Originally Posted by
NWSRG
Personal opinion only, but I prefer flying to and from Belfast (even via LHR / LGW) than the two hour drive when you get home from Dublin, jetlagged, probably having been wide-awake across the pond on the way home. And pre-clearance adds two hours on the road, and an extra hour in the terminal in DUB...again, personal opinion, but I'm happy to clear immigration in the US on arrival.
PVD was circa 20-25 minutes, SFO last year was about the same, MCO maybe 30 minutes...my only bad experience was 90 minutes in EWR. And while you're in the queue for immigration, you'd only be waiting for baggage anyway...also, the new 'ATMs' do speed things up.
So for me, it will be BFS-MCO next year, or maybe BFS-LGW-MCO, or BHD-MAN-MCO.
Agree 100% with all of the above. I've done both ways and will always prioritise options from BFS or BHD. Unless there is a very large amount of £££ to be saved.
Pre clearance is a total non-issue for the reasons indicated above. 30 mins at JFK last August.
Typing this at BFS waiting for my flight to VNO.