London to Dublin: Which airline and which airport do you prefer?
Apr 3rd, 2007, 05:33 PM
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London to Dublin: Which airline and which airport do you prefer?
DH and I will be staying in northern London, and I was wondering which airport/airline combination would work best for our flight to Dublin.
BMI is the cheapest for our dates(unless there are more hidden fees),but it flies out of Heathrow, and people on this board seem to say avoid Heathrow if possible.
Aer Lingus and Ryanair have similar prices, but AL has a cabin bag restriction size of 16x35x45cm for flights out of UK, and my bag is slightly larger.
AL also flies out of Heathrow, but Ryanair has flights from Gatwick, Luton and Stansted.
Can anyone who knows these airlines and airports give me any thoughts to help me decide please?
Thanks
BMI is the cheapest for our dates(unless there are more hidden fees),but it flies out of Heathrow, and people on this board seem to say avoid Heathrow if possible.
Aer Lingus and Ryanair have similar prices, but AL has a cabin bag restriction size of 16x35x45cm for flights out of UK, and my bag is slightly larger.
AL also flies out of Heathrow, but Ryanair has flights from Gatwick, Luton and Stansted.
Can anyone who knows these airlines and airports give me any thoughts to help me decide please?
Thanks
Apr 3rd, 2007, 09:50 PM
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You're asking the wrong questions.
There's no meaningful differernce betwen the airlines for an hour's flight, except for Air Fungus' bizarre cabin bag rules. And, apart from the excellent London City, there's no real gradation between the generally miserable experience you'll get at the four conventional airports. Heathrow is no better or worse: it gets a bad reputation on this site merely because London's airports are all congested, but more Americans (who dominate this site) use Heathrow than any other airport, so it's where they experience the London Problem
But there's a huge difference in the convenience of GETTING to the airports.
"Northern London" can mean practically anywhere from the southern suburbs of Birmingham to Buckingham Palace. But wherever you're staying, chances are it's a few minutes from a railway or tube station with direct access to one of London's five airports.
All things being equal, always fly from London City is the best rule for life in North London. Otherwise, assuming prices are a wash (and they won't be) use the airport easiest to get to from where you're staying.
And only you know where that is.
There's no meaningful differernce betwen the airlines for an hour's flight, except for Air Fungus' bizarre cabin bag rules. And, apart from the excellent London City, there's no real gradation between the generally miserable experience you'll get at the four conventional airports. Heathrow is no better or worse: it gets a bad reputation on this site merely because London's airports are all congested, but more Americans (who dominate this site) use Heathrow than any other airport, so it's where they experience the London Problem
But there's a huge difference in the convenience of GETTING to the airports.
"Northern London" can mean practically anywhere from the southern suburbs of Birmingham to Buckingham Palace. But wherever you're staying, chances are it's a few minutes from a railway or tube station with direct access to one of London's five airports.
All things being equal, always fly from London City is the best rule for life in North London. Otherwise, assuming prices are a wash (and they won't be) use the airport easiest to get to from where you're staying.
And only you know where that is.
Apr 4th, 2007, 05:09 AM
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Absolutely what flanner said -- basically it depends on WHERE in north London. Do you mean some far flung northern suburb, or Marylebone, or somewhere in between. "North London" could mean anything . . . . .
