Emerald Airlines will be offering a high-frequency schedule with convenient flight timings to facilitate both business and leisure passengers.Įmerald has also established an airline company in Northern Ireland (Emerald Airlines UK Ltd) and has applied to the UK CAA for a UK AOC and Operating Licence. This announcement is a great boost for connectivity from Ireland to the U.K, including cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Bristol, Leeds and the Isle of Man. Our customer-focused schedules will offer choice, convenience and great value for both regional and transatlantic air travel. The time is right for Emerald Airlines to begin operations under the Aer Lingus Regional brand and we truly look forward to welcoming our customers onboard our flights as soon as February next. We’re delighted to be able to commence operations under our franchise agreement with Aer Lingus well ahead of plan in line with the recovering customer demand. Emerald Airlines will be the only airline offering these services from Ireland.Ĭritically, the announcement adds over 60 UK – US routes on the Aer Lingus network connecting via Dublin including connections from UK regional airports to New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Seattle.Īer Lingus recently announced an ambitious schedule for Summer 2022, which reflects the airline’s goal to build to pre-pandemic levels of flying and anticipates continued momentum in customer demand.Ĭonor McCarthy, Emerald Airlines CEO, said: The announcement sees the re-establishment of services to regional points across the U.K including Newquay Cornwall, Exeter and Isle of Man. High-frequency routes, including Dublin-Edinburgh and Dublin-Glasgow, will be served up to 4 times daily. Today’s announcement will result in Emerald Airlines flying over 340 flights per week across 11 routes with fares starting at £25.99, with further route announcements to be made in the coming weeks. The flights operated under a franchise agreement by Emerald Airlines will commence on 17th March as Aer Lingus Regional.

Further route announcements will be made in the coming weeks.

The services will greatly increase connectivity between the UK, Ireland and the US, and catalyses Aer Lingus’ strategy to expand Dublin Airport as a hub airport. The flights, operated under a franchise agreement by Emerald Airlines on behalf of Aer Lingus, will commence on 17th March with over 340 flights per week across 11 routes with fares starting at €29.99 one way. This addition to LBA’s flight schedule opens more connections to North America – JFK / EWR / BOS / ORD / IAD / PHL / MCO / SFO / LAX / SEA / YYZĪer Lingus CEO Lynne Embleton with Emerald Airlines CEO Conor McCarthy, at the announcement of the commencement of Aer Lingus Regional flights, with tickets on sale from today.

Aer Lingus Regional’s Emerald Airlines will fly up to twice daily from Leeds Bradford Airport from 15th April 2022 – prices start at £36.99.

Operated under franchise to Aer Lingus, Emerald Airlines will fly over 340 flights per week across 11 routes by mid-Summer with tickets on sale from todayĪnnouncement accelerates Aer Lingus’s DUB-HUB strategy.

UK regional airports to connect to 11 North American destinations via Dublin.

In addition to San Francisco, more US West Coast services are due to restart in the coming months, with daily flights to Los Angeles beginning on May 12 and flights to Seattle returning five times a week from May 26. “With the convenience of US Customs and Immigration pre-clearance at Dublin, time spent connecting through Dublin provides customers with a speedier journey overall, as they arrive in the US as a domestic passenger.” The San Francisco service will begin four times a week, before moving daily from March 26.īill Byrne, the airline’s executive vice-president US, said: “We are delighted to resume our Dublin to San Francisco service. Aer Lingus has resumed its service between Dublin and San Francisco, with connections to Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports.įurther UK connections from Bristol and Leeds will be added from April 15, with UK residents able to pre-clear US immigration in Dublin.

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