Aer Arann

Better than Ryanair and defo better service.
Was on the 19row propeller plane going from DUB to Glasgow… don’t sit anywhere around row 5 it’s beside the propeller…
Also quick tip choose the back seats around ¹⁸⁄₁₉ as you enter the plane from the rear.
But an hour long flight was a breeze. Really enjoyed it, especially since I brought headphones with me to drown out the noise.

Oh dear — it appears that the previous two reviewers have no love for the most Orish of airlines… I guess it helps that my ex intern works the flights, I get to have a bit of a natter.
That aside I was pleasantly surprised that my big ass case just cost € 20 to check in. I have always found the staff friendly.
Yes it’s like a flying Irish tractor but I happen to like Irish tractors… Hmm maybe that should be their new marketing slogan.
«Aer Arann. Take off your wellies lads and kick back with a cup of tae!»

It started with the dicking about with the gates changing every fifteen minutes. My brother and sister-​in-​law and I arrived at the airport super early for a 2:30 flight to Donegal because of the weather. It was snowing.
From the time we arrived the departure gate changed three times. The departure TIME changed about six times and then finally at about 4pm, they announced they were cancelling the flight altogether. Then the fun started with the string of lies the puppet at the counter spewed.
First
«The plane didn’t get in from Derry that was supposed to turn around and fly to Donegal» [Fair enough]
Next…
«The plane didn’t get in from Sligo that was supposed to turn around and fly to Donegal» [Sligo airport was closed early that morning — this was afternoon — they knew the airport was closed all morning and early afternoon… why the lie — was the Derry flight or the Sligo flight supposed to fly on to Donegal?]
Next…
Him: We will have another plane at 8:20 this evening.
Us: Can you guarantee that?
Him: Eh, no!
Us: «Can you provide a bus service instead?»
Him: «No, I’ve been informed the roads to Donegal are impassible, they’re closed.»
So, sister in law checks on her i-​phone …Bus Eireann is running all the way as far north as Derry.
Maybe it had something to do with the fact that there were only 14 passengers for the Donegal flight and a full flight of passengers for the Isle of Mann and they were short a plane?. I don’t know. All I know is that there were a few other pissed off passengers with us.
So we went outside and caught ourselves the next bus going north to Stranorlar over the «impassible roads» and had a friend pick us up there and drive a scary hour over the mountains of Meenaroy in treacherous conditions to home, just in time for the final Rosary at home with daddy before his funeral the next morning.
Thanks Aer Arann for your super transparent customer service skills.

Aerarann are a low fares airline that services only England and Ireland, but operates mainly in Ireland.
As a service it is probably the most Irish Airline you can get, it services the smaller airports in Ireland and England and in a way while you may not get the glitz and glam of a big international airport you nearly always arrive closer to your final destination and a hell of a lot quicker than any other airline.
The fares are not as cheap as that of Ryanair and come close to Aerlingus prices. They perhaps are not able to live up to the competitiveness of its rivals but it doesn’t really try to i don’t think.
A nice small airline that will bring you to the smaller places with little or no hassle involved.