Transiting Dublin Airport

[GROUNDHOG]

I will soon be arriving on a flight from Canada (Air Canada) and transiting to Aer Lingus regional DUB/NQY. I have a transit time of one and a half hours.
As a UK citizen I am slightly confused as to whether I can just stay airside and avoid entering Europe or whether there is a terminal change involved?
Appreciate any advice and confirmation an hour and a half should be enough time.
Thanks

[Asturias56]

You stay airside

Sometimes they drop you off at the weird little terminal out on it's own and you have to walk through and get a bus to the main terminal but it's all straightforward

90 minutes should be plenty if you arrive on time - it's not Schipol or LHR

[FGE319]

From quite old experience, you'll enter the CTA with your passport (but can stay airside) and then will enter the UK on your 'domestic' flight (a little like Schengen-Schengen).

You'll need a UK PLF, not sure if you still need one for Ireland or not.

[Una Due Tfc]

No PLF required for Ireland, it was done away with to facilitate Ukrainians fleeing the war.

Groundhog, when you get off the AC flight in Terminal 1 keep a sharp eye out for the “flight connections” signs and just follow them. You’ll remain airside. The EI regional flights used to all depart from remote stands in T1 also when Stobart operated them, I assume now Emerald have taken over they use the same stands.

[Asturias56]

the biggest problem is not getting lost in the vast duty free

[GROUNDHOG]

Thanks Everyone
Great help.
We cannot check our baggage right through so assume can still collect it at Dublin and stay airside as normal. We normally drive from Cornwall to Heathrow to make fairly regular trips to Vancouver but to soon be able to fly NQY/DUB cuts out that long drive and the fares in business class were way cheaper!
Haven't been to Dublin for over 20 years, remember it as being a great place.

[Nightstop]

In my experience, Dublin Flight Connections is useless. I had to clear Immigration inbound and then security outbound, nearly missed my onward flight due horrendous security queues. Your timescale in transit is inadequate. How do you expect to collect your baggage and stay airside? Dream on.

[GROUNDHOG]

Originally Posted by Nightstop

In my experience, Dublin Flight Connections is useless. I had to clear Immigration inbound and then security outbound, nearly missed my onward flight due horrendous security queues. Your timescale in transit is inadequate. How do you expect to collect your baggage and stay airside? Dream on.

That is the reason I asked the question Nighstop I don't know. I have certainly been to airports in the past where you can do exactly that.

[S.o.S.]

Nightstop I don't think 'dream on' is needed. You might have said "In my experience .." You've been in the forum long enough to know.

[Una Due Tfc]

Originally Posted by GROUNDHOG

That is the reason I asked the question Nighstop I don't know. I have certainly been to airports in the past where you can do exactly that.

Okay, if you can't through check your bags then you might have to go landside, not certain. If that's the case you need to walk over to terminal 2, as that's where Aer Lingus check in is. Then you'll go through security, get airside and have to walk back to T1 airside.

[GROUNDHOG]

Originally Posted by S.o.S.

Nightstop I don't think 'dream on' is needed. You might have said "In my experience .." You've been in the forum long enough to know.

Thanks I did find it mildly offensive.

[GROUNDHOG]

Originally Posted by Una Due Tfc

Okay, if you can't through check your bags then you might have to go landside, not certain. If that's the case you need to walk over to terminal 2, as that's where Aer Lingus check in is. Then you'll go through security, get airside and have to walk back to T1 airside.

Thanks for the advice.

[Speed_Alive_V1]

You'll probably land early as most east bound flights into Dublin benefit from the prevailingly easterly jetstream. You'd be unlucky to get a day where it won't get you there about 40 mins early.

[GROUNDHOG]

Originally Posted by Speed_Alive_V1

You'll probably land early as most east bound flights into Dublin benefit from the prevailingly easterly jetstream. You'd be unlucky to get a day where it won't get you there about 40 mins early.

That would be great thanks for the tip.

[ROKNA]

If your luggage is not checked through
Out through passport control, collect bags, customs, land side, walk the link T1 to T2, check in, security, gate.There is NO other way

Dublin flight connections is ONLY available on ticketed connections no self connection (Ryanair won't pay for the facility) so even if you had hand luggage only you might be turned back. That said AC and EI have interline agreements so you should have been able to purchase a connecting ticket and checked luggage to destination.

[SpringHeeledJack]

As long as you are reasonably fit, the walk is well within your capabilities and a good 'system purge' after 10hrs in the air. I would double check to see if there is the possibility of checking your hold luggage through as you are simply transiting through DUB. Perhaps you should check if there is the possibility of passenger assistance from either AC or EI whilst transiting DUB, it might speed up the process.

[SWBKCB]

Originally Posted by ROKNA

If your luggage is not checked through, Out through passport control, collect bags, customs, land side, walk the link T1 to T2, check in, security, gate.There is NO other way

Dublin flight connections is ONLY available on ticketed connections no self connection (Ryanair won't pay for the facility) so even if you had hand luggage only you might be turned back. That said AC and EI have interline agreements so you should have been able to purchase a connecting ticket and checked luggage to destination.

I think this is the key issue - are you connecting through Dublin (single ticket, bags checked through) or taking one flight in to Dublin (collecting your baggage, clearing immigration) and then taking another flight out (checking in, through security)

[rog747]

Interline bags

Originally Posted by GROUNDHOG

Thanks Everyone
Great help.
We cannot check our baggage right through so assume can still collect it at Dublin and stay airside as normal. We normally drive from Cornwall to Heathrow to make fairly regular trips to Vancouver but to soon be able to fly NQY/DUB cuts out that long drive and the fares in business class were way cheaper!
Haven't been to Dublin for over 20 years, remember it as being a great place.

You may find that when you check in for AC flight to DUB that as EI and AC have an Interline agreement if you ask the check-in agent nicely to check all your bags right through to NQY you may find that he/she can do this for you and give your boarding cards for DUB-NQY -
Even if you are on a seperate ticket for the DUB-NQY sector I have found that on legacy airlines it is still often doable for them.
This would then allow you to use the DUB Flight Connections.

Good luck - it's worked for me plenty of times. - and when your board your small plane to NQY ask the ground crew if your I/L bags made it OK - chances are you will see the trolley by the plane anyway with your bags sitting on it.

If they (AC) really cannot check your luggage right through to NQY then yes, you will have to clear Irish Immigration, collect your bags then go through Customs and make your way to the Domestic Terminal check in.

Edit -
Thing is - I'm thinking if you arrive NQY, you would just walk straight off a DUB flight, no UK Border immigration, - so if you remain in the DUB flight transfer connections then how are you ''cleared'' from Canada into the UK>?
Eire (EU) to UK is an 'open border' so no passport checks - BUT you are coming from Canada,
Just a thought...

[GROUNDHOG]

Originally Posted by rog747

You may find that when you check in for AC flight to DUB that as EI and AC have an Interline agreement if you ask the check-in agent nicely to check all your bags right through to NQY you may find that he/she can do this for you and give your boarding cards for DUB-NQY -
Even if you are on a seperate ticket for the DUB-NQY sector I have found that on legacy airlines it is still often doable for them.
This would then allow you to use the DUB Flight Connections.

Good luck - it's worked for me plenty of times. - and when your board your small plane to NQY ask the ground crew if your I/L bags made it OK - chances are you will see the trolley by the plane anyway with your bags sitting on it.

If they (AC) really cannot check your luggage right through to NQY then yes, you will have to clear Irish Immigration, collect your bags then go through Customs and make your way to the Domestic Terminal check in.

Edit -
Thing is - I'm thinking if you arrive NQY, you would just walk straight off a DUB flight, no UK Border immigration, - so if you remain in the DUB flight transfer connections then how are you ''cleared'' from Canada into the UK>?
Eire (EU) to UK is an 'open border' so no passport checks - BUT you are coming from Canada,
Just a thought...

Thanks all very interesting.
My route is actually YCD/YVR/YYZ/DUB/NQY I might make it but bags checked all the way I would probably never see them again or should I be more confident in the system

[rog747]

Er, yeah that's a LOT of trust in Interlining your baggage all the way home - LOL

Well if you did do it and they don't arrive in NQY then the EI handling agents lost luggage desk at NQY has to create a PIR and give you a lost luggage ref.
Then you have to call your Travel Insurance when you get home within 7 days to report the loss.....But chances are you will get the bags delivered to your home within a few days, or worst case is one or more bags is lost for evermore...

I actually just tried to call NQY Airport and HM Border Force there to ask about your 'Clearance' scenario - but sadly no one could give me an answer, just went around in circles, not even Border Force as there are no flights in at the mo.

I find this incredulous they do not know the answers as both NQY and EXT airports are bannering adverts to use the new EI DUB flights to connect with the 'New World' -
However, there is plenty of clear info about the Outward U.S. pre-clearance at DUB but nothing about returning to the UK via DUB and how one has to do it....

I'll keep digging....