1st international flight to Rome April 2024

Others will disagree, but it seems a bit tight to me. But at least you will be much closer to your destination than if you miss a connection in the U.S. If possible, (and it might not be) try to change the flights to give you a little more time for connections. If everything is on one ticket and you miss the connection, then Aer Lingus should be obligated to get you to Rome as soon as they can.

It does sound tight, but Aer Lingus does loads of these kinds of connections for their North American arrivals and it's a successful part of their business model.

The advantage is that you should only be changing gates, no security or immigration. Not sure of the layout at that airport, but if your flight is on time (and usually you land early on the way over), that should be fine, trust the airline.

If we missed our flight out of Dublin, Aer Lingus is obligated to get us on next flight, correct?

Yes, but the next flight looks to be at 620AM the next day.

You may want to be familiar with this-- https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/passenger-rights/air/index_en.htm --

just in case things go sideways.

Since they have it as an everyday schedule, odds are it works.

You can use Flight Aware to check the dependability history of the flight.
Good luck!

The airline is obligated to get you to Rome. It is highly unlikely to put you on the next flight if that flight is full.

I'd rather have 70 minutes to change planes in Dublin heading eastbound than in quite a few other European airports.

As others have stated, as long as this is on one ticket, Aer Lingus is obligated to get you to Rome on the next AVAILABLE flight and not necessarily the next flight. It is possible they may route you via a different airline.

If you miss your flight can't get you there until the next day, they are obligated to give you a hotel room, food vouchers and compensation.

Dublin airport has a connections guide:

https://www.dublinairport.com/flight-information/connections/connection-guide

I'd do it in Keflavik with Iceland Air. Lingua / Dublin may be similar

The Dublin airport is easy to navigate. Look at some YouTube videos of the airport connections to get familiar with the route. Then look over the airports website. When you are getting close to Dublin you should inform the flight attendants of your short connection and they should try to get you off the plane quickly. I do not like short layovers and they do stress me but we have navigated with less than an hour before and it worked out. Also, if you miss the flight due to the short connection, work with the airline to get you on the absolute next flight, regardless of the airline. We missed a Delta flight due to fog and they put us on a United flight. Be sure and know which flight best accommodate you so that you can ask for it specifically. All that being said, the previous comments are correct. They do this all the time and they feel like it will work or else they would not have scheduled it. Good luck.

I would not worry about it. Let Aer Lingus handle any issues if your inbound flight is delayed. If you are checking a bag have a set of clothes in your carry on bag if you are delayed overnight.

Thank you everyone for your valued comments.