Aer Lingus

1927sully · 22 Oct 19, 09:03 PM

What are Aer Lingus like to fly to/from MCO with please? Also, having never flown indirect, how does a change at Dublin work - Do you have to collect your luggage & re check it in, or do Aer Lingus automatically swap it over to the Long Haul plane?

thatdavieguy · 22 Oct 19, 09:40 PM

You go through pre-clearance where you will arrive in Orlando as a domestic passenger, your luggage is checked straight through so you won't see it until you land other than identifying a photo of your bags on a screen during pre-clearance

MissRed · 22 Oct 19, 10:42 PM

All checked straight through when booked all together. We did MAN-DUB-MCO last year. No major complaints. The worst part was probably check in at both sides. Very slow and understaffed I would say, however, a small price to pay for the convenience of pre-clearance and a short first leg.

clucky1966 · 23 Oct 19, 10:19 AM

Thank you for asking this as we have just booked MAN to MCO via DuB with Aer Lingus and I was wondering the same, nice to know it goes straight through at DUB 😀😀😀👍👍

tspill · 23 Oct 19, 10:29 AM

AL is out airline of choice.
But I would be travelling to Dublin the night before. Missing a connection in Dublin is very painful as there are not many flights.

disneypars · 23 Oct 19, 10:46 AM

Thanks for posting going EDI-DUB-MCO in May.

**Alibayparc** · 23 Oct 19, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by tspill

AL is out airline of choice.
But I would be travelling to Dublin the night before. Missing a connection in Dublin is very painful as there are not many flights.

Hi
I would love to fly the night before but I�ve never managed to get Aer Lingus to offer this on a through ticket. Have found a way to do this.
Thank you
Alex

tspill · 23 Oct 19, 03:22 PM

I live in Ireland so haven't done this through Dublin. But have regularly done similar through London. I use the multi-journey option rather than the return ticket option.
So search for the three flights - ? to Dublin on Day 1; Dublin to Orlando Day 2; Orlando to ? on your return day.

Hope this helps.

Potterer · 23 Oct 19, 04:43 PM

Love, love, love Aer Lingus especially the price and the pre-clearance.

We actually book it as separate tickets so Man-Dub return and Dub-Mco return. We fly in the day before and stay at the Premier Inn. Only because there aren't daily flights to Mco from Dub and Dh would absolutely have a heart attack at the mere thought of missing a connection, hence the night before.

Just be aware coming back can feel dreadful depending on the connection time for your flight Dub- wherever because your journey hasn't ended.

We flew back business class this time so had slept on the plane on a lie flat bed and then gone into the business class lounge at Dublin. Pure bliss.

They sent us to the gate really early only to bus us to another gate. Grrr. Think about meal times and when you can access food too. I have happy memories of a lovely Greggs sausage roll at Manchester airport when we were ravenous! Fortunately situated opposite car key collection for parking!

tspill · 23 Oct 19, 05:10 PM

Also, while the economy food is good, we always upgrade the meal. This is a nice way to start the holiday.

23 Oct 19, 10:29 AM	#5
	23 Oct 19, 10:29 AM tspill Imagineer
tspill Imagineer Join Date: Feb 13	AL is out airline of choice. But I would be travelling to Dublin the night before. Missing a connection in Dublin is very painful as there are not many flights.

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	23 Oct 19, 03:22 PM tspill Imagineer
tspill Imagineer Join Date: Feb 13	I live in Ireland so haven't done this through Dublin. But have regularly done similar through London. I use the multi-journey option rather than the return ticket option. So search for the three flights - ? to Dublin on Day 1; Dublin to Orlando Day 2; Orlando to ? on your return day. Hope this helps. Edited at 03:23 PM.

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	23 Oct 19, 04:43 PM Potterer Very Serious Dibber
Potterer Very Serious Dibber Join Date: May 14	Love, love, love Aer Lingus especially the price and the pre-clearance. We actually book it as separate tickets so Man-Dub return and Dub-Mco return. We fly in the day before and stay at the Premier Inn. Only because there aren't daily flights to Mco from Dub and Dh would absolutely have a heart attack at the mere thought of missing a connection, hence the night before. Just be aware coming back can feel dreadful depending on the connection time for your flight Dub- wherever because your journey hasn't ended. We flew back business class this time so had slept on the plane on a lie flat bed and then gone into the business class lounge at Dublin. Pure bliss. They sent us to the gate really early only to bus us to another gate. Grrr. Think about meal times and when you can access food too. I have happy memories of a lovely Greggs sausage roll at Manchester airport when we were ravenous! Fortunately situated opposite car key collection for parking! __________________ May 2014 POR April 2016 HRH & POR August 2018 Springhill Suites, RPR Club level, POR August 2019 CBBR & RPR Club level Post GCSE treat

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	23 Oct 19, 05:10 PM tspill Imagineer
tspill Imagineer Join Date: Feb 13	Also, while the economy food is good, we always upgrade the meal. This is a nice way to start the holiday.