Airport Tips&Tricks (incl baggage-drop;connecting-flight & terminal-info)

PhilipsR

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Are you sure that's not the budget travel reservation number?

No I looked on the Malaysian Airlines website, not Budget Travel. Thanks again.

mburke

I have an early flight and got an email to drop bags the night before. I plan to drop in a child seat and am wondering will they take the cabbin baggage as well considering I have to wait for the child seat eitherway.

Also with the pushchair do I need to check that in or can I go to the gate and check it in there?

Tried Ryanair online agent but it doesn't seem to be working today.

Locker10a

mburke wrote: »

I have an early flight and got an email to drop bags the night before. I plan to drop in a child seat and am wondering will they take the cabbin baggage as well considering I have to wait for the child seat eitherway.

Also with the pushchair do I need to check that in or can I go to the gate and check it in there?

Tried Ryanair online agent but it doesn't seem to be working today.

Ryanair no-longer take hand-luggage for free at the check in desk like Aer Lingus do.  They used to but now charge 5euro for it. You could always try your luck with the agent on the day. If they don't accept it the night before they will just take it at the gate with the push chair.

Fred Swanson

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Locker10a wrote: »

Ryanair no-longer take hand-luggage for free at the check in desk like Aer Lingus do.  They used to but now charge 5euro for it. You could always try your luck with the agent on the day. If they don't accept it the night before they will just take it at the gate with the push chair.

When did this start?

I usually just get a tag at the check in desk and hand it in no prob, job done and mosey on the plane last with no fuss :pac:

The party is over if this is true

Fred Swanson

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nailer54321

Something ofc topic, booked flights but forgof to put in my middle name, anyone know if tbis will be a problem? I know the names should match you passport, anyone any experience with this, will i need to change name or wi i be ok with this,

Fred Swanson

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nailer54321

@Fred, can you remember if they scan your passport at the gate, i cant remember if they do or if they just scan your boarding pass

Fred Swanson

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nailer54321

Ok thanks for that

Lau2976

I have a 9am flight to the us with united. I'm bringing a checked bag, is 5am too early to check in? It's the only time I'll be able to get a lift.

Also I have a layover in the us and will be doing preclearance in Dublin, will I have to collect my bag and check it in again or will it be checked through.

TIA

Fred Swanson

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Lau2976

Thanks Fred Swanson

Nermal

Lau2976 wrote: »

I have a 9am flight to the us with united.

In a similar boat, have a 9am to the US. What's the LATEST I should be arriving? Is two hours in advance enough?

Fred Swanson

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whomitconcerns

Nermal wrote: »

Lau2976 wrote: »

I have a 9am flight to the us with united.

In a similar boat, have a 9am to the US. What's the LATEST I should be arriving? Is two hours in advance enough?

No baggage and a fast pass for security and you should be grand

coylemj

Will be flying home from Basel in November and am wondering if it's possible to buy some tax-free electronics like an iPad in the airport duty-free? The airport website mentions a few duty-free shops but none of them appear to sell electronics.

Any update from a recent traveller would be appreciated.

https://www.euroairport.com/en/passengers/shops-services/duty-free.html

Mr rebel

whomitconcerns wrote: »

No baggage and a fast pass for security and you should be grand

How about arriving at Dublin airport at midday for a European flight that departs at 1:10pm? I already have fast pass booked with no checked baggage

JCX BXC

whomitconcerns wrote: »

No baggage and a fast pass for security and you should be grand

USPC is the concern here!

JCX BXC

Mr rebel wrote: »

How about arriving at Dublin airport at midday for a European flight that departs at 1:10pm? I already have fast pass booked with no checked baggage

Personally I wouldn't do it, because if you run into any delays eg on the way in or going through security it could cause a bit of stress, however it can and has been done.

AndyBoBandy

JCX BXC wrote: »

Personally I wouldn't do it, because if you run into any delays eg on the way in or going through security it could cause a bit of stress, however it can and has been done.

I would typically aim to arrive at the airport about 1 hour before flight departures, I have priority check in, and fast track security. I'll only do this as I live 10-15 minutes from the airport, and know enough alternative routes to get me there in the event of any delays etc...

When I've a ~2 hour drive to an airport, I'll always leave in order to arrive at the airport with about 2-2 1/2 hours to spare. I'll usually arrive 2/3 hours before hand, but I'd rather be sitting in the airport with plenty of time to spare than sitting in backed up traffic on a motorway!

I almost got caught in Nantes a good few years ago when the milk farmers were on strike and decided to close the main motorway heading towards the airport.
(French people on strike! Who'd of thought it?!)

George Sunsnow

JCX BXC wrote: »

Personally I wouldn't do it, because if you run into any delays eg on the way in or going through security it could cause a bit of stress, however it can and has been done.

If you know you'll be there an hour before the flight,it's ok with the fast track security ,HBO and checked in and if you're parking in the short term car park
I personally wouldn't like to leave it that tight either but have done

whomitconcerns

I got to the airport at 6.15 one morning for a 6.40 flight... Squeaky bum time.. But I made it!

Mr rebel

whomitconcerns wrote: »

I got to the airport at 6.15 one morning for a 6.40 flight... Squeaky bum time.. But I made it!

Oh wow, must have felt very satisfying to have made it on to the plane:)
For some reason I had it in my head that the boarding pass becomes immediately invalid and won't open the gate thingy if you are 40 minutes or so before departure time....obviously just in my head then!

Yeah I usually don't leave it so late to arrive at the airport but unfortunately I don't really have a choice on Friday but to arrive at midday. Also flying with Aer Lingus so I think Terminal 2 is usually less "chaotic" than Terminal 1, although on the other hand Aer Lingus usually commence boarding really early compared to the likes of Ryanair....ahh I'll just have to risk it.

whomitconcerns

Mr rebel wrote: »

Oh wow, must have felt very satisfying to have made it on to the plane:)
For some reason I had it in my head that the boarding pass becomes immediately invalid and won't open the gate thingy if you are 40 minutes or so before departure time....obviously just in my head then!

Yeah I usually don't leave it so late to arrive at the airport but unfortunately I don't really have a choice on Friday but to arrive at midday. Also flying with Aer Lingus so I think Terminal 2 is usually less "chaotic" than Terminal 1, although on the other hand Aer Lingus usually commence boarding really early compared to the likes of Ryanair....ahh I'll just have to risk it.

It was..I got to the airport at 5.45 and realised that i had left my wallet and phone at home (3 day work trip)....fastest taxi journey ever back to malahide and back to airport...I was actually at the gate before my colleagues who were there much earlier..as they were in the shops!

Just make sure you have fast pass and 1hr will be fine. For US I wouldnt risk less than 2hrs

coylemj

Mr rebel wrote: »

Oh wow, must have felt very satisfying to have made it on to the plane:)
For some reason I had it in my head that the boarding pass becomes immediately invalid and won't open the gate thingy if you are 40 minutes or so before departure time....obviously just in my head then!

The boarding pass is probably valid for the whole day, not sure if anyone here can answer that one but you could still arrive at the gate to find that they've finished boarding.

Time was before the print at home or smartphone app when you had to show up at a check-in desk to get your boarding card but if that had closed, you could try blagging your way past the person at the airline ticket desk. Depending on how strict they were at the time (it varied from month to month), they might ring the gate, establish that they hadn't completed boarding and let you through. With no significant baggage and if you looked reasonably fit, they would say to their colleague down at the gate: 'I have a runner here, can I let him through?'

One time Aer Lingus wanted to send out a message to the people on the early morning flights to Heathrow. I arrived late for the check-in desk so asked for a boarding pass at the ticket desk, having already established from a friend who was at the gate that they had not yet started boarding but they still wouldn't let me through. Next week the same flight was fully boarded with 10 minutes to spare - the message got through!

tayto lover

Never had to remove my shoes at Dublin airport but had to at Gatwick. Is this a new thing? Will wear slip-ons in the future.

Locker10a

tayto lover wrote: »

Never had to remove my shoes at Dublin airport but had to at Gatwick. Is this a new thing? Will wear slip-ons in the future.

Depends on the shoes! If you set off the alarm you generally have to remove them.
Or maybe security on that particular day we are targeting shoes additional screening. They have different checks they sort of concentrate on more heavily from time to time. e.g the sensitivity of the metal detector you walk through can be ajusted on random days it can be set at high

witchgirl26

tayto lover wrote: »

Never had to remove my shoes at Dublin airport but had to at Gatwick. Is this a new thing? Will wear slip-ons in the future.

If you have any heeled shoes or with a large base on them (like wedges for women or hiking boots for all) then they will ask you to remove them - have done with me for years. If you're in runners or standard flat-ish shoes then should be fine.