggesting that the route is still active, while it is verifiable not. And that is not the choosing of Aeroflot. The Banner talk 09:21, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
No not wrong. A temporary suspension does not mean that the route is not being served on an encyclopaedic time scale. That is what all those people are saying in the attached talk. Andrewgprout (talk) 12:08, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
The info you created is incorrect, that is a fact. And a decision related to covid has nothing to do with the effects of international sanctions. The Banner talk 12:08, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

The stupidest disambiguation note on all of Wikipedia

Someone is going for the prize, it seems. The notion that anybody, ever, has somehow confused Dublin, Ireland with Lublin, Poland, is insane. 86.177.247.29 (talk) 16:53, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Never underestimate the boundless capacity for people to make mistakes. Ever heard of Murphy's law? The Banner talk 17:45, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Wikipedia is not written for the benefit of some hypothetical brain-damaged moron. These hatnotes should only be used when the ambiguity exists for a significant portion of the readership. What proportion of the people who have ever looked this article were actually hoping to find information about an airport in an obscure town in Poland? 109.149.36.44 (talk) 06:56, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
I must agree with the IP here. It seems too improbable to warrant a hatnote on either article. Otherwise, we'd end up with dab hatnotes on every page that has similar spelling and rhymes with something else (Salt and malt, for instance). Anarchyte (talk) 08:30, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
I have reverted the IP (again), since they're a block-evading LTA sock, but I agree with Anarchyte that the hatnote does not really seem appropriate. Best, Wham2001 (talk) 08:48, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
It's not about mistaking the countries; it's about spelling errors or keyboard slips. It's always better to have these disambig notices and I'm happy to see that this article has been protected. Lublin Airport requires protection now, I'm close to 3RR against an IP editor. doktorb wordsdeeds 15:43, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Personally I see no reason for the hatnote and would be happy for its removal. Protecting against spelling mistakes is not really the purpose of these notes.Maungapohatu (talk) 18:14, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Just saw that Lublin also links to Dublin (but not vice versa). This one is slightly more reasonable, but still probably not necessary because it's not causing the confusion noted by WP:HATCONFUSE. Same reason we don't have a hatnote on London linking to Dondon or Mondon, and no direct link from Dunedin to Edinburgh, or from Leinster to Leicester. Anarchyte (talk) 10:32, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Is there a way to see how often the hatnote is used? The Banner talk 13:53, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Tower

Is that a contingent tower or for contingencies? Sounds odd to me Guinness (talk) 19:27, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

Adding Ethiopian Airlines

Hello Editors. Can someone add Ethiopian Airlines to this page, I have no idea how to add it. They do fly here it says it under their international destinations map. Thank you. Editorforairport (talk) 02:58, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

They only fuel stop so shouldn't be added. VG31 20:32, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 May 2023

Aer Lingus flights to Kos and Olbia began on 2 May, please remove start dates. Shamrock2023 (talk) 18:47, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

 Done Callmemirela 🍁 20:16, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 May 2023 (2)

Ryanair flights to Brindisi, Burgas and Kos began on 2 May, please remove start dates. Shamrock2023 (talk) 18:49, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

 Done Callmemirela 🍁 20:16, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Dublin_Airport/Archive_1&oldid=1222201478"