Hi all! I am proud to say that this is my 10th trip report!  

This is a one-way TR on Aer Lingus from New York, USA (JFK) to Dublin, Ireland (DUB)
This flight was EI-104 on the 21nd of October 2009.


I was traveling on this trip with my mother and sister. We were going to visit my grandmother in Dublin. Check-in went smoothly and we had time to do some duty free shopping. Security took a while, as always at JFK T4.



Our craft to DUB:


Swiss:


ElAl:


Gate area for our flight:



Egypt Air off to Cairo:


SQ in Star Alliance paintjob (very nice!) :


Mella off to SNN:


Emirates! An airline I really want to try:


Air India:


British Airways A318 at JFK – still a funny sight:


TAM:


Etihad:


Cathy Pacific Cargo (just touched down):


Aer Lingus code share with United Airlines:


An orderly boarding:




When it comes to EI crew, they are either horribly rude or superbly nice. This crew was the latter, which helped make this one of my favorite Aer Lingus journeys ever.


Seats:



Of course…another thing that made it one of the best was the IFE system.





I like EI’s IFE system. Great variety of music, which you can listen to while viewing the moving map! That’s a big plus from me here! It could have a bigger variety of films as none of them highly interested me.



Overhead lights and AC is far away, but it looks nice:


Nice and clean cabin:


Tight pitch for a tall person, but acceptable:




Heading North out of JFK:

Moving map:



I watched 30Rock:


Snack and drink service shortly into the flight:



Aer Lingus offers things like Pringles for $2 on Transatlantic, which I think is great to have a choice alongside the free pretzels:



Kind FA’s:


Then I watched my favorite show, Only Fools And Horses:


Dinner was not too long after this. The choices were beef with ravioli or chicken and veg.

Beef:


This was very good. I enjoyed it. With the main course came a salad, cheesecake, bread, crackers, cheese, and a chocolate. I love Aer Lingus cheesecake and always look forward to it!


Chicken:


The chicken, I’m told, was not so good.

Tea and coffee service was next. I got a cup of tea:


On our way:




The crew did not do any drink or water runs, but did announce that a self-service bar was available in the middle galley. I checked it out and it had numerous soft drinks and the same pretzels.



Large bathroom:



Running low on toilet paper!



Curtain to Premier Class:


Diet Coke from self-serve galley:


Almost there:


Cabin:



Contents of seat pocket:




Off the coast:


Shortly before landing the FAs handed out a small cup of orange juice:




  This disappoints me every time. I miss the days when EI would give a sandwich with a Time Out bar prior to landing. Now…basically nothing. ...

We landed into Dublin early and headed towards immigration. Welcomed by a friendly enough office…who was very quiet. Then again…it was only 5 in the morning.











The wait for the luggage took a while, as usual in DUB.
Overall I had a good flight and experience with Aer Lingus. It could be a lot worse!



Here are a few pics of my stay in Dublin, including a little spotting at DUB.




On top of a double decker bus:




GPO:


Connolly Station to the right:


The spire! (British shop Debenhams to the left, Irish shop Arnotts to the left)





Customs House:


Spotting near DUB is next!

FR:


FR:


Air France Cargo:


I was surprised to see an Air France 747 at DUB at first… 

British Midland:


Now…closer to the airport:




Ryan Air:



Aer Lingus parked at DUB:


Dublin Fire and Rescue:


EI:


FR departing DUB:


Air France:


Off into the sunset:


More Aer Lingus:


Etihad at DUB:


Fence:


Another off into the sunset:


….and this TR is off into the sunset itself. That’s it! I hope you enjoying reading this TR as much as I enjoyed taking the trip!

Comments always adored! Thanks,

Tommy
(aka JFKMAN)