Summary
This is a combined list of destinations operated to by Aer Lingus, its subsidiary Aer Lingus UK, and regional franchise Aer Lingus Regional as of January 2022[update].[1] The airline currently operates scheduled and limited charter flights to/from a total of 93 airports, across 24 countries in Europe, North America, the Canary Islands, and a seasonal flight to the Asian portion of Turkey.
History edit
On 23 March 2020, Stobart Air which operated under the Aer Lingus Regional brand announced it would suspend all international flights due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However its public service obligation (PSO) flights from Dublin Airport to Donegal Airport and Kerry Airport would continue.[2]
On 29 March 2020, Aer Lingus began temporarily operating flights to Beijing Capital International Airport (IATA: PEK). This destination was organized in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to collect personal protective equipment which was made in China for use in Ireland. The flights were not available for passenger bookings and did not carry flight attendants.[3] By 7 April 2020, Aer Lingus confirmed on social media that Beijing had become their busiest route, with up to five flights daily, while other normally popular destinations saw a much reduced or totally suspended service. The destination, which is the airline's first in East Asia, is serviced by the company's Airbus A330 fleet.[4] The airline announced it has completed its 100th flight to Beijing, carrying 1,300 tonnes of vital PPE.[4]
On 24 March 2021, Aer Lingus announced the launch of four new routes from Manchester Airport; New York John F Kennedy and Orlando from 29 July 2021, Barbados from 20 October 2021 and Boston from summer 2022.[5]
On 12 June 2021, Stobart Air, the operator of Aer Lingus Regional flights, entered liquidation, resulting in Aer Lingus Regional ceasing operations with immediate effect.[6]
In October 2022, it was announced that Aer Lingus operations between Belfast City and London Heathrow would transfer to Aer Lingus UK due to Brexit related requirements that a European carrier could no longer fly domestic routes within the United Kingdom. These flights are operated by British Airways under Wet-Lease terms using the Aer Lingus UK flight numbers and callsigns. This currently does not affect the operations carried out by Emerald Airlines from Belfast City as an agreement is currently in place between the UK CAA, British Airways and themselves prior to Emerald Airlines securing a UK AOC.[7][8]
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References edit
- ^ "AerLingus - Dynamic Route Maps". www.dynamicroutemaps.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ McDermott, Stephen (23 March 2020). "Aer Lingus regional carrier to suspend all international flights following 'unprecedented' drop in demand". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Irish flight bringing PPE from China arrives in Dublin". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Aer Lingus To Fly To Asia For The First Time: 5 Daily Medical Flights To Beijing". Simple Flying. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Aer Lingus launches four new direct, non-stop transatlantic flights from Manchester creating up to 120 jobs". mediacentre.aerlingus.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ Stobart Air: Aer Lingus stops most Belfast City Airport flights https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57451845
- ^ "Aer Lingus leasing in BA capacity for UK domestic route". ch-aviation. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ Flightradar24. "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map". Flightradar24. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Aer Lingus Cargo Winter 2016 -2017 effective October 30" (PDF). Aer Lingus Cargo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Aer Lingus announces new routes to Miami, Porto and Split". RTÉ News. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Six new Aer Lingus European routes". 17 May 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Berlin Brandenburg". www.aerlingus.com. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ https://www.austrianwings.info/2013/11/aer-lingus-neu-von-hannover-nach-dublin/
- ^ a b c "AerLingus NS24 European network additions". AeroRoutes. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Dyson, Molly (17 December 2021). "Aer Lingus and Emerald Airlines accelerate regional launch plans". Business Travel News Europe. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Summer 2020: New routes to Europe and even more capacity to North America". 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Ryanair takes on Aer Lingus on Riga". RTÉ.ie. 3 November 2005.
- ^ "Aer Lingus slashes operations at London Gatwick base".
- ^ "AerLingus Cancels Dublin – Bucharest Service from May 2013".
- ^ Aer Lingus adds Verona & Stockholm for summer.
- ^ Aer Lingus to drop Dubai route.
- ^ "AerLingus Adds Aberdeen / Southampton Service in NW22".
- ^ "Blackpool Airport Closes its Doors".
- ^ "Emerald Airlines - Aer Lingus Regional to Commence New Services to Liverpool and the Northwest of France to Brest, Brittany, from Dublin".
- ^ "Aer Lingus to cut Dublin-Gatwick route". Travel Gossip. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Scholefield, R. A. (2004), "Manchester's early airfields: establishment, development and operations", an extensive article in "Moving Manchester", Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, p. 227, ISSN 0950-4699
- ^ "Aer Lingus to drop their Cork to Southampton route". 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Aer Lingus announces Cleveland as its latest transatlantic destination for Summer 2023". airlinergs.com. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ New international airline coming to Denver airport
- ^ "Aer Lingus' Surprising Summer 2022 Transatlantic Routes". 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Ireland's Aer Lingus resumes non-stop flights to Los Angeles". Simply Flying. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Aer Lingus returns to Miami". Aviacionline.com. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ Corry, Eoghan (2 October 2020). "Aer Lingus 2021 summer fare structure explained by CCO Dave Shepard (Skip to 6:50)". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Aer Lingus resumes flights to San Francisco". Business Traveller. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Dublin and Seattle are once again linked by Aer Lingus". Aviacionline. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.