Airlines that serve free alcohol from Europe to the U.S?
Jan 29, 2022, 6:00 pm
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If you drank 100€ worth of that, would you be able to walk off the plane?
Jan 29, 2022, 6:32 pm
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These days though I would prefer a direct flight. Connections raise all the questions about travel rules for the connecting destination.
Jan 29, 2022, 6:34 pm
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Here's their price list, https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/bia.pdf
If you drank 100€ worth of that, would you be able to walk off the plane?
If you drank 100€ worth of that, would you be able to walk off the plane?
Jan 29, 2022, 6:46 pm
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Without belaboring the point, the issue was that a direct route, even if it means paying for a few drinks, was probably the sensible way to go. But I have no doubt that I could spend EUR100 on a flight from DUB to LAX.
Jan 30, 2022, 1:54 pm
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Then EI really seems like the ideal solution. In my past experience, their coach fares were usually in line with other major carriers, and they're nonstop. Spend a few bucks on a couple drinks. Get to LA with the least amount of hassle.
Also has the benefit of being a reasonably decent airline to fly as a non-elite or low-elite. They are a friendly airline and don't go out of their way to treat non-elites poorly like US carriers often do. More of a level-ish playing field.
(By "decent airline" I'm mainly thinking of their long-haul Y product, as compared to other long-haul Y products. Short-haul has more of a ULCC vibe but long-haul is not bad.)
Also has the benefit of being a reasonably decent airline to fly as a non-elite or low-elite. They are a friendly airline and don't go out of their way to treat non-elites poorly like US carriers often do. More of a level-ish playing field.
(By "decent airline" I'm mainly thinking of their long-haul Y product, as compared to other long-haul Y products. Short-haul has more of a ULCC vibe but long-haul is not bad.)
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Jan 31, 2022, 10:56 am
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I may be wrong but as you're starting in Dublin with them do you do US pre-clearance Immigration in Dublin when flying with EI? Therefore when you get to the US then you're like a domestic flight and a lot quicker through the terminal. That's a big benefit to me too. You won't get that if you fly to any other country first.
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Jan 31, 2022, 4:36 pm
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Jan 31, 2022, 4:59 pm
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Jan 31, 2022, 5:28 pm
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Yes, that's generally true - although when I flew through there in 2019 I noticed a sign that a couple specific flights did not have preclearance and you'd go through immigration after landing in the U.S. I don't know if there's a predictable pattern to it or not.
Yes, that's generally true - although when I flew through there in 2019 I noticed a sign that a couple specific flights did not have preclearance and you'd go through immigration after landing in the U.S. I don't know if there's a predictable pattern to it or not.
Jan 31, 2022, 6:55 pm
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Preclearance has specific hours of operation. Most flights to the US leave in the morning to early afternoon. Sometimes airlines have flights that depart after preclearance closes.
Feb 1, 2022, 1:41 pm
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Here's their price list, https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/bia.pdf
If you drank 100€ worth of that, would you be able to walk off the plane?
If you drank 100€ worth of that, would you be able to walk off the plane?