Flight difference of around 5-7 hours

Caz3121

callum9999 wrote: »

Which isn't the case here as there are no one stop direct flights from Manchester to Las Vegas.

US211 is actually an American Airways flight from MAN-JFK
US211 is ALSO an American Airways flight from JFK-LAS

same on the reverse, both flights have the same flight number

I guess this is where the confusion came from...even the US Airways site shows this as 1 flight number from MAN-LAS but a change of plane in JFK

callum9999

Caz3121 wrote: »

US211 is actually an American Airways flight from MAN-JFK
US211 is ALSO an American Airways flight from JFK-LAS

same on the reverse, both flights have the same flight number

I guess this is where the confusion came from...even the US Airways site shows this as 1 flight number from MAN-LAS but a change of plane in JFK

So it is. Strange it didn't show as direct on the us website when I looked then! Seems like they have the same via Philadelphia (though that showed as direct with a stop - maybe it's to do with aircraft changes or something?)

silvercar

Whatever way you word it, a flight MAN to LAS or LAX won't be spending 17 hours in the air!

You need to consider which is less hassle, changing planes in JFK or choosing another route. worth considering flights via DUB as you won't pay so much air tax if you buy on separate tickets.

paddyrg

Pay more for the shorter journey! The fun of a holiday wears off quickly on a plane, can't sleep, uncomfy, screaming kids, bad food, etc. Adding a 5-7 hour stopover staggering around an airport will cost you at least the difference in fares just in lounges, food, trying to entertain yourselves and stay awake. Also no point in having the misery-inducing theatre of security stripping to your underwear and all that nonsense more often than absolutely essential.

charliewocka

silvercar wrote: »

Whatever way you word it, a flight MAN to LAS or LAX won't be spending 17 hours in the air!

You need to consider which is less hassle, changing planes in JFK or choosing another route. worth considering flights via DUB as you won't pay so much air tax if you buy on separate tickets.

Plus you do immigration pre-clearance in Dublin so you walk through the airport when landing in the US as if you've arrived on a domestic flight. Can definitely be worth it! DAA trying to promote this as a great bonus, and transfer passenger numbers are increasing rapidly as lots of people now recognising the benefits of this.

jpsartre

silvercar wrote: »

worth considering flights via DUB as you won't pay so much air tax if you buy on separate tickets.

The downside is that you have no protection in case of a missed connection.

photome

paddyrg wrote: »

Pay more for the shorter journey! The fun of a holiday wears off quickly on a plane, can't sleep, uncomfy, screaming kids, bad food, etc. Adding a 5-7 hour stopover staggering around an airport will cost you at least the difference in fares just in lounges, food, trying to entertain yourselves and stay awake. Also no point in having the misery-inducing theatre of security stripping to your underwear and all that nonsense more often than absolutely essential.

On the flip side, you can stretch your legs half way, you will clear customs at your first point of entry in the USA and then on arrival at LAS you will land at the domestic terminal and walk straight out without having to queue up to an hour at customs there.

I have done both many times and still not sure which i prefer especially as doing the stop i can fly from the airport 10 minutes from my house rather than 3 to 4 hours in the car getting to London

callum9999

jpsartre wrote: »

The downside is that you have no protection in case of a missed connection.

You do if the flight from Dublin is on American Airlines and you fly from London with BA. Some insurance policies will also cover you if you leave an adequate amount of time (when I quizzed Nationwide they said I should time it so I could clear immigration etc. and reach check-in 3 hours before take-off).

If you like Dublin you could also arrange it so you either have the whole day there or spend the night, largely taking the risk away.

ACG

Interesting posts!
I never thought about going via Dublin.

For the difference in cost I would go with the 7 hours shorter flight, I was just curious really as to why such a difference. I cant imagine anyone spending £500-600 on a return ticket would spend another 7 hours on a flight just to save £20.

tomtontom

callum9999 wrote: »

You do if the flight from Dublin is on American Airlines and you fly from London with BA. Some insurance policies will also cover you if you leave an adequate amount of time (when I quizzed Nationwide they said I should time it so I could clear immigration etc. and reach check-in 3 hours before take-off).

If you like Dublin you could also arrange it so you either have the whole day there or spend the night, largely taking the risk away.

If the flights are not on the same ticket you're not protected. As the airlines are part of the same alliance they may accommodate you, but they don't have to. I've recently seen a colleague stuck in the US as their internal AA flight was delayed - BA were not interested in helping.