![]() ![]() That move is one plank in a broader Aer Lingus strategy to boost the carrier's capacity on transatlantic routes over the summer season. The aircraft was sent back to Dublin because Aer Lingus (United Kingdom) is using an A330-300 on the Manchester - New York route over the upcoming summer. Until it was withdrawn from service in early April, the aircraft was kept busy operating the Manchester International - New York JFK city pair. G-EIRH (msn 10319) flew to Dublin on April 25 and will soon be re-registered as EI-LRH.Īccording to ch-aviation fleets advanced data, the two-year-old aircraft was formerly registered as EI-LRH and operated by Aer Lingus until November 2021 when it was transferred to the Aer Lingus (United Kingdom) (EG, Belfast City) operation and rebadged as G-EIRH. Ireland's Aer Lingus reinducts A321neo(LR) - 16:32 UTCĪer Lingus (EI, Dublin International) has ferried an A321-200NX(LR) to Dublin ahead of it being given an Irish registration and deployed onto the carrier's transatlantic runs this Northern summer season. Get your own ch-aviation PRO account today. Aircraft Stored, Scrapped or Written Off at Airport.Airport Lists by State, Country or Continent.Extended Search Options for over 6,000 Airports.Create your own favourite lists to group News articles.Passenger Numbers and Financial Results.Average Fleet and Subfleet age and total number of seats.Legal Name, Address, Phone, LinkedIn page and E-Mail.Search Airlines by Aircraft Type and/or Fleet Size.Search Airlines by Homebase, Country or Routes/Countries served.Search Airlines by Alliance, Airline Type, Status.Historical Information (Launch/End/Merger details).Extended Search Options for over 7,490 Airlines.Full access to all news articles including exclusive stories reported first by ch-aviation."News to go" - Ability to view multiple full news articles on one page.With a ch-aviation PRO subscription you benefit from a wide range of data and information such as: To access our news database including full archive search and exclusive stories reported first by ch-aviation you need to upgrade to ch-aviation PRO. Accordingly, Aer Lingus (UK) became the marketing carrier, although the Irish carrier still operated flights under a temporary ACMI agreement. Starting October 30, 2022, Aer Lingus wet-leased A320-200 capacity from sister carrier British Airways to operate the 3x daily shuttle between Northern Ireland and England. The airline had commenced consultations with its Belfast staff and the Fórsa trade union to avoid, reduce, or mitigate redundancies.Īer Lingus has been flying from Belfast City Airport to Heathrow since 2012, five years after first setting up a base at Belfast International. The Irish News reported the flag carrier had admitted it was likely its base at Belfast City Airport would close next year over the Brexit-related impasse, putting 29 jobs at risk. The statement read that Aer Lingus Regional flights operated by Emerald Airlines (Ireland) (EA, Dublin International) were unaffected by this development. Should the route be closed from March 26, the airline would contact affected passengers directly by January 31 2023, to offer an alternative flight or refund. At present, we are in consultation processes with our people and unions as we engage on proposed options,” the airlines said in a statement shared on social media.įlights up to and including March 25, 2023, would continue as scheduled. ![]() ![]() “Despite constructive discussions, we have to date been unable to identify a viable solution, and there is now a likelihood that we will cease our Belfast-London Heathrow operation from effect from March 26, 2023. In a notice to customers, the Irish flag carrier said Brexit was impacting its travel rights within the UK market, particularly on the Belfast-London Heathrow route. Since Brexit, the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement requires all UK-based airlines to operate under a UK operating licence, meaning EU carriers such as Aer Lingus are not permitted to operate UK domestic routes. Regulatory changes arising from Britain’s exit from the European Union (Brexit) may force EU carrier Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin International) to cease its only UK domestic route between Belfast City and London Heathrow from March 26, 2023. ![]()
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