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Snapshot: Aer Lingus Regional EI3276 Dublin to Birmingham

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Time for another snapshot – this time looking at the passenger experience between Dublin and Birmingham aboard an Aer Lingus Regional ATR72-600.

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Pre-departure

Departure was from Dublin Terminal 2, with security taking 10 minutes or so to clear. Once clear, the actual boarding area was the bussing area that is in-between T2 and T1 from Gate 333.

a hallway with colorful lights

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Boarding

Boarding was via bus, with boarding split by row 1-10, then all other rows on the plane. Two busses were used to transfer passengers from the terminal to the ATR apron

The plane

It’s an ATR72-600. Part of the Stobart Air fleet that flies for Aer Lingus Regional, with EI-FAV doing the honours.

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The seats

Aer Lingus Regional use a variant of the ACRO Series 3 Seat. This is a pre-reclined Seat, pitched at 29″.

a seat in a plane

a bottle of water on a chair

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IFE and connectivity

None installed onboard

Food and Drink

An abbreviated version of the Bia service was carried out, with a high uptake in the cabin.

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The views

With a hot Irish and British summer, it was a lovely view in the air.

an airplane wing and blue sky an airplane wing and a landscape a person looking out of a window of an airplane an aerial view of a landscape an airplane wing and a city

The full review soon!

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