

"Aer Lingus gets nod to start selling seats on UK-US services". Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. "UK has new low-cost transatlantic airline flying from Manchester – and it's Irish". "Aer Lingus to move aircraft from Ireland to UK for US flights". ^ a b O'Halloran, Barry (11 December 2020)."Aer Lingus Launches UK subsidiary, applies for US route authorities". ^ a b Miller, Seth (10 December 2020)."Aer Lingus in British government talks on direct UK-US flights". ^ O'Connor, Fearghal (1 November 2020).^ a b "Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited filing history".The club uses Avios points as its member currency. Īer Lingus UK operates to the following destinations as of March 2023 :Īs of March 2023, Aer Lingus UK operates the following aircraft: Aer Lingus UK fleet AircraftĪerClub is Aer Lingus' frequent-flyer programme, which consists of four tiers: the entry-level Green, Silver, Platinum, and Concierge. Subsequently increasing capacity on this route, the returning of a second A330-300 to the UK fleet and the return of the A321LR to its Irish parent.
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British Airways would later take over full operation of the route from Aer Lingus UK.Īlso in October 2022, Aer Lingus UK announced that its Manchester-New York JFK service would be operated by the Airbus A330-300 instead of the Airbus A321LR from April 2023. These flights were operated by British Airways under wet-lease terms using the Aer Lingus UK flight numbers and callsigns. In October 2022, it was announced that Aer Lingus' operations between Belfast City and London Heathrow would transfer to Aer Lingus UK due to Brexit related requirements that a European carrier could no longer fly domestic routes within the United Kingdom. In September 2022, Aer Lingus UK was the first airline to operate a flight into the then new Terminal C at Orlando International Airport. While the airline's routes to New York JFK and Orlando launched in December 2021, plans for the airline's Boston services were dropped. The airline's services to Barbados were unaffected, which launched on 20 October 2021 as planned. On 25 August 2021, the airline's services to the United States were again postponed to December 2021 as a result of the continued delay of UK-US border restrictions being lifted. In the days prior to receiving its AOC, the airline officially transferred one Airbus A330-300 from parent company Aer Lingus, with the transfer of one Airbus A321LR and a further Airbus A330-300 following. The airline also submitted its AOC to the USDOT for the approval of its application. On 8 July 2021, Aer Lingus UK was granted its air operator's certificate (AOC) by the UK CAA. This was due to international borders between the UK and the United States reopening later than expected. In June 2021, the airline announced that the commencement of services to the United States would be postponed until 30 September 2021. Parent company Aer Lingus subsequently announced on 24 March 2021 that flights from Manchester Airport operated by Aer Lingus UK would launch to New York JFK and Orlando on 29 July 2021, to Barbados on 20 October 2021, and to Boston during summer 2022. In December 2020, the airline applied with the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) for a foreign air carrier permit, which was approved in March 2021. The airline would conceptually compete with Virgin Atlantic, another British airline operating transatlantic flights from Manchester, as well as fill in part of the void left by Manchester-based and headquartered Thomas Cook Airlines, which ceased operations in September 2019. The airline's initial fleet plans consisted of two Airbus A321LRs and two Airbus A330-300s, all to be transferred from parent company Aer Lingus. In November 2020, plans for the airline involved launching the operation of transatlantic flights from the UK to the United States with the initial planned destinations being Boston, New York JFK, and Orlando from its Manchester base, followed by flights during the winter season to Bridgetown (Barbados).


The company then remained dormant until 2020. The airline's operations launched on 20 October 2021, with its inaugural flight from Manchester to Bridgetown, Barbados.Īer Lingus UK was founded on with its headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as a United Kingdom-based company. It is headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with its operations based at Manchester Airport. Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited is a British airline and wholly owned subsidiary of Aer Lingus, the flag carrier of the Republic of Ireland.
