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From March 2020, EI380 and 381 between London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) and Shannon (SNN/EINN) will be operated by Aer Lingus’ newest aircraft, the Airbus A321LR.
The A321LR will be operation transatlantic services for the Irish carrier but like most airlines, when a new aircraft comes into service it is used on shorter routes for crew familiarisation.
The airline is also putting its first A321neo onto the Heathrow to Dublin (DUB/EIDW) route from November this year.
The Airbus A321LR is a longer range version of the A321neo with a range of 4000 nautical miles. It is designed to allow many airlines to operate cheaper transatlantic services compared to larger widebody aircraft that are traditionally used.
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Airbus recently announced the Airbus A321XLR which with its increased range over the LR attracted a lot of orders at the recent Paris Air Show.
Aer Lingus will operate the A321LR on EI380 and EI381 from 29th March 2020 with no end date listed.