More Flights From North America; New European Routes; Better Schedules
JERICHO, NY--(Marketwired - May 21, 2015) - Aer Lingus today announced its schedule for Winter 2015/2016 including a further boost to its growing long haul business with a 13% increase in capacity compared to winter 2014/2015. The additional frequencies will serve demand over peak holiday travel, including Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The airline is also investing heavily in key European short haul routes. In all, an extra 275,000 seats will be available, representing Aer Lingus' biggest growth in its winter schedule in the past 10 years.
MORE FLIGHTS FROM NORTH AMERICA
NEW EUROPEAN ROUTES
Aer Lingus is not only focussed on flying customers to and from Ireland but also on improving connectivity for those who wish to travel onwards. Customers connecting between the U.S. and Europe via Dublin this winter have more choice than before.
The Aer Lingus short haul expansion features increased frequencies on many popular European destinations in addition to improved timings on key high frequency business routes.
A new daily service between Dublin and Liverpool will commence October 23rd with a total of sixteen flights per week. This will significantly boost Aer Lingus' presence in the UK's North West region and strengthen the historic ties between the two cities. It adds further strength to Aer Lingus' offering between Ireland and the UK, covering 19 UK airports and a total of 32 routes.
There are over five million short haul seats in the winter schedule, representing an increase of 5% growth year on year including;
Aer Lingus Chief Revenue Officer, Mike Rutter said: The 2015 winter programme is driven by three major strategy goals. We continue to invest in growing long haul capacity by increasing capacity on current year round routes and making more routes available year round. It returns our short haul business to growth mode and represents our most significant investment in the sector for a decade. That short haul investment is concentrated on our Eurocities markets, with new routes and capacity increases in destinations like Liverpool. Paris, Amsterdam and Manchester where our 'Smart Travel' value proposition to both short haul and long haul connecting passengers is driving substantial growth. All of this will continue to drive Dublin's position as Europe's best value transatlantic hub. The strategy supports Aer Lingus' strategy to provide greater access and choice for North American customers with an additional 70,000 transatlantic seats versus last winter and Irish customers with 250,000 seats available a week to and from Ireland. All of this provides greater choice to customers travelling between North America, Ireland, and Europe with seamless transfer options, making Aer Lingus the smarter choice.
Notes to the Editor: Aer Lingus winter schedule starts end of October 2015 and runs through to the end of March 2016.
Contact Information:
For further information contact Aer Lingus:
Helen Maguire
Director Consumer Sales
Phone: 516-622-4060
E-Mail: Helen.Maguire@aerlingus.com
Rosemarie Curran
Marketing Executive
Phone: 516-622-4046
E-Mail: Rosemarie.Curran@aerlingus.com