Aer Lingus has been growing their US route network significantly the past few years, in a steady but consistent way: -- Just last month Aer Lingus added flights to Miami -- In 2016 Aer Lingus added flights to Los Angeles, Hartford, and Newark -- In 2015 Aer Lingus added frequencies to New York and San…
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While I'm happy for Aer Lingus and welcome more expansion and competition, DUB needs to seriously consider expanding the USA Preclearance gates as EI grows. It is absolute mayhem down there leading up to the afternoon departures, they need more food options, more seating and better lounge options in the sterile zone.
Totally agree with GuruJanitor. DUB post pre-clearance is SUCH A DUMP. I haven't seen how some Caribbean islands do it, but both DUB's and AUH's experiences leave MUCH to be desired. Only Canada seems to do pre-clearance right.
on a separate note, a 1730 eastbound departure for a such a short flight with 0510 arrival is just about the worst arrangement you can get for getting some rest and adjusting jetlag.
Could someone advise how much time one needs for pre-clearance at DUB if connecting from an intra-EU flight? I have a flight coming up with a 90 minute layover there. No baggage, just carry-on, and I have Global Entry. Should I be concerned? I'd normally think this is plenty, but I too have heard that it's an absolute zoo over there.
It does not sound like there is any news but could you reach out to your contacts at IAG to get a better feel for where things are with EI joining OneWorld? Thanks
If Aer Lingus does join OneWorld do you think their partnership with United will end? Because I will be a sad person when that happens
Lucky, I second @Mike Barbis, while I recognize they won't be making any corporate announcements off the record, maybe you know someone in IAG (or even AA) who has a sense of how far this process is along? That would be really useful thanks!
While Philly does have a big Irish population, I can't personally imagine EI are planning to go head to head with AA on this in the long-term without joining OW and tapping into the AA connecting flow, especially as AA is already has so much more capacity on the route.
@henry LAX -- I had the exact same thought, particularly because these eastbound TATL flights tend to arrive pretty early due to favorable winds in that direction. I can see this flight arriving at 4:30am. That SUCKS for adjusting to local time.
@winterbourne- depends on when your flight to the US is scheduled. If its after 12:15 PM you should be totally fine. But there are a lot of flights in the late morning, so it apparently gets backed up from 9:30-11 AM. But with Global Entry you should be fine no matter what.
Also, re: timing, the AA flight leaves PHL at 9 PM and arrives around 8:45 AM, so MUCH better timed for actually getting at least a little sleep. A 5:30 departure sounds awful, you would be arriving just aa you get really sleepy.
Las Vegas was shelved unfortunately, quite a lot of people here were looking forward to that route to.
Lot of disappointment here that they chose this route, it's already served and is a short journey from other east coast destinations they serve. Seattle or Texas would have been great,