tink1970
DCL Platinum
- Joined
- Dec 29, 2012
One more post on my trip then I swear, I'll zip my lips about travel until March!
I flew from DUB for a couple of reasons:
1) found super cheap biz seat- 37.5K after 40% MR bonus
2) DUB has US border preclearance. What is this? You essentially clear immigration prior to your flight so upon arrival, instead of clearing immigration and then reclaiming luggage and then rechecking it, you're free to just get to your next flight or finish travel. It's also found in Shannon (Ireland), some airports in Canada as well as in Bermuda, a couple in the Bahamas and Abu Dhabi. It just makes the hassle prior to flying vice after. Having GE makes it much faster although you do have to remember that you'll go through security screening again so don't buy large quantities of alcohol in the main terminal, lol.
After you're in the "US" there is only one Lounge- 51st and Green-which serves essentially all business class passengers. Lucky did a review so if you're interested, here it is:
https://onemileatatime.com/us-pre-clearance-lounge-dublin-review/
I was there for lunch so there was a soup, two types of chili (veg and meat) and some salads. The vegetarian chili was quite good, as was the wheat bread with delicious Irish butter (better than the French butter, imho). I had several mini cans of diet coke and was able to rest, recharge (literally and figuratively) and spend time in a quiet environment prior to my flight. It's not a fancy lounge and no made to order guacamole station (which is now how I set the bar, lol) but quite good for my needs.
If you're thinking of returning to the US from Europe, then Dublin is a reasonable choice.
I flew from DUB for a couple of reasons:
1) found super cheap biz seat- 37.5K after 40% MR bonus
2) DUB has US border preclearance. What is this? You essentially clear immigration prior to your flight so upon arrival, instead of clearing immigration and then reclaiming luggage and then rechecking it, you're free to just get to your next flight or finish travel. It's also found in Shannon (Ireland), some airports in Canada as well as in Bermuda, a couple in the Bahamas and Abu Dhabi. It just makes the hassle prior to flying vice after. Having GE makes it much faster although you do have to remember that you'll go through security screening again so don't buy large quantities of alcohol in the main terminal, lol.
After you're in the "US" there is only one Lounge- 51st and Green-which serves essentially all business class passengers. Lucky did a review so if you're interested, here it is:
https://onemileatatime.com/us-pre-clearance-lounge-dublin-review/
I was there for lunch so there was a soup, two types of chili (veg and meat) and some salads. The vegetarian chili was quite good, as was the wheat bread with delicious Irish butter (better than the French butter, imho). I had several mini cans of diet coke and was able to rest, recharge (literally and figuratively) and spend time in a quiet environment prior to my flight. It's not a fancy lounge and no made to order guacamole station (which is now how I set the bar, lol) but quite good for my needs.
If you're thinking of returning to the US from Europe, then Dublin is a reasonable choice.
