Irish airline Aer Lingus is stepping up transatlantic operations with the return of flights from Dublin to Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Seattle for the first time since 2020.
The carrier, which part of IAG, resumed its Philadelphia route on Thursday (7 April), which will be followed on 12 May by the return of the Dublin-Los Angeles service and then Dublin to Seattle flights on 7 July.
Aer Lingus will also add a second flight to Chicago operating five times per week from 8 April and introduce a second daily flight to Washington DC from 9 June.
The airline has already restarted routes from Dublin to San Francisco, Miami and Orlando, as well as from Shannon to New York and Boston.
Overall, Aer Lingus will operate 14 direct routes between Ireland and North America this summer.
Bill Byrne, Aer Lingus’ executive vice-president, said: “Aer Lingus is fully committed to connecting Ireland to North America.
“This summer marks an exciting period for us as we welcome back so many much-loved US destinations for the first time since March 2020 including Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Seattle, as well as greater frequency on our Chicago and Washington D.C. services.’’