Quick Turn in DUB Advice
Jul 26, 2022, 2:00 am
#31
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL (for now) and Lifetime Gold, Marriott fan thanks to Bonvoy Moments
Posts: 5,114
I’d say you need nerves of steel for same day turns at a lot of European airports these days - unless it’s definitely a same plane turnaround where you’re dropped in the departure area.
Personally I’d view it as a day trip to Dublin and leave as early as I practically could: ~8.30/9.00 out and return at 7-8pm. If anything goes wrong lots of alternate options like EI at Heathrow or even FR from somewhere. If you don’t have a good plan B, C and D it could be very stressful!
Pre-Covid I had an evening departure from LCY to AMS cancelled (overnight before ex-EU) and was on the verge of scrambling across to LHR for the last KLM of the day before BA rebooked me on their last LCY flight - and not everybody got rebooked, GGL status got me called to the front to be given my new BP
(but everyone’s risk tolerance is different)
Personally I’d view it as a day trip to Dublin and leave as early as I practically could: ~8.30/9.00 out and return at 7-8pm. If anything goes wrong lots of alternate options like EI at Heathrow or even FR from somewhere. If you don’t have a good plan B, C and D it could be very stressful!
Pre-Covid I had an evening departure from LCY to AMS cancelled (overnight before ex-EU) and was on the verge of scrambling across to LHR for the last KLM of the day before BA rebooked me on their last LCY flight - and not everybody got rebooked, GGL status got me called to the front to be given my new BP
(but everyone’s risk tolerance is different)
Jul 26, 2022, 2:27 am
#32
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Programs: BA Gold, Mucci
Posts: 2,065
Piggy backing on this as thinking about doing a daytrip to Dublin one weekend in the next few weeks - I don’t suppose anyone has experience of passing through at 1900 on a Saturday evening and the queue situation?
Realise it’s of course subjective, but handy to know if anyone has prior experience!
Realise it’s of course subjective, but handy to know if anyone has prior experience!
Jul 26, 2022, 3:14 am
#33
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Posts: 98
Piggy backing on this as thinking about doing a daytrip to Dublin one weekend in the next few weeks - I don’t suppose anyone has experience of passing through at 1900 on a Saturday evening and the queue situation?
Realise it’s of course subjective, but handy to know if anyone has prior experience!
Realise it’s of course subjective, but handy to know if anyone has prior experience!
Jul 26, 2022, 6:11 am
#35
Join Date: May 2005
Programs: BA Gold, AA PLT PRO, AGR, Strawberry (Nordic Choice), Marriott Bonvoy
Posts: 4,234
saw this up thread:
I’d make sure to take documents that prove your eligibility to enter the USA for the whole of your itinerary and not just stuff relevant for the CTA. I haven’t had experience with this, but I do wonder if it’s possible that you might have a problem checking in for the DUB-LHR segment if you can’t prove in DUB that you can travel on to the USA as well.
Since we are already staying at a hotel in London, I plan on flying to Dublin with only my wallet just to begin our booking originating in DUB.
Jul 26, 2022, 7:42 am
#36
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 1,734
Regardless of the CTA, Ireland systematically checks passports/IDs of arriving travellers from the UK.
If arriving at terminal 1, it will be necessary to re-clear security. If arriving at terminal 2, it will not – and there's also dedicated passport checkpoints. So if one is worried about security delays, booking your first LON-DUB on EI is an option to consider.
If arriving at terminal 1, it will be necessary to re-clear security. If arriving at terminal 2, it will not – and there's also dedicated passport checkpoints. So if one is worried about security delays, booking your first LON-DUB on EI is an option to consider.
