Sunsetvilla
Who did you book your flights with?
Book direct from Continental website for the best pricing. These days you wouls be lucky to knock off a few pounds off the price, and then you have a lower class of fare, with possibly no chance of collecting miles or elite points/segments (they are part of the Skyteam alliance).
www.continental.com then go to the travel centre to get a quote
(BRS is the code for Bristol and MCO for Orlando)
Back to cjboatman/Craig's question, you will clear immigration in Dublin so you will be straight through in Newark AND Orlando. This will be a big help with a tight connection in Newark if your flight is delayed.
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Mach 2 - you are a bit out of date, the times you give are the original flight times, the departure from Bristol is now 11.10 am each day arriving at Newark at 14.00, the return flight is at 16.00 arriving back at Bristol at 8.55 am the following day. Flight prices incidentally are coming down daily.[/quote]
If those timings are correct the flight takes 7hrs 50 mins flying to Newark and 11hrs 55mins to Bristol???
Is the 16:00 departure from MCO?
Robert
The flight to Newark takes between 6 hours 50 minutes and 7 hours 50 minutes depending on the position/strength of the jetstream they have to fly against. You have to add on the imigration procedures and a further 2 1/2 hour flight down to Orlando as a domestic flight.
The return flight to Birmingham leaves MCO at 4pm, and there is a 1 1/2hr delay before the flight number then continues to Birmingham. It is a different plane, and from a gate further down terminal C in Newark, so you get a quick break and can complete your US Visit exit procedures.
Return flight can be much quicker again if the jetstream proves to be helpful.
Sounds good to me as we live in south west too. Flying from Gatwick fro both of our trips this year - but will look into this next year.
Debbie
Maz
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by CERICROWLEY
Craig
You will still be classed as an international flight in Newark, and go through immigration there.[/quote]I'm not sure that's correct as flights from Dublin normally clear US Immigration at Dublin and then you can just walk through Immigration on arrival.
blott
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by chrisflowers
Robert
The flight to Newark takes between 6 hours 50 minutes and 7 hours 50 minutes depending on the position/strength of the jetstream they have to fly against. You have to add on the imigration procedures and a further 2 1/2 hour flight down to Orlando as a domestic flight.
The return flight to Birmingham leaves MCO at 4pm, and there is a 1 1/2hr delay before the flight number then continues to Birmingham. It is a different plane, and from a gate further down terminal C in Newark, so you get a quick break and can complete your US Visit exit procedures.
Return flight can be much quicker again if the jetstream proves to be helpful.
[/quote]
I'm confused - does this flight go to Bristol or Birmingham?
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Robert
The flight to Newark takes between 6 hours 50 minutes and 7 hours 50 minutes depending on the position/strength of the jetstream they have to fly against. You have to add on the imigration procedures and a further 2 1/2 hour flight down to Orlando as a domestic flight.
The return flight to Birmingham leaves MCO at 4pm, and there is a 1 1/2hr delay before the flight number then continues to Birmingham. It is a different plane, and from a gate further down terminal C in Newark, so you get a quick break and can complete your US Visit exit procedures.
Return flight can be much quicker again if the jetstream proves to be helpful.[/quote]
Chris,
I was aware what you meant– it is just that it is confusing to others when you talk of flight timings for arriving in Newark and then return flight timings when you meant from Orlando not Newark. - that post did not mention MCO.
I take the AA 757 Manchester- Boston flight regularly and have taken under 5 hours on the eastbound leg - even though the 757 has a cruise of Mach 0.8 compared to 0.84 for the 777.
I was surprised at the difference in configuration of the 757s AA and Continental use for their transatlantic flights. Continental have 'proper' business class seats but AA have USA domestic first class seats which are not roomy as Continental - albeit still 2 x 2 configuration. Strangely, as you say, there are no laptop power points on the Continental 757 and yet the AA plane has them for all first class passsengers and lots in the coach cabin.
The AA flight is Coach only which is a great advantage as you do not use airmiles to upgrade to the front 6 rows yet have very good seats.
There is talk of AA following Continental's example and using dedicated 757s for transatlantic flights(currently they can use any of their 757-200 fleet) and changing the seating configuration.
Robert
I also mistyped Birmingham instead of Bristol - too early in the morning and I had not had a cup of tea then!!
I always used to fly to and from Birmingham, but tried the Bristol flight just after it started at end of May. Trying it again in August. Seems to work well, except that is is not a direct flight from Orlando to Bristol, as timetabled, as you have to change planes, and are in-transit in Newark with a boarding stub only (from MCO to Bristol!) caused some confusion at first.
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