DUB to LAS

Excuse my ignorance - I am still a bit inexperienced at flying and you guys seem like the best people to ask!

I have a flight from DUB to LAS, via LGW. The same for the return.

DUB -> LGW = EI230
LGW -> LAS = VS043

This was booked via Expedia but its not clear to me whether this is 'one ticket' or if we need to get a boarding pass at each airport from each company.

If its one ticket - I presume I check in with Aer Lingus at Dublin and we skip customs etc at Gatwick, then on the return flight we check in with Virgin Atlantic?

Thanks!

Edit: So Aer Lingus doesnt appear to be able to find the flight details, yet all legs of both the departure and return are on the Virgin site. I am presuming advanced passenger information needs to be completed on the Virgin site, even though the start of the 'flight' is from Dublin?

[honey lamb]

Hi and welcome to V-Flyer.

Your flight is on one ticket and when you check-in in DUB you should get boarding passes for both flights and your bags will be checked all the way through. The same is true on your return. You will be checked through to Dublin (unless, of course you are using DUB as an ex-EU fare and wish to terminate your trip in London, the you ask for your bags to be checked only to LGW with some plausible excuse as to why you need your bags before travelling on)

[honey lamb]

Edit: So Aer Lingus doesnt appear to be able to find the flight details, yet all legs of both the departure and return are on the Virgin site. I am presuming advanced passenger information needs to be completed on the Virgin site, even though the start of the 'flight' is from Dublin?

Sorry! I missed this bit.

Aer Lingus will have its own PNR for that flight. Check on Expedia to see if there is a separate 6 digit alpha/numeric code for Aer Lingus. If there is, use that to access the Aer Lingus flight. If not, you won't be able to access it until check-in. I have sometimes flown Aer Lingus but with a BA codeshare number because my onward flight has been with BA but I have never been able to access the flight details. Having said that, everything is totally in order but it means that you cannot do on-line check-in for that portion of the flight but you can for the VS one 24 hours before that flight and you can use that number to select seats. If you have to check in at the desk in Dublin, tell them where your seat preferences are and they will try to accommodate you.

If you are unfamiliar with Dublin Airport, terminal 2 which you will use for your Aer Lingus flight is new and to my mind, lovely! I've never had a problem going through it and, if you don't have lounge access, there are plenty of places for food and drink as well as lovely views over the runways and towards the Dublin mountains (when it's not raining). If you do have lounge access, remember that they only call the US flights there, so keep an eye on the Departure boards there.

Finally, enjoy your trip and enjoy Las Vegas! It's unique!

Thank you Honey Lamb - that's perfect.

Its actually my 3rd time to Vegas - we usually fly direct from Gatwick on VS43 before we learnt it was so much cheaper to fly from Dublin. Living close to Leeds Bradford its just a quick hop away too, no harder than getting down to Gatwick by train.

What does ex-EU mean as I am presuming that is the reason why its so much cheaper from Dublin?

[honey lamb]

What does ex-EU mean as I am presuming that is the reason why its so much cheaper from Dublin?

Ex-EU means starting at any European airport to avail of cheaper fares. BA and VS, in particular will offer cheaper flights starting (and technically speaking) ending from a European destination to attract residents in those countries to use them rather than the likes of KLM, Air France and other European airlines. The departure airport may vary from time to time; first of all it was Amsterdam, then Dublin and now Brussels seems to be the flavour of the month. From the UK, places such as Copenhagen and other similar areas should not be discounted. The savings are great even when you factor in a flight to the departure point of an ex-EU flight. For example, later this year, I am flying AMS-LHR-JNB return on VS for half the price of LHR-JNB in Upper Class.

I live in Ireland although my nearest airport is Cork, not Dublin and I have benefitted from many savings , albeit on destinations to places not served by Virgin such as Tel Aviv and Buenos Aires but last year I got ORK-LHR-LAS return in First on BA cheaper than even Club World and earlier this year got ORK-LHR-JNB-DUR with First outbound and Club World return, cheaper than any other ex-EU offering. My destination mentioned above is the cheapest and the cost of the flight to AMS plus an overnight hotel still represents a significant saving