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Aer Lingus to begin Dublin service from Liverpool John Lennon airport

Aer Lingus will begin a Dublin service from Liverpool John Lennon (LJLA) airport with onward connections to US.

The service is due to start on Friday 23 October 2015 and will consist of 16 flights per week.

Onward flights are available to destinations including New York, Boston, Chicago, Washington, Orlando, San Francisco and Toronto, with the morning flight from Liverpool timed to enable convenient transfer times for passengers at Dublin Airport.

One of the first airlines operating out of LJLA, Aer Lingus have historical ties reaching back to 1936 when they began flights to Dublin.

CEO of Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Andrew Cornish, said: “This latest route announcement for the Airport is a clear demonstration of our commitment to bring more routes, more airlines and more choice for the region’s travellers.

“This route will enhance the Airport’s reputation as a convenient hassle free alternative for business travellers in particular, looking to do business both in Dublin or onward to the US.”

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.

“Aer Lingus understands how important global connectivity is to the economy of a region, and with the fast access we can provide to over 100 US & Canadian cities we hope this can help power the economy of Merseyside.

“We believe that Aer Lingus is the Smart Choice for travel to Dublin and North America and we look forward to demonstrating that to Liverpool consumers.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Sophia Taha .