Airline celebrates with flash sale offering €50 off return flights to North America

Dublin Airport Long-haul

· 350 additional transatlantic flights for Winter 2017 · 13% increase in transatlantic capacity compared to last year · Miami, Florida is the new long-haul route for Winter 2017 · Brand new Airbus A330-300 in operation for full winter season · 12 flights per week to West Coast – Los Angeles and San Francisco

Dublin Airport Short-haul 194,000 additional seats to Europe

· New short-haul winter route – Bilbao, Spain

Belfast City Airport

· NI winter schedule 2017 continues to concentrate on London as the key route for business, leisure and transfer traffic, in and out of London Heathrow with three flights from Belfast City Airport in each direction.

Thursday 10th August - Aer Lingus, Ireland’s only 4 Star airline, today announced its 2017 Winter Schedule which is the airline’s largest ever boasting 300,000 additional seats from Dublin to Europe and North America.

New routes

Soon to begin its direct service on 1st September, Aer Lingus will operate three flights per week to Miami, Florida, a new long-haul destination for winter. Bilbao, Spain is the airline’s new winter short-haul destination with a three times weekly service from Dublin.

Fare offers

To celebrate this year’s winter schedule Aer Lingus is offering €50 off roundtrips to North America, flying direct to 11 destinations from Ireland which include Boston, Chicago, New York JFK, Newark, Hartford, Orlando, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington and Toronto, as well as Miami.

Long-haul capacity

The airline’s focus on expanding its long-haul network continues this winter with 350 additional transatlantic flights from Ireland to North America, representing a 13% increase in capacity compared to last year. The Dublin to Toronto service will see a 96% increase in capacity with four flights per week, operated on a larger Airbus A330.

With daily services to San Francisco and a five times weekly service to Los Angeles during peak winter months, Aer Lingus will operate up to 12 flights per week from Ireland to the US West Coast. On the East Coast the Dublin Washington service will become daily during peak months resulting in 44% additional capacity. New York remains one of the most popular Christmas shopping destinations and with services to JFK from Dublin and Shannon as well as the Dublin Newark service, eager shoppers will be able to choose from up to four daily flights from Ireland to New York

Andrea Hunter, Business Development Manager, Aer Lingus said: “This Winter is our biggest yet with considerable expansion of our long-haul and European networks out of Dublin. While summer is traditionally the time of year to jet off, winter is certainly gathering pace and this year’s schedule boasts great value and choice across the UK, Europe and North America.

“We continue to invest in our transatlantic service by increasing capacity on current routes and making more routes available year-round, thereby driving Dublin’s position as Europe’s best value transatlantic hub.

“In Northern Ireland our 2017 winter schedule continues to concentrate on London as the key route for business, leisure and transfer traffic, in and out of London Heathrow with three flights from Belfast City Airport in each direction.”

Dublin Short-haul capacity

Aer Lingus’ European network from Dublin will also enjoy significant expansion this winter with increased capacity to key European cities such as Hamburg, operating up to 10 flights per week, double the frequency of last year, as well as Zurich, also operating 10 services per week.

Winter sun continues to be a top priority with 190,000 seats to the Canary Islands up for grabs. In addition, popular destinations in France will enjoy greater frequency with Aer Lingus operating a four times weekly service to Bordeaux and seven flights per week to Lyons.

To avail of Aer Lingus’ latest transatlantic deal offering €50 off return flights to North American book by midnight Tuesday 15th August. Visit aerlingus.com for further information.