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Aer Lingus has finally confirmed the transatlantic routes it plans to operate from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) with the first operating to New York and Orlando. In what has been one of the worst kept secrets of modern times, the flights will be operated under Aer Lingus UK with a UK [read more]

Aer Lingus is to begin sales of transatlantic flights between Manchester and the US from Friday subject to approval from the US Department of Transportation. According to filings the airline has sought approval from the US DoT to promote, advertise and sell tickets from the UK to the US from [read more]

Aer Lingus has filed for permission to operate a number of UK to US routes using its new subsiduary, Aer Lingus UK. Aer Lingus UK is currently in the process of obtaining an Air Operators Certificate (AoC) from the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority and is hoping to launch transatlantic flights [read more]

Aer Lingus (EI-EIN) is set to launch transatlantic flights from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) next year securing around 1,500 slots for the northern airport. Sources close to the airline say that it will base Four long-haul aircraft at the Manchester, most likely a single Airbus A330 and 3 Airbus A321LR aircraft. [read more]

Aer Lingus is considering moving its Transatlantic services from Shannon (SNN/EINN) to an airport in the UK as Irish Government Covid-19 travel restrictions have left the two Airbus A321LR aircraft it has based there grounded. Six UK airports, including Edinburgh and Manchester, are bidding for the routes according to the [read more]

Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has scheduled changes for Summer 2021 which sees more A330 routes being replaced by the Airbus A321neo. Aer Lingus sees the single-aisle airliner as the future of transatlantic travel offering a much more effecient flight compared to its bigger sibling. The Airbus A321neo LR is able to operate [read more]

Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has said that it will be cutting up to 500 jobs as it deals with the impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic that has affected airlines around the world. In a statement, it said that it had formally notified Ireland’s Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection of [read more]

Irish carrier Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has come under fire after images appeared on social media showing a packed flight from London to Belfast. The images posted on twitter by BBC NI journalist Kelly Bonner show a packed flight with most of the seats taken in breach of social distancing guidelines. [read more]