Originally Posted by
ROKNA
Originally Posted by
27Liam
I will be arriving on AA208 into DUB T2 on a Monday later this month and need to travel onwards to London (LHR or LCY). AA208 is scheduled to arrive at 1140 and historically seems to be generally on time, sometimes early. There is a BA flight at 1pm or EI at 2.30pm. With the current state of baggage reclaim, immigration, check in and security queues, I would appreciate views on these options. Gut feeling is that the 1pm BA is too tight (but if possible it would be my preference for status benefits and TP accrual) but the 2.30pm EI should be comfortable, although maybe even that is optimistic if the horror stories of the summer still persist.
Thank you in advance for any advice!
Firstly you can't self connect at Dublin, you will have to do the full entry procedure, customs and security again and you have to change terminals and check in luggage. Biggest risk would be baggage handling as AA use a third party but even on hand baggage only it would be super tight
14:30 EI is by far the safest option, and if you are really early into Dublin you could ask at check in if they will put you on the 1230 departure (sometimes offered to any passenger, sometimes on status basis) , "plus fare" tickets offer a standby option you need to invoke at check in desk, plus fares include a checked bag so the extra cost is minimal
I have the same view as you but for slightly different reasons. If the OP is travelling hand baggage only there is nothing to stop them "self-connecting" using the flight connections route at DUB, as long as they hold a boarding pass for their onward flight (or can obtain one at the EI transfers desk). This would avoid the need to reclear security, and whilst there is passport control, the transfer route from T2 has dedicated desks which are very quiet.
Nevertheless, trying to make a 1h20m connection with a terminal change on separate tickets is foolhardy. Even a very short delay on the inbound flight and the connection is toast. And if checked baggage is involved the success probability goes from "not great" to "none whatsoever".
BA silver card holders flying to London on Aer Lingus may use the Aer Lingus lounge (no guests).
Originally Posted by
Nikko5
Apologies for hijacking this thread! Arriving into T2 on Emerald Airlines from the UK (no checked luggage) and connecting airside, is there a need to clear immigration and/or security in flight connections? Also from T2 flight connections, what is the estimated walking time from there to the furthest gate in T1 (gates 112/113 look like they would be the very worst case scenario?)
https://www.dublinairport.com/at-the-airport/the-map
If you arrive into T2, you will need to clear immigration (dedicated desk, rarely any queue) but not security.
15 minutes will get you to any gate in T1 if you walk at a reasonable speed and don't get distracted. The 100-series gates are almost exclusively Ruinair.