Aer Lingus is to return to another of its transatlantic destinations, with San Francisco coming back to the network.
Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 departing Chicago O’Hare – Image, Economy Class and Beyond
The airline restarted its San Francisco service from its home of Dublin Airport on the 25th of February, initially operating four flights a week. This will scale to a full daily service from the 26th of March.
For those who want to grab a quick bargain, lead-in prices are €189 each way, when booked as a return trip by midnight February 28th and are valid for travel from March 1st until May 31st.
In Quotes
Bill Byrne, Executive Vice-President US at Aer Lingus said;
“We are delighted to resume the Dublin to San Francisco service and to unite friends, families and businesses once more, reconnecting our communities and economies.
There’s no doubt that travel is back for 2022, and we are busy preparing operations for further route restarts.
As always, customers flying to North America with Aer Lingus will enjoy complimentary meals and drinks, endless hours of in-flight entertainment, and US Customs and Border pre-clearance at Dublin and Shannon airports.”
Fourteen North American Routes
North America is a major focus for Aer Lingus, who funnel passengers through its Dublin hub onward to other European destinations, whilst offering pre-clearance on select flights out the airline.
Planned operations for Summer 2022 include
- New York
- Miami
- Chicago
- Boston
- Los Angeles
- San Francisco
- Orlando
- Washington
- Seattle
- Philadelphia
Aer Lingus is building out the transatlantic restarts and expansions, with the airline planning to restart Los Angeles as a daily service on 12 May and Seattle returning five times per week on 26 May.
Those of you over in Shannon will be happy to know that USA flights return on the 10th of March, with a combined 15 flights a week from the airport to New York and Boston.
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