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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]on the topic of US Customs in Dublin, we are flying Aer Lingus to and from Paris with only an hour 20 min between flights. You are all making me feel like we won't make the Dublin-IAD flight home...[/quote]

I’m confused by this too because Aer Lingus has many daily flights that do this so I’m guessing they think it works…[/quote]

It's definitely right- I'll bet the minimim time they will legally allow you to book that connection is 1:15. But anything under 1:45 I would worry about, especially if I didn't have GE, and the onward flight left Dublin between 10:30-12:00.[/quote]

I thought their website said they recommend 2 hours.

We had a layover in that awful morning rush. They did end up holding our flight for probably an hour or more, so that people stuck in the lines could make it….which probably explains why our 9pm departure from Dulles was delayed due to a late inbound plane from Dublin. [/quote]

Ha,should have been "definitely tight"

Yeah 2 hours is probably optimal, but I'd be okay with 1:45. Anything less than that and you are really cutting it close, especially without GE.

The preclearance system makes sense for those starting in Dublin and making connections in the US- that's why they are partners with JetBlue at JFK and United at Dulles. But it's less logical for those connecting at Dublin and terminating at the first US airport. It moves the time risk of customs/passport control to the middle of the journey instead of the end.[/quote]

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