Airline continues its growth path with double digit growth in transatlantic capacity for 5th consecutive year Airline’s network growth promises 100+ new jobs in 2018 and 800 New Jobs in 2019/2020

• Largest ever transatlantic schedule with 177,000 additional seats to North America • Dublin to Philadelphia - new US route for Summer 2018 • 575 additional transatlantic flights versus previous summer • Double daily services to US West Coast – San Francisco and Los Angeles • Twice daily service to Chicago • 96,000 additional seats to Europe for Summer 2018 • Growth in Aer Lingus services will bring 100+ new jobs in 2018 • 8 Airbus A321 Long Range aircraft to provide further North Atlantic growth

Wednesday 04 October 2017 - Aer Lingus today announced its 2018 Dublin Summer Schedule which features a brand new North American destination – Philadelphia - operating four times per week direct from Dublin from 25th March 2018. Philadelphia is the 9th most visited city in the United States welcoming over 30 million domestic and international visitors annually. The latest route expansion comes on the back of an IAG investment in new aircraft, with Aer Lingus taking delivery of four new long haul aircraft in the last 24 months, enabling the introduction of four new transatlantic routes; Los Angeles, Newark, Hartford, Miami and now Philadelphia. The expansion has created hundreds of new jobs for pilots, cabin crew and ground handling staff. Largest Ever Transatlantic Network Summer 2018 will mark the airline’s largest ever long haul programme with 177,000 additional seats across the Atlantic over the summer season. Aer Lingus’ total capacity to and from North America for 2018 will reach 2.75 million seats. Additional transatlantic expansion includes a daily service to both San Francisco and Los Angeles on the US West Coast as well as twice daily flights to Chicago. Miami, which was launched as a new route in late summer 2017 and subsequently as a new winter route, will continue into next summer operating three times per week. Miami combined and Orlando, operating four times weekly, will offer a direct connection from Ireland to Florida every day for summer 2018. Washington will continue to operate daily for summer but on a larger Airbus A330-300 series aircraft, for four out of seven days, providing 31% additional seats on the route.

Aer Lingus Delivers on North Atlantic Gateway Strategy Aer Lingus continues to drive its strategy of expanding its Dublin Airport base into a major European transatlantic gateway. This gateway strategy continues to drive increased connectivity for Ireland as well as growing jobs and supporting international trade and economic growth. For visitors travelling from Philadelphia next summer, Aer Lingus offers seamless connections to 21 key European destinations via Dublin. Equally the convenience of U.S Customs and Border Protection services at Dublin make it an attractive proposition when crossing the Atlantic from Ireland. On the strength of its connectivity to North America, Dublin Airport holds fifth position on the league table of European transatlantic airports in 2016, having jumped from eleventh position in 2010. Aer Lingus has ambitious growth targets for its transatlantic gateway and will add eight Airbus A321 Long Range aircraft to its fleet in 2019 and 2020 to support further transatlantic route launches in the coming years. 2018 Summer Sun Aer Lingus’ European network remains focused on summer sun boasting 945,000 seats to Spain, 310,000 seats to the Canary Islands and 495,000 seats to Portugal. Malaga continues to be one of the most popular choices for Irish sun seekers and will enjoy 11,000 additional seats from Dublin in summer 2018. Additional key short haul growth routes include Bordeaux (19,000 extra seats), Lyon (22,000 extra seats), Lisbon (11,000 extra seats), Rome (12,000 extra seats), Prague (18,000 extra seats) and Vienna (21,000 extra seats), among others. Speaking at the launch of Aer Lingus’ Summer 2018 Programme, Mike Rutter, Chief Operating Officer said: “We are delighted to announce Philadelphia as our new route for summer 2018. We are proud to continue to deliver on our promise to grow our transatlantic network and further strengthen Dublin Airport as a leading gateway to North America. We are delighted to be delivering on the growth opportunities that being part of International Airlines Group has presented over the past two years. The introduction of Philadelphia comes on the back of the four new routes announced in the last two years, namely Los Angeles, Newark, Hartford and Miami. Each new Aer Lingus transatlantic route opens up new tourism and business opportunities and builds connectively to the Dublin Gateway. As Ireland’s only 4 Star airline the experience we offer our guests is at the core of everything we do and shapes the future of our airline. Our short haul network boasts increased capacity on popular sun routes such as Malaga and the Canary Islands as well as greater frequency to popular European cities destinations such as Lisbon, Hamburg, Prague, Vienna and Bilbao. “We are pleased to announce that the growth across our network brings about increased career opportunities. Since 2014 our new strategy has seen us create over 600 new jobs to the end of 2017. We are currently recruiting additional cabin crew and later this month will launch a recruitment drive for pilots, resulting in more than 100 new, quality job opportunities across the airline in 2018. The future holds bright and interesting prospects for Aer Lingus as eight new Airbus A321 Long Range aircraft are set to join our fleet in the coming years and by the end of this year, 2017, we will welcome another brand new Airbus A330. This major expansion will see us add around 800 new jobs in 2019/2020 - cementing our role as a major contributor to Ireland’s GDP.”

Marking the launch of the new Dublin to Philadelphia route, Chellie Cameron, Philadelphia Airport CEO, commented: “We are very pleased to welcome Aer Lingus to PHL and look forward to offering more non-stop, year-round service to Dublin. This capital city is a gateway to the beautiful country of Ireland, Europe and beyond. We are proud to expand our non-stop international service and we are excited to enhance travel between Ireland and Philadelphia.” Fares to Philadelphia start from €199 each-way including taxes and charges, when booked as a return trip. Fares to Europe for summer 2018 start from €34.99 one-way including taxes and charges. Aer Lingus’ Belfast schedule will be announced in the coming weeks.