LIVERPOOL got closer to the United States today when Aer Lingus announced a new route to Dublin, “seamlessly connecting” transAatlantic traffic in and out of John Lennon Airport.
The service is due to commence on Friday 23rd October 2015 with 16 flights per week departing from Liverpool at 08:40 and arriving back at 19:05
Flight times are targeted at those wanting to conduct a day’s business in Dublin, throughout the working week, says the Irish airline.
However, passengers bound for North America will be able to skip the Thelwall Viaduct queues heading to Manchester Airport and hop onto Aer Lingus flights via Dublin. Transfer times are a mere 75 minutesif you time it properly – or several hours if you time it wrong.
Onward flights are available to destinations including New York, Boston, Chicago, Washington, Orlando, San Francisco and Toronto starting at around £229 one way.
AmericaUniquely to Ireland, all parts of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Pre-clearance process are completed at Dublin enabling a speedy exit stateside after arriving on the airline’s long haul flights.
Liverpool Airport said the new route would also help to attract more international visitors to the Liverpool City Region, with the potential to grow the numbers of US visitors, currently the second biggest long-haul market.
Aer Lingus were one of the first airlines to operate from Liverpool almost 80 years ago, having first established air links with the Irish capital in 1936.
Aer Lingus Chief Revenue Officer, Mike Rutter said “The historic connections between the two cities makes Dublin-Liverpool the perfect choice for Aer Lingus’s first major expansion in short haul services for a decade. We believe that we can offer the region both great value flights to Dublin and also access to the fastest growing transatlantic gateway in Europe.”
Flights to Dublin go on sale today on aerlingus.com.
