Best Airline Dublin -> NewYork

Clonmel1000

Hi All,

Hoping to travel from Dublin to New York next year for first trip to the states. Will be flying economy class.

Which airline would you recommend in terms of comfort, in flight entertainment and food.

Thanks

martinsvi

Aer Lingus, due to comfy 2-4-2 seat layout, food is all right, IFE a bit annoying but does the job, Airbus A330 generally handles bumps better than narrow-body b757 that most US airlines use for this route during winter (this might stir up some arguments, I don't care, that's my experience, not some proven facts or anything)

andy_g

Moved to Travel Forum.

biko

Aer Lingus is fine, I fly it to US all the time. You get the usual few movies etc so entertainment is fine too.

jjbrien

Id also have to say Aer Lingus during the winter months. Im not a fan of the 757 for hops across the Atlantic. The IFE on Aer Lingus is decent and the normal food not the one you pay for is good too. The A330 is a good plane.

If you wanted to go via London id go with BA good food, free drink, nicer planes they are flying the 787 now to New York Newark. But going via london can be a drag and its better to go direct and do your immigration in Dublin for a stress free arrival in the USA.

Clonmel1000

Is there any difference in the planes used on the Dublin to New York v the Shannon to New York routes or which one would people recommend


Thanks

jjbrien

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Is there any difference in the planes used on the Dublin to New York v the Shannon to New York routes or which one would people recommend


Thanks

Not really all are 757's there so Id go with United if flying out of SNN

If flying out of Dublin go with Aer Lingus as they use the A330 which as another poster has said is far more comfortable

highlydebased

Aer Lingus 757's not in service long so new cabins still quite fresh.



Row 4 +5 (econ) are in front of the bulkhead in between Business and Economy so are their own mini cabin and quite cosy indeed.

Avoid rearmost rows on 757 as it's a bit like a see-saw in turbulence!

finbarrk

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Is there any difference in the planes used on the Dublin to New York v the Shannon to New York routes or which one would people recommend


Thanks

I have gone Shannon - Newark with United the last few times I went. It's usually cheaper than Aer Lingus and entertainment, food, etc. are fine.

househero

United is generally not well respected by our American Cousins.

OP post your question on FlyerTalk and you will get a million answers to your question, with very detailed information on why a is better than b. You can decide what is more important to you.

If it was as simple as an airline being 'better' they would just all copy the best and haveh identical prices, which isn't the case.

ScottSF

Dublin to NYC is really not such a long flight compared with going to California or Asia. You typically leave in the morning and get there in the early afternoon so you'll have plenty of time to enjoy the city that day. In my opinion your best bet is to book the cheapest flight and use the savings for hotels which are outrageous in New York. Just bring lots of your own entertainment and extra snacks. Remember there are three airports that serve NYC but if you search for destination airport "NYC" you usually get results for all three.

The biggest issue is on the way back to Dublin. The flights leave at night and are even shorter - less than 7 hours with tail winds helping even more. With United last time I left at 6pm and arrived before 6am. So the issue is how much sleep will you get. With take off and landing time and food service, ... you have hardly any time to try and get some sleep.

The Black Oil

I went to Vegas recently, booked through Aer Lingus. Route out was Dublin-Boston-Vegas, with Jet Blue. United and EI (from Chicago) on the return. I've also used Delta and BA to the US and would say they come around more frequently with soft drinks/water. On the way out with EI one woman in front of me complained about having to pay for Jameson. Bit of a delay on the way back with EI and extra fuel was taken on board, I think the reason was being rerouted, which I'd imagine is not unusual. Only added an extra 30 minutes, really. IFE controls I felt were a bit fiddly, tbh. Content was fine. Heard the chief flight attendant briefing her staff before hand, which was interesting re safety, etc. They were quite up for the banter with the Americans from what I saw, too.

Jet Blue were fine, United's aircraft appeared to be very new - had no IFE, mind. I was in Economy Plus, I think by luck and had a little more legroom.

Clonmel1000

Is there any difference between the aircraft on the SNN and Dub route to JFK?

Third_Echelon

Best Aircraft and general experience out of Dublin to NY is Aer Lingus. I've flown them all direct and Aer Lingus is definitely the best. The A330 that they fly on the route is a big aircraft and very comfortable, even during bad weather.

As others have said, the 757 that some of the US based operators use on the Dublin routes sometimes are a little bit more bumpy in bad weather.

Dublin -> JFK are all A330s.

Shannon -> JFK, they use the 757 year round (also shannon to boston).

eoinf

I know you asked for the best but the worst is defo American airlines. Like flying Ryanair. Never again.