Aer Arann launches new routes

Aer Arann, one of Europe’s fastest growing regional airlines, is launching a daily service from Birmingham to Waterford, South East of Ireland, on 14 May 2007.

The new flight will operate every day except Saturdays, and with a flight time of just one hour and twenty minutes, should prove popular with those planning business trips and leisure getaways to the West Coast. Fares start from £30 one way including taxes.

Also, launching on the 14 May is a service from Manchester to Sligo operating four days per week with fares from £30 one way including tax.

Both the Birmingham–Waterford and Manchester-Sligo services will come just two weeks after Aer Arann begins operating a twice-weekly Bristol to Nantes flight on 28 April. The airline also has plans to begin a Bristol to Galway service from 25 June operating four days a week.

Prices will start from £49 to Nantes, and £30 to Galway, including taxes.

Aer Arann will also launch a Newcastle to Galway service on the same day. The flight will operate four days per week with a flying time of one hour and twenty-five minutes. Fares on the route will start from £30 one way including tax.

The airline is also launching a Cardiff to Nantes service from 23 June, which will operate every Saturday with a flying time of less than three hours and prices from as little as £49 each way, including tax.

Commenting on the new services, Colin Lewis, Head of Sales and Marketing, Aer Arann says: “We are delighted to be further expanding our UK network with new services from Birmingham to Waterford, Bristol to Galway and Nantes, Cardiff to Nantes, Newcastle to Galway and Manchester to Sligo. All of these new destinations will prove popular with leisure travellers from the UK, Ireland and France, looking for new short-breaks ideas and summer getaways.

“We are particularly pleased to be announcing connections to Nantes, which is the sixth largest city in France and will play host to two of the Rugby World Cup matches being played by Wales in September 2007.”

For more information visit Aerarann.com.