Aer Lingus’ Inaugural Flight - Dublin to Newark takes off

Aer Lingus added its second new service to the USA this year with the new Newark service.   They have already launched LAX and Hartford will be launched on the 28^th September.   The airline now offers a year-round, daily service from Dublin direct to Newark New Jersey to service the New York market.   More than 50% of guests on the inaugural  started their journey outside of Dublin, from destinations such as Paris, Brussels, Hamburg, Manchester, London and Edinburgh, to name but a few.   Only 40 mins from downtown Manhattan, flying from Dublin into Newark is another great option for those keen to visit the Big Apple and with its existing daily services from Dublin and Shannon to JFK, Aer Lingus now flies  up to four times daily from Ireland to New York.

Newark, just 8 miles from Manhattan, itself boasts one of the country’s largest and most glamorous performing arts venues, the New Jersey Performing Arts Centre, not to mention the largest premium outlet mall in the state.   Sports fans can cheer on the NHL New Jersey Devils (men’s basketball) as they battle for glory at the Prudential Centre which has also hosted music concerts by legendary artists like Jay Z, Taylor Swift, and Pink.

The growth plan underpins Aer Lingus’ successful strategy of expanding its Dublin Airport base into a major European transatlantic gateway.   The convenience of U.S Customs and Border Protection services at Dublin has enhanced the continued growth of Aer Lingus’ Dublin operation as a connecting gateway.   Three new transatlantic aircraft have joined the Aer Lingus fleet this year and as previously announced two new Airbus A330s will be delivered in 2017.

Declan Kearney (Director of Communications Aer Lingus) said: “We are delighted to commence our new direct service from Dublin to Newark New Jersey.   Together with our daily services to JFK from Dublin and Shannon, Aer Lingus now offers customers a choice of up to four flights to New York each day and by the end of this month, Aer Lingus will operate 28 daily services across the Atlantic.”

“While we continue to connect Ireland to the world, we now play an increasing role in connecting Europe to North America and aim to be the number one value carrier across the North Atlantic.   On today’s inaugural to Newark, more than half our guests began their journey outside of Ireland, starting out from UK cities such as Newcastle, Edinburgh, London as well as European cities like Brussels, Paris, Dubrovnik, to name but a few.”