Review of Aer Lingus flight from Venice to Dublin in Economy

EI - Aer Lingus

Flight taken on 30 April 2011

EI423

Venice Dublin

VCE

DUB

11:50 02h 45m 13:35

Model Airbus A320

Class Economy

Seat 16A

Welcome to my latest trip report, detailing a journey I took from Venice to Dublin in April 2011. The Aer Lingus A320 I took, registration EI-DVL, had just been delivered a few days beforehand!

Pretty jetways at VCE!

Venice on the horizon.

Approaching the brand new Airbus!

Taxiing to the active runway.

Takeoff!

After a few minutes I switched with one of my friends for a window seat on the opposite side. This would turn out to be a fantastic decision as I managed to spot a number of landmarks throughout the flight!
Zurich

Over the Alps

London Heathrow airport

When the buy-on-board food and drinks cart arrived I ordered an Irish Breakfast which, including tea, was reasonably priced at €7.50.

Just over 2 hours later we began our descent into Dublin.

The squeaky-clean wing of this brand new A320!

A company A330 ready for departure to the USA.

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Product ratings

Airline

Aer Lingus 4.8

Cabin10.0 / 10
Cabin crew5.0 / 10
Entertainment/wifi2.0 / 10
Meal/catering2.0 / 10

Departure airport

Venice - VCE4.5

Efficiency4.0 / 10
Access5.0 / 10
Services5.0 / 10
Cleanliness4.0 / 10

Arrival Airport

Dublin - DUB9.8

Efficiency10.0 / 10
Access9.0 / 10
Services10.0 / 10
Cleanliness10.0 / 10

Conclusion

This was a very enjoyable flight experience, particularly since this was one of the first revenue flights in the life of this A320, EI-DVL. On short-haul Aer Lingus offers a low-cost carrier product. The flight was relatively short and I was preoccupied by the sights outside the window! Venice airport was very overcrowded and many people seemed to be late for their flights. Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport was brand new at this point, and made for a very easy arrival experience.