New York

inlikeflynn wrote: 9fingers wrote: Going to the US indirect is madness!  I remember in the Celtic Tiger days, when everyone did their Christmas shopping in Woodbury Common, the deals with Virgin from London were so much better so I went that way to try it.  Seats were comfier, individual tellies with choice of film or Super Nintendo games, Aer Lingus had a tv that came down from the ceiling, showing some third rate family film, free cans of beer compared to Aer Lingus pouring you some pure orange into a plastic glass.  But still, despite all that, it wasn’t worth going via London.  Better just to ignore how sh*te Aer Lingus is, pay the extra money and save time both with immigration and not getting a connecting flight.

The Huntacha wrote: Have flown to NY from Dublin and London and found immigration to be a lot quicker in JFK than pre-clearance in T2.

irishmufc wrote: The Huntacha wrote: Have flown to NY from Dublin and London and found immigration to be a lot quicker in JFK than pre-clearance in T2. Flew to Fort Lauderdale in June and was only asked two questions at immigration. In and out in no time. My mate on the other hand pissed off the immigration guard by accident after he walked to the desk before being called and then got the Spanish inquisition when they seen he was in Russia and Iran on his passport.

I'm in the same boat.

thebronze14 wrote: Hoping to go to NYC at halloween for a week. Mate is over there so have somewhere to stay etc. Dirct flights are looking 750 or so return. In anyone's experience are they likely to come down in price or do Aer Lingus every have transatlantic sales? Could fly via Iceland for about 400. This may be the better option or what are peoples experiences?

The better half goes in October and usually around €520 mark. Aer Lingus normally have a summer sale on late June and can get good deals if your trip includes a Saturday night. You don't have to pay full fare up front, think you can pay 50% now and the balance 8 weeks before travelling. Cheapest flights are the 10.30am from Dublin and the 9.55 pm from JFK travelling mid week...if you go economy and only have a 10kg bag it's about €100 cheaper 

Edited by Cabra Hoop - 12 Mar 2024 at 6:16pm

thebronze14 wrote: Hoping to go to NYC at halloween for a week. Mate is over there so have somewhere to stay etc. Dirct flights are looking 750 or so return. In anyone's experience are they likely to come down in price or do Aer Lingus every have transatlantic sales? Could fly via Iceland for about 400. This may be the better option or what are peoples experiences?

9th to 15th October, going economy is €405, 23rd to 30th Sept going economy is €304. Good value if flexible with dates 

Edited by Cabra Hoop - 12 Mar 2024 at 8:36pm

Cabra Hoop wrote: 9th to 15th October, going economy is €405, 23rd to 30th Sept going economy is €304. Good value if flexible with dates

  sadly it has to be the Halloween holidays for me. Jet Blue as mentioned earlier only goes up to September and is not much cheaper it seems than aer Lingus. If it doesn't come down by the summer it's not the end of the world and I'll book somewhere else