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Photo taken by: Seb Marchand
Route: Dublin - Amsterdam, 2 Oct 2006
Ticket price:
Flight duration: 1h 15m
Class: one class only
Aircraft: Airbus A321
Meal: Irish Breakfast - Full Irish Breakfast that includes
1 Black pudding
1 White pudding
2 sausages
2 rashers
1 half tomato
Few Potatoes
2 slice of bran bread + butter and marmelade
Drink: Orange Juice and Tea or Coffee
Comments: For 8 Euros, it's not the best irish breakfast on earth but fair enough for a Low-Cost airline that Aer Lingus is on its short haule. You would not get that on many any other low cost airlines in Europe.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9

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Photo taken by: Sami
Route: Geneva - Dublin , 1 Apr 2006
Ticket price: $600 to New York
Flight duration: 1h 30m
Class: economy
Aircraft: A320
Meal: Snack - Ham and cheese penini.
Drink: Coke
Comments: The bread was stuck to the paper. When I got it off the cheese flew all over the place.
The bread was hard in parts.
Take the chicken stuffed sandwich instead.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 2

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Photo taken by: Gil Neumann
Route: DUB - ORD, 15 Apr 2006
Ticket price: $454
Flight duration: 8h 20m
Class: one class only
Aircraft: A330-300
Meal: Standard coach class - Pasta salad with mixed vegetables tossed in a dressing; dinner roll with Irish butter; bran table crackers with mild cheddar (from Co. Cork); beef lasagna; Chocolati dessert bar; dinner mint
Drink: water and coffee
Comments: The pasta salad tasted like it was mixed with some sort of dried bbq sauce (actually not as bad as it sounds); the lasagna was fairly mundane (bland and cheesy); best part of the meal was the cheddar cheese
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6

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Photo taken by: Gil Neumann
Route: ORD - DUB, 5 Apr 2006
Ticket price: $454
Flight duration: 7h 30m
Class: economy
Aircraft: A330-300
Meal: Standard coach class - Small salad with a cucumber, black olives, a tomato wedge and Italian dressing; dinner roll with Irish butter; roasted chicken with yellow rice and mixed vegetables; crackers with medium cheddar cheese; cheese cake; Andes mint
Drink: water and coffee
Comments: The chicken was moist (a little greasy) and quite flavorful; the vegetables and rice were rather bland; and the cheese cake was a little too sweet
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6

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Photo taken by: PR
Route: Dublin - New York JFK, 21 Mar 2006
Ticket price: n/a
Flight duration: 6h 30m
Class: business
Aircraft: A330-300
Meal: Snack - Salmon rolls with chicken pate on brown bread. Some small pastries.
Drink: Tea
Comments:
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8

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Photo taken by: PR
Route: Dublin - New York JFK, 21 Mar 2006
Ticket price: n/a
Flight duration: 6h 30m
Class: business
Aircraft: A330-300
Meal: Lunch - Chicken with Rice and Vegitables
Peach Flan for Desert with Cheese and Buscuits
Drink: Chardonnay, Water
Comments: Very Tasty
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8

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Photo taken by: Silvio Rebmann
Route: LHR - DUB, 13 Jan 2006
Ticket price: 13 EUR
Flight duration: 1h 15m
Class: one class only
Aircraft: A321
Meal: Snack - Chicken and Basil Pesto Wrap
Drink: Coca Cola light
Comments: The Coke I had brought from EI Business class Lounge and the Wrap I had payed for 5 EUR! So it was a pretty nice Snack for a short flight!
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6

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Photo taken by: Stefan Fritz
Route: Vienna - Dublin, 1 Aug 2005
Ticket price: € 65
Flight duration: 2h 55m
Class: economy
Aircraft: Airbus A320-200
Meal: snack - For € 3 you get a selection of salted crackers, a portion cheese and a not very tasty liver paté.
Drink: terrible “Nescafé” instant coffee
Comments: As Aer Lingus only offers low cost service on their Europe routes you have to pay for everything, also for the newspaper (but the “Irish Times” is available at the same price as in Ireland). Friendliness seems to cost also extra…
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 2


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Photo taken by: Lisa Heffernan
Route: New York(JFK) to Dublin Intl, 13 June2005
Ticket price: $535
Flight duration: 6 1/2 hours
Aircraft type & class: economy
Business or leisure trip: leisure
Meal type: dinner
Contents of the meal: Chicken with gravy, roasted potatoes, string beans, side salad, Italian dressing, crackers, hard roll, butter, sharp cheddar cheese, Andes mint and custard for dessert.
Drink: Water, and tea later on
Comments: At first I was scared to eat the chicken in gravy but it was edible--although the chicken was a bit fatty and on a bone. The roasted potatoes were good but minimal, the string beans and salad fair. I did not care for the indistinguishable dessert. The Andes mint was the highlight of the meal.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7.5
Camera brand & type: Olympus Camedia D-360L


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Photo taken by: Doug Frankwich
Route: SNN Shannon ORD Chicago, date: 26 April 2005
Ticket price: $356.75 USD
Flight duration: 10h 1 stop in DUB
Aircraft type & class: Airbus A330-300 Y-Class
Business or leisure trip: Business
Meal type: Lunch
Contents of the meal: Beef and pasta salid
Drink: Vodka tonic and Baileys Irish cream and coffee
Comments: Cabin Crew was great the food was not.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 2
Camera brand & type: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P120


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Photo taken by: PR
Route: Dublin - Berlin (Schonefeld) , date: 17 March 2004
Flight duration: 1h 50m
Aircraft type & class: A320 Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Snack
Contents of the meal: Cheese & Crackers and Pate Snack
Drink: Gin & Tonic
Comments: Enjoyable afternoon snack, in total it cost €8
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix


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Photo taken by: PR
Route: Dublin - London Heathrow , December 20th 2004
Ticket price:
Flight duration: 50m
Aircraft type & class: Airbus A321 Premier
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Lunch
Contents of the meal: Some snacks after the main course (not pictured)
Drink: Beer
Comments: Main course was very tasty salmon, finnished off nicely
with buscuits, cheese and chocolates.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best):9


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Photo taken by: PR
Route: Dublin - Warsaw , November 2004
Ticket price:
Flight duration:3 h
Aircraft type & class:Boeing 737-500 Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Drink
Contents of the meal:
Drink: Vodka & Tomato Juice
Comments: Nice refreshing drink for ?5
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6


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Photo taken by: PR
Route: DUB-PRG, 20 Oct 2004
Flight duration: 2h 05m
Aircraft type & class: A320
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Drink: Gin & Tonic
Comments: Served with Ice & Lemon for €5
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7
Camera brand & type: Nikon

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Photo taken by: giaguara
Route: EI 124 Chicago - Dublin, 29 May 2004
Ticket price: $520 RT
Flight duration: 7 hours
Aircraft type & class: A330-300 Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Fruit meal (pre ordered, special meal)
-Big fruit salad
-Small fruit salad
-Salad
-Roll, cheese, crackers
-Water, coffee etc
-Looked tasty, and was that.
-The big fruit salad was really fresh, which is just rare in the airline meals
-The roll and cheese are a weird addition to fruit meal, as it's supposed to be for those who eat nothing but fruit, extreme vegans.
-The breakfast in this flight consisted of a roll with ham ... which was the same for all the passengers. Even considering that (I don't eat any meat, so just orange juice for breakfast) I'd give the meals about 8-8,5 points (in scale 1-10) because the fruit salad thing was tasty, and pretty too.
-After this first experience with fruit meal, this has already become my favorite special meal type in planes.
Camera brand & type: olympus camedia c-740uz

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Photo taken by: Will H.
Route: Aer Lingus 105 DUB-JFK, 1 July 2004
Ticket price: 800+ (ticket was JFK-LHR-NCL and then DUB-JFK)
Flight duration: Just under 7 hours
Aircraft type & class: A330-300 Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: (Vegan) Pre-arrival snack
A sandwich with lettuce and "spread"
Drink:: None
Comments: The crew were slow and very rude; they shoved the sandwich in my face saying, "Here". The sandwich was very bland and just plain bad, although it was certainly better than the regular snack.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 5
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 4500

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Photo taken by: Will H.
Route: Aer Lingus 105 DUB-JFK, 1 July 2004
Ticket price: 800+ (ticket was JFK-LHR-NCL and then DUB-JFK)
Flight duration: Just under 7 hours
Aircraft type & class: A330-300 Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Pre-arrival snack
Meat sandwich on whole wheat bread with a package of crackers
Drink:: None
Comments: The bread was pretty good, but the sandwich just had butter and one slice of meat on it. The crackers were standard.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 3
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 4500

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Photo taken by: Will H.
Route: Aer Lingus 105 DUB-JFK, 1 July 2004
Ticket price: 800+ (ticket was JFK-LHR-NCL and then DUB-JFK)
Flight duration: Just under 7 hours
Aircraft type & class: A330-300 Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: (Vegan) Lunch
Penne pasta with tomatoes, salad, pasta salad
Drink:: Water (included with the meal)
Comments: The service on Aer Lingus - from take off to beverage service to meal service to duty free - took nearly 2.5 hours! The crew were slow and very rude. The pasta was very bland and soggy while the pasta salad was filled with oil. Cheese and margarine containing butter were included with the meal, both of which are not suitable for vegans.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 2
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 4500

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Photo taken by: Will H.
Route: Aer Lingus 105 DUB-JFK, 1 July 2004
Ticket price: 800+ (ticket was JFK-LHR-NCL and then DUB-JFK)
Flight duration: Just under 7 hours
Aircraft type & class: A330-300 Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Lunch
Meat with potatoes and vegetables, pasta salad, roll, mini-pie desert
Drink:: Water (included with the meal)
Comments: The service on Aer Lingus - from take off to beverage service to meal service to duty free - took nearly 2.5 hours! The crew were slow and very rude. The meat was okay, but the potatoes and vegetables had a pre-cooked look and taste. The pasta salad was filled with oil, the roll looked like it had been mangled, but the desert was fairly good.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 4500

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Photo taken by: John
Route: Dublin to Amsterdam, 18 May 2004
Ticket price: Euro 203
Flight duration: 1 hr 30 min
Aircraft type & class: Airbus Industrie A321, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: None
Drink:: None
Comments: High fares, low service

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Photo taken by: Bill Karle
Route: 119 – SHN to BWI (Shannon to Baltimore), 13 Apr 2004
Ticket price: $440 R.T.
Flight duration: 7 ½ hrs
Aircraft type and class: A330-200, economy
Meal type: Snack
Contents of Meal: Half of a Ham and Cheese Sandwich, Shortbread Cookies
Drink:: Water, coffee or tea, soda
Comments: This was served about an hour before landing at BWI at 6:30 pm EST.
Rating: 6 / 10
Camera brand and type: Olympus D-510 Zoom digital.

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Photo taken by: Bill Karle
Route: 119 – SHN to BWI (Shannon to Baltimore), 13 Apr 2004
Ticket price: $440 R.T.
Flight duration: 7 ½ hrs
Aircraft type and class: A330-200, economy
Meal type: Dinner
Contents of Meal: Lasagna, pasta salad, roll w/ butter, strawberry pie(?), cheese and crackers, mint
Drink:: Water, coffee or tea, soda
Comments: We both opted for the lasagna instead of the chicken on the return flight. It was kind of runny, but very tasty, quite filling. Chicken looked better on the return flight.
Rating: 8 / 10
Camera brand and type: Olympus D-510 Zoom digital.

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Photo taken by: Bill Karle
Route: 118 – BWI to SHN (Baltimore to Shannon), 6 Apr 2004
Ticket price: $440 R.T.
Flight duration: 6 ½ hrs
Aircraft type and class: A330-200, economy
Meal type: Dinner
Contents of Meal: Beef in sauce w/ potatoes, peas and carrots, salad w/ dressing, roll w/ butter, cheesecake, cheese and crackers, mint
Drink:: Water, coffee or tea, wine (paid for)
Comments: Beef and sauce were very good, cheesecake great, real Irish butter with the roll
Rating: 9 / 10
Camera brand and type: Olympus D-510 Zoom digital.

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Photo taken by: Bill Karle
Route: 118 – BWI to SHN (Baltimore to Shannon), 6 Apr 2004
Ticket price: $440 R.T.
Flight duration: 6 ½ hrs
Aircraft type and class: A330-200, economy
Meal type: Dinner
Contents of Meal: Chicken breast on rice w/ vegetables, salad w/ dressing, roll w/ butter, cheesecake, cheese and crackers, mint
Drink:: Water, coffee or tea
Comments: Chicken and rice were dry, cheesecake great, real Irish butter with the roll. Overall, I would opt for the beef over this meal if offered again.
Rating: 6 / 10
Camera brand and type: Olympus D-510 Zoom digital.

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Photo taken by: Erwin van der Vinden
Flying from: Dublin DUB to Amsterdam AMS, 3 Oct 2003
Aircraft type & class: Airbus Industrie A321, Economy
Ticket price: €130
Meal type: Refreshment + optional package of 3 biscuits
Drink:: choice of tea, coffee,softDrink:, juice or water!
Comments: "its a short flight ok(1,5 hrs) but for these prices you would expect a decent snack"
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 2

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Photo taken by: RJ
Flying from: Amsterdam AMS to Dublin DUB, 10 Sep 2003
Ticket price: €260
Flight duration: 1hr 20min
Aircraft type & class: Airbus Industrie A321 Economy
Meal type: The Aer Lingus website describes this as a "meal" - three miniature Jacobs shortcake biscuits
Drink:: half filled cup of coffee
Comments: low standards, way banal
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 1

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Photo taken by: Mike Finn
Flying from: Dublin to New York (JFK), September 2003
Flight duration: 6:30
Aircraft type & class: A330 Business
Meal type: Snack (Afternoon tea) - Sandwiches, French pastries and scones with preserves(served later, no photo).
Comments: Pastries soggy and chewy but tasty.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7

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Photo taken by: Mike Finn
Flying from: Dublin to New York (JFK), September 2003
Flight duration: 6:30
Aircraft type & class: A330 Business
Meal type: Lunch - Prawn salad and a green salad (no photo).
Breast of chicken stuffed with morels and watercress, served with a smoked bacon and marsella sauce on the side, baby leeks - tagliatelle.
Cheesecake topped with apples and cinnamon or berries.
Pre-plated cheese.
Comments: Chicken dry and tasteless, sauce was tasty but not enough.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 5 (Saved only by the cheesecake)

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Photo taken by: BJ
Flying from: Munich to Dublin, 27 April 2003
Ticket price: €115
Flight duration: 2:20 hours
Aircraft type & class: Premier (upgrade from Economy)
Meal type: Dinner - Shrimps & Salad, Chicken with Courgettes and
Roasted Potatoes, Bread, Cheese & Cracker, Praline.
Drink:: Water, 2 cans of beer.
Comments: Nice dinner. The chicken was a bit soft, but overall: enjoyable.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8

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Photo taken by: BJ
Flying from: Dublin to Frankfurt, 19 April 2003
Ticket price: €115
Flight duration: 2 hours
Aircraft type & class: Economy
Meal type: Dinner - HamCheese&Relish Sandwich
Drink:: Water & Tee
Comments: The usual AerLingus lunch/dinner on European flights
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 3