We’re fast heading to the end of the year, with airlines starting to firm up their Summer 2023 destinations. Aer Lingus is the latest to firm up its network for the year ahead.
Aer Lingus Airbus A320 at Birmingham Airport – Image, Economy Class and Beyond
First up is the European Network. The airline plans to fly to 53 European destinations from Ireland, including three new routes to Kos (Greece), Olbia (Sardinia, Italy) and Brindisi (Italy). In total, including its UK operations, it increases to 63 destinations.
In addition, the airline is on the attack as it expects consumers to travel in the summer season, with the airline aggressively bumping up its frequencies on routes. These include:
| Route | Frequency | Capacity Increase |
| Dublin – Malaga | 27 flights per week | 32% increase |
| Dublin – Alicante | 6 flights per week | 20% increase |
| Dublin – Las Palmas | 5 flights per week | 67% increase |
| Dublin – Tenerife | 8 flights per week | 14% increase |
| Dublin – Bordeaux | 7 flights per week | 40% increase |
| Dublin – Perpignan | 4 flights per week | 33% increase |
| Dublin – Geneva | 9 flights per week | 29% increase |
| Dublin – Izmir | 4 flights per week | 33% increase |
| Dublin – Athens | 4 flights per week | 33% increase |
| Dublin – Prague | 5 flights per week | 25% increase |
| Cork – Malaga | 7 flights per week | 40% increase |
| Cork – Faro | 6 flights per week | Doubled increase |
North America
Aer Lingus Airbus A321LR at London Heathrow – Image, Economy Class and Beyond.
The transatlantic network remains key to Aer Lingus, with the airline offering over 2.25 million transatlantic seats on sale, with Cleveland joining the network, as well as Hartford, CT returning. Key routes connecting Boston, New York-JFK, Chicago and Washington D.C. will operate double daily from Dublin during peak summer.
The full network for Summer 2023 includes:
North American Routes out of Ireland – Summer 2023
- Dublin – New York, JFK
- Dublin – Newark (NY)
- Dublin – Boston
- Dublin – Chicago
- Dublin – Washington D.C – increase to double daily service from single daily service in 2019
- Dublin – Philadelphia
- Dublin – Hartford
- Dublin – Cleveland, Ohio – new route
- Dublin – Orlando – increases to 5 times weekly from 4 weekly services in 2019
- Dublin – Seattle – increases to daily from 5 times weekly in 2019
- Dublin – Los Angeles – larger Airbus A330 aircraft operating the route
- Dublin – San Francisco
- Dublin – Toronto
- Shannon – Boston
- Shannon – New York, JFK – increase of one weekly service vs. 2019
In addition, the area operations out of Manchester, including:
- Manchester – New York, JFK
- Manchester – Orlando
For those looking for Dublin – Miami and Manchester – Barbados, you’ll have to wait until the winter season for them to return.
Long Haul operations will utilise the Airbus A330 and A321LR fleet.
In Quotes
Speaking about the Summer 2023 Schedule, Susanne Carberry, Chief Customer Officer said,
‘’Demand for European sun destinations is at an all-time high post-pandemic, with European sun high on everyone’s wish list, so Aer Lingus is delighted to announce increases across our European schedule to the most sought after, trendsetting European destinations this summer.
We have three very exciting brand-new destinations on offer in Kos (Greece), Olbia (Sardinia, Italy) and Brindisi (Italy), which our customers are sure to love exploring this summer. We’re seeing a big appetite for travel and our ambitious expansion into North America continues with Cleveland and Hartford services beginning, making our summer transatlantic schedule a record breaker with 2.25 million seats on sale.’’
Want to book? Book Now!
The Aer Lingus Summer Schedule 2023 is now available to book on aerlingus.com. In addition, expect to look forward to seats being available for redemption through the usual channels.
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Poop…still no DUB-TPA. (Well, in all fairness, they haven’t brought back DUB-MIA yet either, and that’s a bigger market.)
MIA is missing in action until the winter. Seasonal route sadly.