Ah Aer Finglas... or as it should be known Aer-not-quite-as-awful-as-Ryanair! On the plus side your eyes aren't assailed by the horrendous yellow, and they assign you an actual seat. On the minus side its pretty much like Ryanair on the short-hall european flights. On the longer flights there's marginally more legroom and I must say I've never had a complaint about the staff on the flight. You know it is fine - not as awful as Ryanair - that should be their motto! read more

The worst customer service ever! Imagine this. I am trying to book eight tickets from US to Ireland at Xmas. I want to include car hire. All together, I am given eight different phone numbers in Ireland and New York. I spend over 90 minutes on hold and end up giving up in disgust having never talked to anyone who didn't transfer or refer me. I am going to book on another airline and do the same for the three or four trips my wife and I make each year. No wonder they can't make money! read more

I will never fly Aer Lingus again. Came from Chicago to Dublin and they lost my luggage. It was missing for almost 2 days, and they kept telling me to "Be Patient." When I called United, who originally had my bag to see what they could do, they walked over to Aer Lingus, pointed my bag out, and asked them to immediately send it to me in Dublin. Even then, my luggage wasn't put on the next 2 flights to Dublin. When I asked what expenses they would cover while waiting for my luggage, they said,"You should have carried on more personal items." Never again! read more

There have been some hairy flight experiences when traveling transatlantic, but this is in my top five of most relaxing flight experiences!! The employees are so warming and helpful. We were slightly confused on where to go, but one of the young ladies gave us specific directions and all confusion subsided. Thanks to her, we were able to enjoy a handmade sandwich and I was able to knock back a glass of vino, instead of having to run around the airport. The plane is spacious enough too. I didn't feel too cramped and was able to watch 3 1/2 movies on the flight home. One helpful hint, do NOT watch Contagion on a 8+ hour flight. I was convinced every flier was a carrier of some unexplainable malady. Besides that hiccup, I watched a couple other movies and a TV show. The flight food was fine and we always got served first (hee, hee), since I requested vegetarian meals. The flight was slightly longer than usual, but that was because the pilots took some time to figure out a northern route, since there were several strong storms over the Atlantic. No roller coaster ride here! On our way to getting our bag at O'Hare, there was yet another male employee welcoming us to Chicago. How cool is that?!? Being on time (almost) both ways topped off the flying experience. Hats off to Aer Lingus! read more

I left this post on the DC Aer Lingus from my local airport and am just copying the the Dublin location below. This is from a few years ago now. Never got a response to the post. ----- Okay, I am really not one to complain. I don't think I have ever had to write a review as negative as I do now. The actual flight was fine, a normal international flight. It was comfortable, the food was filling and didn't make you feel like you were traveling and eating gross airplane food. However, my issue is with their customer service. Without going into details that will bore you about my specific situation, Aer Lingus screwed up. They gave us a connecting flight that didn't give us enough time to make the flight so we were stuck in Boston (our layover city) for a day and didn't have a place to stay. They wouldn't put us up in a hotel and they misplaced our bags that we had to take with us until the next day when we were getting on the next flight. So the next day comes and they tell us that we weren't actually put on the next flight as we were told. Instead we were only reserved for the flight, which essentially means standby. We had missed a day and a half of our vacation and it was because of their oversights. We finally got taken off standby and ran to make the flight to begin our vacation. When I contacted Aer Lingus after getting back to the US, they were extremely unhelpful. They deflected the blame to Expedia, where I had booked the flights. I was sent back and forth many times between the two companies because each told me it was the other's fault. Finally, someone from Expedia said she would speak directly to someone from Aer Lingus, and the woman finally admitted that yes, it was Aer Lingus' fault these things had happened. I had to write them an email (no phone available to talk directly to a person about this type of issue). It took over 2 months for them to get back to me about what had happened. When I followed up on the phone with someone to check that the email had gone through, the man on the line was incredibly rude. Like in a way I had never been spoken to before. He kept interrupting me and minimizing my concerns. It was really upsetting. Ultimately, someone responded to my email saying that there was nothing he could do and sorry for the inconvenience. We ultimately made it to Ireland had a great time, but taking Aer Lingus was not worth it. The customer service was just terrible and I'm left with an unresolved problem. I lost a few hundred dollars in expenses and there was nothing left to be done. I hope this doesn't happen to you, but wanted to tell my story to warn you--deal with another air line if possible. They were just so unhelpful and not understanding of my perspective. read more

The flight from New York to Dublin was great. The flight attendent brought me water before the flight took off so I could take my anxiety pills... they work way better than alcohol! That was sweet of her. The in flight meal they served us looked like dog food, but tasted like it was made for a king. Absolutely delicious! Beef stew with peas and carrots and bread. I loved the selection of inflight movies and tv shows on my own personal tv screen built in to the chair infront of me! Yay for Family Guy and Paull Rudd movies! They even sell you duty free alcohol and cigs on board if you didn't get a chance to hit the duty free at the airport (i didn't.) my only complaint was that I was in coach and the seats were cramped. US Airways had roomier coach seats. read more

It's hard for me to rate any airline with decent stars. I'm just not a fan of those diseased ridden, flying death traps, and who can blame the poor people who work them. I would be a bit ornery as well if I had to deal with the likes of me, everyday, all day. Still, I guess there has to be something said about doing your job and doing it well. Or quit damn you. So much to my surprise, I was very well content on both the flight out and the flight in on Aer Lingus. Seats are like most airlines, snacks and drinks roll out pretty fast, staff is friendly, and having to choose from like 20 inflight movies gives them high marks from me. I don't mind you so much Aer Lingus, even if you make everyone giggle around me when I say your name. read more

I don't travel a lot and this was my first international flight. I had a great experience! Each seat had a window, they served a main meal, tea/coffee service, a snack and more tea/coffee service. And then they set up an ongoing drink service, which was wonderful. Basically, the more food, the better the review. read more

I'm not necessarily a particularly well travelled person but regardless of where I'm going I tend to have to start my journey from Dublin Airport, seeing as that's where I'm from. I've always found Dublin Airport such a rush job! Rushing every where long lines, & everything is quite dated. That is until I went to terminal 2! Oh my GOD I love it there. Everyone is so pleasant & so much more relaxed. Security seems to move much more quickly and the food options through security are decent enough too! Now my experience has been limited to just Aer Lingus when I do travel through here but all the Aer Lingus gates are within a reasonable distance, all the staff are so friendly & everything in Terminal 2 seems so shiney & new. They've also just recently added a Butlers Cafe, just what you need before you leave Ireland for a period of time, a last bite of Irish Chocolate! read more

My family's experience with this airline was inexcusable. We had two flights with them- one from Scotland to Ireland, then from Ireland to New York. Our plane landed late, so we missed the flight to New York. Those things happen sometimes, unexpected delays are part of flying. The inexcusable part was how they handled it. They had new tickets for us to send us to Newark instead of JFK, and when we tried to explain to them that that wasn't going to work because we had another connecting flight at JFK, they told us we were welcome to go out of security to talk to the manager but that they would not help us at that desk. However, going out to the manager's desk and back through security would've meant we would miss the flight to Newark if that ended up being our only option, so we asked if we could just call someone or have them come to the desk and they refused. So, at this point we're going to the wrong airport at the wrong time with no compensation, and we're expected to just be okay with it. Honestly though we got off easy, the guy next to us had to go to Raleigh, NC and they presented him with a ticket to Boston, MA, as if getting him into the States at all was "close enough." There were also a lot of other annoyances about the airline, but honestly they don't feel even necessary to mention in comparison to the fact that they didn't seem to care at all whether or not we get home, which is supposed to be their main job. read more

sadly flying is not a special thing any more and flying with the National Carrier is just as mundane as flying with anyone else. However, despite the fact that you pay for just about everything they still manage to allocate seat numbers which, although a small thing, definately keeps them a smidge better than Ryan Air etc... Could be a lot worse. read more

Well, as US Airways totally crapped out on me for both legs of my international journey, fate would have it that I ended up being reprotected for some portion of either journey on Aer Lingus, an airline I had heretofore never used. The trans-Atlantic flight was excellent. Plenty of leg room, your own private TV with plenty of movies/TV/music/games. Fairly good meal service and very helpful and efficient flight attendants. Inter-European flights weren't quite so grand, but I suppose that's to be expected. Same great service, though, and wonderfully free of the "mechanical failures" that plagued the American carrier I was supposed to be on. read more

Flights are on time much more than any other airline I have flown from the US, service is friendly for the most part (on an average I have a better experience than most airlines - and I fly quite a bit - at least once per month), the planes are clean and I have never had an issue with any lost luggage. I did have some damage to a buggy which I was flying with but they seemed to direct me through the process quick enough to seek reimbursement. One thing which I really do like is that for most airports and almost always Dublin, they pre-board families flying with small children. I don't know if it was all the warnings from others concerning flying with small children on other airlines, such as Ryanair, but I generally will only look at Aer Lingus fares now. It helps that they are generally lower priced for most routes as well. read more

I love Aer lingus. We had to travel with our 16 month old form JFK to DUB and I nearly wanted to stay on the plane. Flight attendants make or break a flight and Aer Lingus have the best in the world. They were extremely helpful and Dermot kept young Rónán entertained with his funny faces. Food was great. We had row 12 seats- extra leg room, the 1st row basically unless you're in 1st class and worth the extra money. The planes even look cool. I hate Jet Blue and American Airlines..... read more

Used Aer Lingus Vacation Store (http://www.aerlingusvacationstore.com/) to book my first trip to Ireland and I was not disappointed. The website was easy to navigate and I found extremely good pricing with a variety of package options to choose from. I called prior to booking online to ask a question and found the customer service representative to be helpful. She gave me the tip to book the trip online instead of with her over the phone to save a few dollars. My itinerary arrived via email with each hotel stay, flight, and our rail service listed in an easy to understand way. The trip itself was gorgeous with zero snags from Aer Lingus for flights, hotels or the rail service. We met several other people during our vacation that also used Aer Lingus to book and they all echoed with the same excellent experience. I recommend whole hardheartedly if you are considering booking a trip to Ireland! read more

Let me start by saying there were no issues with our flight from Boston to Dublin. My new husband and I were very excited to visit Ireland for the first time. However, the flight home was horrendous. We arrived at the airport 2 hours early, our self-checkin didn't work, and we had to wait in line. We figured we had more than enough time since our flight wasn't leave the airport until 1130. Fast forward an hour. We finally make it to the desk (about 1030) to check in, and we're told that we've missed our flight. We're then directed to another line where we're told that we need to pay $400 for a "missed flight" fee for two new tickets. We obviously didn't have a choice but to pay the fee, otherwise we wouldn't be able to get home. We wait 4 hours for the next flight, only for it to be delayed to they could swap out tires. Another 40 minutes goes by. We board the flight and travel to Boston, just making our connecting flight from Boston to Philly. Thinking we're in the clear, we arrive at the Philadelphia airport and it turns out that our luggage never made it to Philly with us because the Aer Lingus flight was late. So we had to wait until the next afternoon to get our luggage. When we contacted the company they said that unfortunately the situation was our fault and there is nothing they can do. As much as I want to travel to Ireland again, I dread the idea of taking Aer Lingus. Way to ruin the end of a great honeymoon! read more

Lost our luggage... actually it never got on the plane. Then it came in on thr last flight. Didn't get a call until 6am. Then told it would get delivered before 6pm... my flight home es at 10am..... very frustrating. No sense of urgency at all read more

Great booking, staff treated everyone like family, interesting food and drink items available, and very economical international flights. Booked a flight to Gijon, Spain and a returning flight from Barcelona, both with short layovers in Dublin last summer. Everything worked out perfectly amd I plan to use them in the future. Lovely attendants and I can listen to Irish ladies with their district accent talk to me all day! read more

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Ooooo, a shiny new plane landing at a shiny new terminal and there was a shiny new plane bridge too.... what luxury. And lets not forget the assigned seat. These things did really make a difference to my trip back home, when upon landing I was met with torrential rain. The planes decor is softer on the eyes too. And the staff softer on the ears (not as a hard a sell on Aer Lingus).. I do defend the benefits of the other airline a lot when I hear people complain about them.... but I have to admit it was nicer flying with Aer Lingus on this occasion. read more

Terrible experience. We paid extra to book two seats next to each other several months in advance. When we get to the airport and print our boarding passes, we get two seats 10 rows apart. Our receipt and bill even shows us our selected seats. None of the flight attendants were attentive or showed any concern. Just gave us blank stares. If I'm paying such money, I expect to get better service. read more

A great first international flight experience. Yes you don't get a huge amount of leg room, but I don't think you get that on any airline anymore. I usually fly Southwest for normal travel and this was far superior than that. The in flight entertainment was a great surprise. The selection is limited but still great to have. If your have dietary requirements just READ when you are booking. I heard several people complain on the flight about being vegan or vegetarian and having no option. I'm not a huge reader when I book things, I tend to assume there are standard fees and I'm not canceling so I'm fine with whatever comes up. But I even noticed the disclaimer to request a special meal when I booked my flight. So please Read! Overall the service was fine. My attendants were pleasant and they got me from point A to point B efficiently and on time. I'll fly them again and honestly can't wait to book my next trip! read more

So many complaints. Two main complaints. 1. Aer Lingus uses 737s for transatlantic flights. I kid you not. Talk about a miserable congested experience. 2. Told flight attendants that I had a tendency to develop blood clots and that I needed an aisle seat. They didn't give a shit. Overall a completely negligent airline. NEVER flying with them again. read more

Worst service, rudest staff. We fly a lot and let me tell you the Aer Lingus staff from the ticketing agents to the flight attendants, are the rudest "customer service" people I've come across. Also, let me add, I am not over weight but I am very tall and the seats on their planes are very, very narrow and the leg room terrible. Irony here, but as I type this they just announced our flight delayed due to technical problems.... Awesome. BTW, the locals in Ireland call it Aer Fungus. read more

There should be a zero star rating JUST for this airline. Save yourself a headache and pay the extra for a better airline. If your flight goes perfectly, I'm sure the airline is fine. But all airlines are fine if the flight goes perfectly. If something goes wrong, don't expect this airline to help you with anything. The customer service of this airline is the WORST I have ever experienced. No one seems to be able to help you and they just pass it on to the next person. "Oh, CUSTOMER CARE handles this." "No no no, that's RESERVATIONS who can do that." As far as i can tell so far, no one seems to be able to do anything at this airline except take your money for terrible service. DO NOT BOOK THROUGH THEM! read more

This is the worst airline I've ever flown on. A plane was unable to takeoff and got stuck on the runway as our flight was coming in, and we were rerouted to Shannon. By the time we flew back to Dublin our connecting flight had left. They had only held it for 20 minutes. We were then forced to wait in line for over 3 hours to get a rescheduled flight for the next day, and then an additional 30 minutes to get a hotel voucher. Believe it or not this review makes it sound better than it actually was. Horrible, rude customer service and absolutely no accommodations made for their own screw up. read more

We had a connecting flight from Los Ángeles to Dublin to Rome. We landed in Rome for a vacation we were very excited about only to find out that our bags were never loaded onto our flight to Rome and remained at the airport in Dublin. Why were they never loaded? I don't understand. We didn't have any of our belongings for the first night and entire second day in Rome. We have been calling to get our bags and still no bags. We will be going into our 3rd day in Rome without any of our items. We leave to Florence in 2 days and hoping we get our bags before we leave Rome. This has been a horrible experience. read more

This airline is the WORSE airline ever. They lost my luggage on the 06/10/2019 and I still haven't received it. They kept telling me stories every time I called, I went to their office in Seattle, nothing is done about it. I filled a claim and never heard from them. I will never ever recommend this airline to anyone read more

Our vacation was wonderful. What was not wonderful was the travel required to get there. On the way in, our checked baggage was lost. We finally received it after two nights in Barcelona, but we had to bend over backwards in order to get it arranged. When we arrived at the Dublin airport on the way back to the U.S., one of my traveling companions had his glasses dropped and crushed going through security. We stood there for at least 30 minutes waiting for the security staff to get a "supervisor" to deal with the situation (the situation being the need to look for a glasses lens that had popped out of the glasses as they were crushed). The whole time, we were treated as though we were criminals. All in all, very negative experience. But the planes stayed aloft at least, so I'll add a star. read more

If they had better seats with some padding and about 2 inches wider on each side they may have got 4 stars. As soon as I pulled my camera out and before we even took off, the head flight attendant got snotty with me telling me no photos in a long and harsh tone. She gave me the impression she would throw me off the flight if I continued. If I knew Aer Lingus banned photography on board I would have been a little more careful. I am a highly skilled documentary photog. I hold the world record with how close you can get to a person and still shoot a candid. I have candid's going down to 2 or 3 inches. This candid of 'Order Women Like Pizza' is 1 foot away from the subject.. (nsfw) https://danielteolijr.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/order-women-like-pizza-copyright-2014-daniel-d-teoli-jr.jpg?w=1113&h=1432 One way or another I get my shots. If I can shoot in De Wallen (where photos are really banned.) I can shoot on a lousy Aer Lingus flight. https://danielteolijr.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/50-de-wallen-artists-book-copyright-daniel-d-teoli-jr-mr.jpg https://danielteolijr.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/27-de-wallen-artists-book-copyright-daniel-d-teoli-jr-mr.jpg?w=1063&h=850 (Both are candid.) So, for the rest of the flight I was more stealthy in my documentation. My photo captions will give you more info. If I write too much here I will get a case of Sontagitis. Here is a note to you camera fondlers out there that do crappy street work...if your board on your flight, practice shooting the TV screen on the seat ahead of you. (See attached photo in Aer Lingus group.) (nsfw) https://danielteolijr.wordpress.com/2015/05/15/being-at-one-with-your-camera/ Be careful of the Aer Lingus carry-on policy. You can run up a very big surcharge...study it well. Bottom line: I'd fly Aer Lingus again...but I would dread the seats. read more

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Aer Lingus is the Spirit Airlines of Europe. They charge for everything. Can't even get a cup of water. They want 3 Euros for the bottle. You have to be in their Elite club to even bring on the plane a standard carry-on. Our flight was 1/2 full. No reason to gate check. I only flew them as part of a package. Never again. read more

Aer Lingus is Ireland's National and International Airline. They have an impeccable safety record and their staff and policies are a hell of a lot friendlier and nicer than rival Ryanair! However, Aer Lingus prices are a little more expensive than Ryanair and sometimes even more expensive than Delta Air, especially for flights to the States. But for good service and cheapish flights to European destinations and airports that don't leave you 50 miles away from the city center they are a good choice! read more

My Ratings: Quantity: 4 - Good Quality: 4 - Good Price: 4 - Great Location: 4 - Nice Service: 4 - Good Speed: 4 - Good Overall: Affordable, friendly and good overall. My Opinion/Story: Online booking was easy and I was even able to upgrade my seats to a better seat. Wish I did the same when I came back home but now I know. The attendants were nice and the seats were ok. The food wasn't so bad but it's not the best. They do feed you alot and offer you drinks all the time. They didn't turn off the lights for people who wants to sleep but it wasn't too bright either. The cabin pressure was cold but they give you a pillow and blankets to block the chill. You also get personal monitors to watch several shows and movies. I like their selection of movies which are mostly the ones I haven't seen yet. I was well entertained. The price that I paid was good and reasonable. Service is good. read more

Aer Lingus has a much more revered 'air' about it in comparison certainly to the utterly futile Ryanair. It's service is much more organized with significantly less, if any flights cancelled, delayed or rescheduled, staff who respect their passengers and even a much more pleasing interior within their planes. I'm not being pedantic, but instead a conscientious passenger who appreciates attention to detail when I commend them on things like speedy boarding for all, being flexible and pretty relaxed not pedantic to the point of sheer hair-splitting craziness about how much you can take on board unlike Ryanair's doctrinaire regulations, the pleasing classical music playing as you board the plane and get to your seat and unexpectedly appetizing on-board food. Overall there's just a sense of something so much more unruffled and unperturbed about Aer Lingus, certainly in comparison to its rival Ryanair. Never when flying with Aer Lingus do I worry about any potential holdups or setbacks, inevitable delays or cancellations, nor am I ever worried that my baggage will exceed the stern restrictions like I am when flying with Ryanair. To not have to contend with the unnecessary agro that Ryanair puts you through is unsurprisingly, a welcomed treat. It is a sign of the times when an unflustered journey proffered by an airline is dubbed an indulgence. When was it that the quality of a journey stopped being unconsciously expected? It's when passenger's expectations plummet as a result of this that airlines like Ryanair exploit our newfound dropped levels of anticipation and thus proffer us nothing but an inadequate travel experience. The only thing that ticks me off about an otherwise dependable and pleasurable Aer Lingus experience is the seat allocation strategy. Everyone has a seat number that all passengers must abide by. I realize that it means everyone gets to definitely sit with their travel companions and the people they check-in with but the time and added effort involved in eventually getting to your seat is farcical. Having to squeeze past or have people wedge past you in the slim aisles trying to get to their seats, not having the option to settle on the seat directly in front of you but instead having to keep trudging further down makes for a calamitous boarding experience. This is truthfully the only, not even bad, just annoying thing about the whole Aer Lingus experience. Other than that I can say nothing but good things about this most steadfast of airlines. read more

Roundtrip LHR-DUB was a first time on EI for me. What a study in contrasts. The transfer desk in T-2 was great, the staffer helpful and warm. Boarding was a bit of a mess, a full flight and not an organized queue, quite the crowd shuffling around and then narrowed onto the jetway. Messy. EI162 cabin crew professional and engaging, made the short flight easy with good cabin service, attentive to pax. EI169 was a contrast. Boarding was much more organized and easier. Then a glitch: guy in front of me bugs 2 cabin crew and they snap at him and then peer at me. I say 'hello' and they both ignore me. OK, whatever. Both guy and I are in same row but he's on the window across the aisle, I'm in a center seat on the right. Putting one's tray table down is a universally understood gesture: something please. Both guy & I do this and both of us are ignored by the cabin crew in front and the cabin crew in back, even though I raise my hand and say 'Excuse me'. He gives up. I ring for service and get my water. Right after I get it the captain announces service done, finish up. Oh, aren't these vixens clever. Like a meat cleaver, the lot of them. The smirk on the blond as she walked past looking at me said it all: mean girls. A couple others came by and smirked as well. Only when I need to in the future with this line, and I'll keep my eye out for more mean girls. It seems they are only to be found in Ireland working for Aer Lingus, I've not encountered one on the ground as of yet. read more

The Walmart of airlines! They buy used planes and refurbish them. There's absolutely no leg room and the flights are always roasting hot. This is probably why they're so cheap when flying from DC to Dublin. Every crew I've dealt with has been great though and the food and entertainment are usually pretty good also. read more

Thanks for denying us (and 7+ others) the boarding passes we paid for(kiosks don't work for Aer Lingus), forcing us to buy new tickets which cost over double our original ticket price, and gifting us with 10 hours in queue lines over a 2 day period to get this "solution" accomplished. After I made a formal complaint I love the automated reply back. Top notch customer service. Logic for denying our passes was we were "late" even though we arrived to airport over 2 hours early. Apparently it's our fault the kiosks don't work and Aer Lingus ticketing operates understaffed rendering a checkin line of an hour just to get boarding passes printed(or in our case to be told they wouldn't print them and be redirected to a 3+ hour line to buy new tickets). Thanks! read more

Not impressed with online check in from Aer Lingus. When you check in online for a flight 24 hours prior to departure there is no option to pre book your seat and no mandatory charge to prebook your seat either happydays! But when you try and check in online 48 hours before your flight Aer Lingus puts a mandatory seat selection charge onto the price. I'm a grown adult....I couldn't care less what seat I have to sit in for a 50 minute flight. This is a rubbish extra charge for no reason. I think it will be a shame if they sell Aer Lingus....however this charge is disgraceful!!! Oh and ps there are numerous pages on their website which do not work and this makes for a rubbish consumer experience as well. read more

I totally agree with Joshua R. about the staff- they're weird. I think best described as hit or miss. My flight from ORD to DUB was perfect. I was so impressed by all the in-flight entertainment that I barely had time for the sleep I had planned. I didn't have any problems with the staff, they were all nice. On the way back to Chicago, the entertainment was the same - impressive, even if it's not unique. But the staff was not friendly. At all. On my inbound flight, there were blankets and pillows waiting for us on our setas. The outbound flight had none, and when I asked the flight attendant she told me that there weren't enough so they were giving them to the elderly and the children. Ok, but then why did the thirty something year old in front of me get a blanket when she asked? Was it because she was Irish and I'm American? I hope not. Well, that's pretty much irrelevant. The flight attendant came back about an hour and a half, maybe two, into the flight and had miraculously found some blankets. Two, actually. How short of blankets could they be if they're handing out two to one person? I digress. The real point here is, Aer Lingus is a great airline to get cheap flights to Ireland and the UK, just don't expect first class. You may be lucky enough to stumble upon it, but it's not a guarantee. read more

Like many other reviewers, I urge everyone to avoid using Are Lingus. The flight attendants are the antithesis of Irish hospitality, their media selection is like something from a garage sale and they do not even serve free drinks like other airlines do on international flights; however, the biggest issue I have with them is the complete lack of empathy on the part of their customer service department. I had to return home early from my recent trip to Ireland due to the recent North Bay fires in California. Even under these circumstances they would not waive their increased fare penalty, which was approximately $600. They also charge me duplicative (and possibly deceptive) upgraded meal and seat fees - they did end up refunding this but nothing else. Do yourself a favor and take another airline - it is probably cheaper and a stop in London (or elsewhere) will be worth it to avoid this airline. Irish hospitality is definitely on the ground in Ireland, and it is too bad it is not in the air. read more

Flight from Dulles to Dublin was delayed for nearly four hours due to mechanical issues which were discovered after boarding. The flight was in mid-May, and it was a very hot afternoon - roughly 90*F/32*C (my math may be bad, but it's close enough) - and we were not allowed to deplane back into the terminal. Instead, we were forced to sit in the plane, with no air conditioning, and we were served no refreshments - no drinks, no food, just sit tight and sweat for several hours. It has taken me nearly six months to finally get my partial refund approved. The flight crew was surprisingly unpleasant for the duration - including the one flight attendant who bumped into my seat every time she walked up the aisle - I was attempting to get some sleep during our now-overnight flight, and she woke me up every time she walked by. None of the other attendants had the issue, so it definitely felt intentional to me. I had gotten up about two hours into sitting and sweating with no refreshments and gotten drinks for myself and my entire aisle - maybe it was some form of passive aggressive payback from her? Regardless, the airplane was old and dingy, the flight crew was unpleasant, and the customer service was incredibly difficult and unapologetic. read more