i flew home to ireland last year on Aer Lingus for the first time, and had a terrible flight! almost half way to dublin we had to turn round and fly back to nyc because of engine troubles, i was on the loo, and nearly fell out of the door when we lost pressure! LMAO!!!! instead of allowing us off the plane so we could have our tea, they made us set on the thing and nearly starve for 2 bloody hours. and if you have ever flown out of JFK, then you know it can take an additional hour or so just to get off the ground so about 4 hours later we were in the sky and we got our tea 6 hours after we left the ground the first time!!!!!!! starving irish people can be quite rowdy!!!!

i am sure many people have had lovely flights with them, and my flight back to the US was fine. they aren't as free with the drinks as US carriers are unless they have changed. i got one drink there and one drink back, i remember beer for a cost flowed freely, but no hard stuff. i don't really drink so that was fine. tea and coffee was it though.

go for it i say, basics is all you need to get you there and back, save your money for lovely ireland. are you going to be there all summer? if you get the chance, go up north. i am from Derry, all is well there, and it is beautiful!!!!!!! it will be well worth your effort!!!!! the glens are lovely in the summer!!!!!!