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EI109 - PreClearance at Dublin

  • 07-03-2010 9:59pm
    #1
    towger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭


    Hi.
    I will shortly fly from Dublin to JFK on EI109 , departure 15.30.
    I know from earlier threads and other sites that this flight used not use immigration pre-clearance in Dublin. However, the AerLingus site says that flights departing before 16.00 use the facility. Also, in the past I think EI109 used leave later, maybe 17.00.
    So, really, I'm wondering if anybody has taken this flight recently, say in the last two months , who would know ?

    Also, does this flight have individual back of seat TVs ?
    Thanks !


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  • #2
    copacetic
    Subscribers Posts: 16,614 ✭✭✭✭copacetic


    flew out on EI0105 recently and back on EI0108 and both has seatback TV system with thousands of songs a lot of games, 20 or 30 TV shows and 12 or so movies. It was pretty cool. Beware though they switch it off 20 mins or so from landing, so make sure you time the movies right! A fair bit of overlap over and back though. EI0105 was an early flight and it cleared immigration in Dublin.


  • #3
    445279.ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,978 ✭✭✭445279.ie


    Went on the 109 around Christmas and we didn't do pre-clearance in Dublin


  • #4
    towger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭towger


    Thanks for your reply .... shame I'll have to Q in JFK it seems :(


  • #5
    Lifelike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 267 ✭✭Lifelike


    As far as I know you will have to go through the immigration at JFK.

    All Aer Lingus planes now have in-flight entertainment.


  • #6
    saeglopur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 112 ✭✭saeglopur


    yep ei109 always clears in jfk as us imm in dub are gone home by the time it boards


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  • #7
    Lifelike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 267 ✭✭Lifelike


    saeglopur wrote: »
    yep ei109 always clears in jfk as us imm in dub are gone home by the time it boards

    Do they go home to America, or are they actually Irish people?


  • #8
    lord lucan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,577 ✭✭✭lord lucan


    Lifelike wrote: »
    Do they go home to America, or are they actually Irish people?

    They're American and based here in Ireland.


  • #9
    towger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭towger


    Just to close this out and for the benefit of anybody else looking for info. on EI109, indeed Immigration is done in JFK. In my case, the Q was about 30 minutes. The Aer Lingus website incorrectly states that flights before 16.00 are pre-cleared in Dublin.

    Also, for those interested ( and as already stated in another thread ), all seats have AVOD ( individual seat-back TVs ) with lots of choice.

    Finally, EI staff on the ground and in the air were very pleasant as is usually the case.


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