Why do you have to clear Immigration? I had no intention of going landside. "Gatwick Connections" offer self connecting with hold baggage transfer to the following Airlines:
Aer Lingus
Air Europa
British Airways
easyJet
Flybe
Meridiana
Monarch
Norwegian
TAP
Thomas Cook
Virgin Atlantic
WestJet
WOW Air
Come on DUBHUB (and FR), think of the extra revenue.
Rules are any passenger landing at DUB must clear immigration. The Common Travel Area between here and UK not even exempt. Now these are not rules by daa.
Gatwick would have much bigger business to make it viable and from a quick glance Gatwicks charges are not varied therefore it makes no difference to fees/revenue. Short to Shot haul connections are a fraction of transfer at DUB.