Dublin Airport US Preclearance Area Tour

If you fly directly from Dublin to the United States, you will go through U.S. preclearance before you board your plane. That means you have to get to the Dublin airport early, but you do not have to clear customs when you land in the U.S. Practically speaking, you will be landing on a domestic flight. In this video, Bill walks you through the preclearance area so you will know what services are available once you have cleared customs and immigration.
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[@bernardstreedagh2216]

It always seems to be quite crowded and not that comfortable. We are just happy to get on board. Thanks for the video.

[@DineDrinkTravel]

It absolutely does get crowded at peak times, and the gate areas get congested. On balance, though, I love being able to go through customs and immigration on the front end.

[@aidenstanley7305]

The extra gates up the stairs are interchangeable, there's another set of security doors upstairs and that area can be used for either non-US flights or Preclearance flights depending on capacity requirements.

[@DineDrinkTravel]

That is good to know. Thanks!

[@clairekelly1786]

Excellent video,’answered everything I was wondering about

[@JohnBrawleyTophat]

Did you try the food in that one restaurant?

[@DineDrinkTravel]

We did not. We went to the 51st and Green Lounge, and we did a separate video on it. Thanks so much for always supporting the channel!

[@alfred972]

Hey, is check-in baggage checked through final destination or should I collect it before going to the customs??

[@DineDrinkTravel]

You check your baggage like normal, then you pre-clear customs. They have the ability to bring your luggage up on video at that point, but it is otherwise checked through to your final destination.

[@sz4280]

What’s the access requirements for lounge? I have United Star Alliance Gold.

[@DineDrinkTravel]

The requirements vary by alliance. I know that in One World you can get in with mid-tier status-- what amounts to Platinum on American Airlines. We got in because we were flying business class. I cannot speak to United. Sorry!