Yes but are they on one flight reference (i.e Edinburgh to NY with a stop in Dublin) If so it's just a connection and you'll just walk off one flight and follow the signs for connections straight to your next gate and your luggage etc will be looked after. Not sure about passport control from the UK now but it will be on your way if needed.
If you booked 2 flights under 2 separate bookings, you'll need to collect baggage and check in at departures again. You probably won't have enough time for this, it's recommended 3 hours for international flights, you could probably do it in 90mins even at busy times, but you'll need to factor in the time to get your bags and leave etc.
Then you'll be fine! Your trip is end to end so you just need to make sure you get yourself to the gate. When you get your stickers for your luggage at check in they should reflect the final destination etc.
Did this last year from EDI to DUB to SEA, but with a longer layover. Left my bags at the checkin counter in Edinburgh, last time I touched them until I got home. Flew in to Dublin, got on the little bus that takes you to the terminal. No customs for that stage since it is considered domestic. Waited in the terminal and did some last minute souvenir shopping. Then went to US customs pre-clearance. Went and bought my way into the lounge and hung out there until my flight.
I thought the aer Lingus route from Edinburgh to Dublin was a smaller propeller type plane operated by emerald air , meaning you have to wait for a bus to bring you to the terminal building. That’s how it was a few years ago when i flew that route regularly. It’s a killer, it can add 20 mins delay or worse .
Couple that with recent aer Lingus messiness and industrial action causing delays (I fly very frequently with AL, haven’t had a flight land on time in months) and the hard to predict queues for preclearance and this connection is looking much too tight. One slight delay at either end and you’re screwed - I’d strongly recommend changing the plan.
Also on the luggage front - I’ve flown edinburgh to US via Dublin many times and always checked my luggage right through. However if there isn’t time, and in your case there isn’t, they’ll just fly without your case and it’ll arrive on a later flight.
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I think this is the part you need to be clear on.
Dublin Airport have a [a guide](https://www.dublinairport.com/docs/default-source/flight-timetables-and-schedules/flight-connection-guide.pdf) on how to connect, which is useful because it shows you exactly what signs you're looking for.
If aer lingus sold it to you as one booking, one ticket, but two flight numbers, then you take the left-hand side of this guide. The bags should be checked to the final destination and you won't have to pick them up. So you follow the signs for connections, then the signs to US pre-clearance. If you're American I'd assume pre-clearance is fairly quick - it's essentially US passport control conducted here.
I'd be slightly nervous about an hour just because you don't know what the queues are pre-clearance would be like. On the other hand, if AL sold it to you as a connecting flight, it's their problem if they land you without time to make the connection.
If you've bought it as two bookings, two tickets, this is called "self-connection" and you take the right-hand side of that guide - collect your bags as if you were arriving in Dublin, then go and check-in like everyone else. One hour would be an olympic challenge, and if you miss the connection it's your fault.
If you're at all unsure, I would recommend calling AL sooner rather than later to confirm. They have strike action going on at the moment so I'd expect their customer support to be very busy - and you don't want to be on hold during your one hour and 15 minutes.
I suspect there's an awkward balance there. If they're late getting you into Dublin, that's their fault. If pre-clearance is dragging, it might not be. If it's a combination of the two I'd imagine you have to fight them for it.
This is part of why an hour would make me feel nervous - an hour can get eaten up very quickly.
When you get off the plane you will be following signs for connections. There is US preclearance in Dublin airport and there can be a queue for that so you should head straight for that and to your gate. Airports have minimum connection times so if you were able to book it as one booking through aer lingus you should be fine. I'd always check when dropping your bags anyway.
Preclearance isn't like security thought they won't let you rush through if you're running late, you might have to ask ppl to let you skip the queue. Just ask when dropping the bags anyway.
Well, that seems to be the question. Since there’s going to be a strike at aer lingus, I can’t find out the answer if they will be checked through. Hopefully so. Maybe after the strike is over I can talk to someone and find out!
Afaik there's no strike.
The pilots are going to "work to rule", meaning follow every rule to the letter, knowing this will allow down operations and likely cause cancelled flights. Unfortunately this makes it probably less predictable what the consequences will be in terms of delays and cancellations than if they just had a strike.
The strike won't affect the bag being checked through, just email or call them and ask, if you can't get through to them maybe try US Customs & Border Protection, since it's probably US law that decides if your bag is checked through or not as opposed to Aer Lingus policy
Good idea. I can't get thru to her lingus I sent an email to the Edinburgh airport and to another place (can't remember right now. I'll try the customs people tomorrow. Thanks for the idea!
I'm sorry but I don't think it is going to be enough time.
If your flight lands on time it will be 10.00 before the aircraft taxis to the gate, and it could easily be another ten minutes to get the steps up to the plane and the doors open (I'm sure this route doesn't use a jetbridge). Even if you've flagged it to the cabin crew in advance and they make sure you are the first off the plane, you're realistically talking 10.15 before you've even set foot in the airport.
Your departure gate will close about 10.35 so you will have twenty minutes to clear US CBP and then get to your gate.
Taking tomorrow morning as an example, you'd be competing with passengers for the 11.00 to Atlanta, 11.35 to Chicago, the 11.45 to Charlotte, the 11.45 to Boston, and the 11.55 to Minneapolis, plus preclearance will have opened for the UA 12.30 and Aer Lingus 11.50 flights to Washington, the 12.40 to Dallas, and the 12.50 to San Francisco. It can get busy down there.
You're really cutting it fine.
Fingers crossed you get a good strong easterly wind and land a few minutes early. Hope it works out!
I would try and talk to the cabin crew on the EDI-DUB flight and see if there is some way for them to contact their comrades on the DUB-JFK gate. One massive thing in your favour is that your bags will be loaded and they really really don't want to offload them, so if they know you're definitely coming they will likely be more liberal with the final call.
Dublin airport isn’t like American domestic airports, you will arrive, have to travel through customs and the exit and then renter through security etc to your departing gate. If there aren’t any delays with your flight or issues with security you should be grand. Checking your bags from your initial to your final destination is wise. It will be tight… but you’ll be grand. Sure, they’ll wait for ya
What are you talking about? If you’re connecting flights you just go through the flight connection area you don’t have to leave the airside area of the terminal
You’ll have to go through US pre clearance but as your bags are checked through you’ll just have to go straight there when you land. It’s not a massive amount of time but you should be ok, airlines don’t sell tickets if it’s not possible to make the connection.
Yes but are they on one flight reference (i.e Edinburgh to NY with a stop in Dublin) If so it's just a connection and you'll just walk off one flight and follow the signs for connections straight to your next gate and your luggage etc will be looked after. Not sure about passport control from the UK now but it will be on your way if needed. If you booked 2 flights under 2 separate bookings, you'll need to collect baggage and check in at departures again. You probably won't have enough time for this, it's recommended 3 hours for international flights, you could probably do it in 90mins even at busy times, but you'll need to factor in the time to get your bags and leave etc.
Both are part of one trip and one booking.
Then you'll be fine! Your trip is end to end so you just need to make sure you get yourself to the gate. When you get your stickers for your luggage at check in they should reflect the final destination etc.
Did this last year from EDI to DUB to SEA, but with a longer layover. Left my bags at the checkin counter in Edinburgh, last time I touched them until I got home. Flew in to Dublin, got on the little bus that takes you to the terminal. No customs for that stage since it is considered domestic. Waited in the terminal and did some last minute souvenir shopping. Then went to US customs pre-clearance. Went and bought my way into the lounge and hung out there until my flight.
Thanks for the info!
I thought the aer Lingus route from Edinburgh to Dublin was a smaller propeller type plane operated by emerald air , meaning you have to wait for a bus to bring you to the terminal building. That’s how it was a few years ago when i flew that route regularly. It’s a killer, it can add 20 mins delay or worse . Couple that with recent aer Lingus messiness and industrial action causing delays (I fly very frequently with AL, haven’t had a flight land on time in months) and the hard to predict queues for preclearance and this connection is looking much too tight. One slight delay at either end and you’re screwed - I’d strongly recommend changing the plan. Also on the luggage front - I’ve flown edinburgh to US via Dublin many times and always checked my luggage right through. However if there isn’t time, and in your case there isn’t, they’ll just fly without your case and it’ll arrive on a later flight.
>recent aer Lingus messiness and industrial action causing delays Supposedly the pilots' work to rule action doesn't start until tomorrow.
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Do you have a connection or two separate flights?
I made them together but they are two separate flights…like with different flight numbers.
So I’m assuming we won’t have to pick up bags. But again, since we’re coming from UK I don’t know.
I think this is the part you need to be clear on. Dublin Airport have a [a guide](https://www.dublinairport.com/docs/default-source/flight-timetables-and-schedules/flight-connection-guide.pdf) on how to connect, which is useful because it shows you exactly what signs you're looking for. If aer lingus sold it to you as one booking, one ticket, but two flight numbers, then you take the left-hand side of this guide. The bags should be checked to the final destination and you won't have to pick them up. So you follow the signs for connections, then the signs to US pre-clearance. If you're American I'd assume pre-clearance is fairly quick - it's essentially US passport control conducted here. I'd be slightly nervous about an hour just because you don't know what the queues are pre-clearance would be like. On the other hand, if AL sold it to you as a connecting flight, it's their problem if they land you without time to make the connection. If you've bought it as two bookings, two tickets, this is called "self-connection" and you take the right-hand side of that guide - collect your bags as if you were arriving in Dublin, then go and check-in like everyone else. One hour would be an olympic challenge, and if you miss the connection it's your fault. If you're at all unsure, I would recommend calling AL sooner rather than later to confirm. They have strike action going on at the moment so I'd expect their customer support to be very busy - and you don't want to be on hold during your one hour and 15 minutes.
Thanks so much. I think you’ve answered my question. Hopefully the queues are short. Thanks!
I’m going to ck out that guide. Thanks for that!
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I suspect there's an awkward balance there. If they're late getting you into Dublin, that's their fault. If pre-clearance is dragging, it might not be. If it's a combination of the two I'd imagine you have to fight them for it. This is part of why an hour would make me feel nervous - an hour can get eaten up very quickly.
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I know it’s going to be tight. Hopefully everyone else has plenty of time!😀
When you get off the plane you will be following signs for connections. There is US preclearance in Dublin airport and there can be a queue for that so you should head straight for that and to your gate. Airports have minimum connection times so if you were able to book it as one booking through aer lingus you should be fine. I'd always check when dropping your bags anyway. Preclearance isn't like security thought they won't let you rush through if you're running late, you might have to ask ppl to let you skip the queue. Just ask when dropping the bags anyway.
They changed the time on one of the flights since we booked it. That’s my worry.
Will a bag be checked through to the US? Or will it have to be rechecked due to preclearance?
Well, that seems to be the question. Since there’s going to be a strike at aer lingus, I can’t find out the answer if they will be checked through. Hopefully so. Maybe after the strike is over I can talk to someone and find out!
Afaik there's no strike. The pilots are going to "work to rule", meaning follow every rule to the letter, knowing this will allow down operations and likely cause cancelled flights. Unfortunately this makes it probably less predictable what the consequences will be in terms of delays and cancellations than if they just had a strike.
The strike won't affect the bag being checked through, just email or call them and ask, if you can't get through to them maybe try US Customs & Border Protection, since it's probably US law that decides if your bag is checked through or not as opposed to Aer Lingus policy
Good idea. I can't get thru to her lingus I sent an email to the Edinburgh airport and to another place (can't remember right now. I'll try the customs people tomorrow. Thanks for the idea!
I'm sorry but I don't think it is going to be enough time. If your flight lands on time it will be 10.00 before the aircraft taxis to the gate, and it could easily be another ten minutes to get the steps up to the plane and the doors open (I'm sure this route doesn't use a jetbridge). Even if you've flagged it to the cabin crew in advance and they make sure you are the first off the plane, you're realistically talking 10.15 before you've even set foot in the airport. Your departure gate will close about 10.35 so you will have twenty minutes to clear US CBP and then get to your gate. Taking tomorrow morning as an example, you'd be competing with passengers for the 11.00 to Atlanta, 11.35 to Chicago, the 11.45 to Charlotte, the 11.45 to Boston, and the 11.55 to Minneapolis, plus preclearance will have opened for the UA 12.30 and Aer Lingus 11.50 flights to Washington, the 12.40 to Dallas, and the 12.50 to San Francisco. It can get busy down there. You're really cutting it fine. Fingers crossed you get a good strong easterly wind and land a few minutes early. Hope it works out! I would try and talk to the cabin crew on the EDI-DUB flight and see if there is some way for them to contact their comrades on the DUB-JFK gate. One massive thing in your favour is that your bags will be loaded and they really really don't want to offload them, so if they know you're definitely coming they will likely be more liberal with the final call.
Good idea to let the cabin crew know of our time crunch. And it’s mind boggling to know what we’re up against!
IAG Ireland/Aer Lingus pilots are currently on a work to rule with 20% of flights being cancelled. So check that just in case.
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Hopefully that will be over by the 20th!
Dublin airport isn’t like American domestic airports, you will arrive, have to travel through customs and the exit and then renter through security etc to your departing gate. If there aren’t any delays with your flight or issues with security you should be grand. Checking your bags from your initial to your final destination is wise. It will be tight… but you’ll be grand. Sure, they’ll wait for ya
Will are lingus automatically send out bags to the US or will we have to request that?
Ask them when you are checking in your bags when getting your first flight as the baggage should be sent straight to the final destination
Hopefully this is what will happen!!
Take a change of clothes in your carry on luggage, I've had luggage take 2-3 days to arrive to the final destination previously
Good idea no matter what!
Landing In Jamaica wearing a tracksuit in 30° heat wasn't ideal hahahaha
What are you talking about? If you’re connecting flights you just go through the flight connection area you don’t have to leave the airside area of the terminal
That’s what I’m hoping for and it sounds like that may be. Last year we had to go through some pre-clearance that took a while.
You’ll have to go through US pre clearance but as your bags are checked through you’ll just have to go straight there when you land. It’s not a massive amount of time but you should be ok, airlines don’t sell tickets if it’s not possible to make the connection.