Sorry for the delay all I was waiting for the 5 post limit in 24 hours to reset which it just has.
Originally Posted by
PLeblond
That's the kind of logic for picking flights I can appreciate!
I just tried combining 2 routes from the Premium Fare deal YUL-LIS & LIS-CUN , but got vetoed by my SO...
Sorry what is your SO?
Originally Posted by
Yellowbelly
Welcome
enapace. A couple of points from my side:
1. Your profile does not show if you have Oneworld status or what class of travel you intend to fly, but be aware London City airport has no lounges, BA or otherwise, to enjoy before the flight.
2. For more information on ITA I would suggest looking at a few YouTube videos on the Matt's Planet channel. Here is a link for one that you may find useful as a starter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS-N8GovvHA
I don't have any real OneWorld status I have BA Blue which everyone does because BA isn't really in a nearby regional airport so I usually use easyJet for European flights. If London City turns out to be nice though I could perhaps use it more again. I don't quite know how hard it is to go from Blue to Bronze imagine fairly easy. Not sure if my trip would even count for some of it as it would be covered by Aer Lingus.
Originally Posted by
LBA_flyer
We flew DUB>EWR in J last year on the A321 and throughly enjoyed it, the cabin crew were great. I'm sure the more frequent flyers may have a few concerns about the seat, especially travelling solo if you dont get one of the single seats, but we were more than happy with it. I do like transatlantic on single aisle aircraft (flew Jet Blue LGW>JFK the year before). We were staying right outside Penn for a couple of nights and the NJ transit from EWR was painless enough, not sure which I prefer versus the air train and LIRR to be honest. Having passed through JFK a few times in the last couple of weeks, it's not my favourite airport to be honest (lounge was ok though).
Ah okay so I was told right then about Newark thanks for that information appreciate it. I would probably be going economy maybe business but might get a better hotel for this visit for Easter in New York next year.
Originally Posted by
Globaliser
Of course, one of the reasons that LCY is such a nice airport to depart from is that the amount of time that you need to wait for your flight is probably less than the time that it takes just to walk to and walk back from a lounge at LHR.
Reading some of the threads here about BA lounges, it sometimes seems that the main downside of LCY is that it has no lounges, BA or otherwise, to complain about.
Honestly I've heard over the years it's quite a nice little airport from people who have flown out of there but I have never done it myself so wanted to try if I could.
Originally Posted by
BrianDromey
Personally I would prefer a non-stop flight than transferring through Dublin. I dont know if there are many people who would find Dublin airport a superior experience to T5. Regardless of closing LHR or LGW, you are going to add hours to your journey and that time is probably taken off your holiday. As much as I try to avoid Stansted, I would still pick a direct flight from there over an LCY departure with a connection.
True I would be adding time to the flight journey but honestly wanted to try LCY for quite a while and this is certainly a way to try it. Plus I have wanted try a 321LR for transatlantic never done single aisle transatlantic and it might become more popular soon with the XLRs coming to carriers in next few years. Pre Clearance is a nice benefit of Dublin.
Originally Posted by
GordonMacPherson
If I didn't have GE/Nexus, I might give DUB transit a go
I Might have Global Entry before my trip to America I am currently conditionally approved have a booked interview in September in Singapore [Pre Booked Holiday for the F1 and worked out to get a appointment in Singapore Embassy]
Originally Posted by
jayer
To those who don't have it and can qualify: Global Entry arguably pays for itself on the first use. Some investment of time, a small amount of money, and a bit intrusive. But worth it.
Yeah quite a bit of information needed and took a few months to get conditionally approved have my interview booked for September hopefully that goes well.