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Aer Lingus announces transatlantic winter schedule

Aer Lingus today announced details of its winter schedule from Dublin and Shannon airports. From the end of October Aer Lingus will operate double daily flights from Dublin to New York, daily flights from Dublin to Boston, four flights a week from Dublin to Washington and from Dublin to San Francisco and three flights a week from Dublin to Los Angeles and from Dublin to Orlando.

Aer Lingus announces new route to Bulgaria

Aer Lingus today announced a new service from Dublin to Bourgas in Bulgaria. The new service marks the first Aer Lingus scheduled flight to Bulgaria and moreover, the only scheduled service from Ireland.

Aer Lingus to acquire 4 new shorthaul aircraft

Aer Lingus Group plc has announced that it has exercised its rights under an agreement entered into with Airbus SAS in 2003 regarding the acquisition of four A320-200 aircraft.

Aer Lingus continues travel insurance partnership

Aer Lingus today formally announced that it is continuing its successful partnership with Mondial Assistance Ireland to administer travel insurance solutions for its European customers.

Aer Lingus announces details of its 4 day seat sale

Aer Lingus today announced details of its Four Day Only Seat Sale offering some of the lowest fares ever offered to its customers on routes to 10 Top European destinations.

Aer Lingus announces new route from Belfast to Paris

Aer Lingus Group plc today announced a new service from Belfast International to Paris, Charles de Gaulle beginning 30 March. The new service will operate on a daily basis with fares as low as £25 one-way including taxes and charges.

Aer Lingus sell over one million seats online

The Aer Lingus website, aerlingus.com, passed a significant milestone in January, selling over one million seats in just one month. This is the first time in its history that over one million seats have been sold in a single month, underlying the huge demand by customers for Aer Lingus' great choice of destinations, low fares and excellent customer service.

Aer Lingus and JetBlue confirm industry-first partnership

Aer Lingus, Ireland's low-cost, low-fares airline and its US counterpart low-fare, high-frills JetBlue Airways Corporation have officially announced their industry-first strategic partnership will come into effect on April 3, 2008.

Aerlingus.com to pass ‘million’ milestone

The Aer Lingus website, aerlingus.com, passed a significant milestone in January, selling over one million seats in just one month. This is the first time in its history that over one million seats have been sold in a single month, underling the huge demand by customers for Aer Lingus' great choice of destinations, low fares and excellent customer service.

Aerlingus.com achieves record sales

Aer Lingus' "January World Clearance Sale" reached record levels on Monday (21st January), with almost 51,000 seats booked on the airlines website, Aerlingus.com, in just one day. This is the highest level of online sales achieved in one day so far this year, and is a 50% increase on the same day last year.

Aer Lingus appoints lastminute.com as hotel partner

Aer Lingus customers are set to benefit from a new partnership with lastminute.com, which has been appointed as Aer Lingus' hotel partner to provide hotel accommodation for its passengers through Aerlingus.com. lastminute.com won the contract due to their highly competitive product and range of accommodation on offer.

Aer Lingus begin flights from new Belfast base

Aer Lingus began operations from its new Belfast base today putting the seal on a €150 million (Sterling £100 million) investment announced in August. Three A320 aircraft will be based at Belfast International Airport, flying to nine European destinations and supporting up to 100 direct jobs as well as around 500 indirect posts in the first year.

Aerlingus.com celebrates 10 millionth booking

Aer Lingus is this week celebrating a milestone 10 million bookings through Aerlingus.com since the website started in 2001. In its first year of operation, web bookings represented a single figure percentage of all bookings whereas today that number is 72%, reflecting the significant changes in passenger preferences over the past six years.

Aer Lingus seeks to avert strike action

Aer Lingus has confirmed that the company will engage directly with staff over the next 48 hours in an effort to conclude the cost savings PCI initiative and to avert industrial action at the airline, which has been planned by SIPTU for the 20th and 23rd of November.

Aer Lingus announces new routes

Aer Lingus today announced plans to add 3 new aircraft to its short-haul fleet for 2008 and operate a total of 86 routes, 59 from Dublin, 18 from Cork and 9 from its new Belfast base.