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Lynne Embleton (Aer Lingus CEO) welcomed the Government’s decision to remove the requirement for a pre-departure Covid-19 test for double-vaccinated passengers arriving into Ireland.

 

“The Government’s removal of this additional expense and barrier is welcome news for our customers, our people, our sector and the wider economy. Restoring confidence in travel is critical to the recovery of the aviation sector and to the connectivity of Ireland. Aer Lingus is striving to return to 90% of normal flying by the peak of the summer. Our January sale is encouraging people to plan their holidays, our market-leading booking flexibility policy is providing confidence and our investment in VeriFly, the digital ready-to-fly app, is giving reassurance. The confirmation that Digital Covid Certificates will be updated from this week for those that have received their booster shots is a further welcome development”.

 

Aer Lingus’s January Seat Sale has 2 million seats on sale including up to 20% off European and UK travel as well as flights to North America from just €169 each way as part of a return trip.

 

Aer Lingus has extended its market-leading ‘Book with Confidence’ policy for bookings until 31st of January 2022, to allow customers with upcoming bookings on any fare type to change their travel dates free of charge up to two hours before they travel and as many times as they wish. The existing policy applies on bookings from 1st February to 30th September 2022 which allows customers to change their booking up to seven days before travel.

 

To make travel easier, Aer Lingus has partnered with VeriFLY. By downloading the VeriFLY app and uploading Covid-19 related documentation required for their destination, Aer Lingus customers can ensure that all of their Covid-19 related documentation is verified before travel.

 

In addition, Aer Lingus has also introduced a travel tool designed to remove uncertainty regarding travel restrictions and entry requirements for all Aer Lingus destinations. Retrieve up-to-date tailored travel information based on your specific circumstances including vaccination status, return travel and flight connection requirements on aerlingus.com.

 

Aer Lingus January Seat Sale fares to Europe, the UK and North America are valid for travel from 01 February to 31 May 2022. All offers are subject to conditions and availability and all fares include taxes and charges. Book by midnight 18 January 2022. Terms and conditions apply

 

For more information on the Aer Lingus January Seat Sale, please visit www.aerlingus.com.

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We have a new Sales Support Email address for UK and Ireland agents – if you have any queries please email BDflight@etihad.ae – please note the old email address for trade support is now deactivated, so please do share the new point of contact with your teams.

 

April-May 2022 schedule changes across our network.

 

From April 2022 there are quite a few schedule changes, including to our Dublin – Abu Dhabi service. For April and May 2022 we will be changing the days of service and times of operation for the flights.

Flt No	Dep/Arr	Frequency	Dep	Arr	Ac
EY42	DUB-AUH	Mon,Wed,Fri	09:30	19:45	B787-9
EY45	AUH-DUB	Mon,Wed,Fri	02:45	07:35	B787-9

 

Please support us by managing changes with your customers directly. If passengers are affected by these schedule changes and cancellations, they can avail of our refund or change policy. Please find more information click HERE.

 

Beijing Winter Olympic Flights

Etihad have received approval to operate flights to Beijing for the Winter Olympics. Inventory is now open and can be requested through our VIP Desk. All Etihad reservation and ticketing process will be managed by VIP desk for these Beijing flights. Please share your queries with VIP desk BDflight@etihad.ae or feel free to contact me to find out more about our Beijing schedule for the Olympics.

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The Dublin route launch has been one of the airline’s most successful in its 37-year history and despite having to scale back operations as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Enda Corneille is confident that frequencies will ramp up as travel demand gradually returns.  Emirates is currently operating a daily service between Dublin and Dubai and onwards to more than 120 destinations.

 

“The Christmas and New Year periods were really busy – bookings for Sydney and Melbourne alone were up 197% for the period – and the outlook for 2022/23 is extremely positive,” said Enda Corneille. “Factors such as the reopening of Australia, people visiting relatives and friends that they may not have seen in two years and pent-up demand for holidays is driving demand. Globally we are rebuilding our network safely and in line with international guidelines and have already restored more than 90% of our network.  We are in a very strong position to meet the growth in demand as we emerge from two years of travel restrictions”.

 

Key milestones in Emirates’ ten years in Ireland include:

December 2011:

Emirates hosts an event for almost 1,000 guests at the Convention Centre in Dublin with a surprise appearance from superstar, Lionel Richie, to mark the impending launch of the airline’s first flight between Dublin and Dubai

 

January 2012:   

The first Emirates flight on the Dublin – Dubai route lands in Dublin on January 9.  The route is initially served by an Airbus A330-200 accommodating up to 237 passengers

Ireland becomes Emirates’ 29th route in Europe and its 119th globally and was one of 15 new passenger routes launched in 2012, which included Adelaide, Phuket, Ho Chi Minh, Rio, Harare and Barcelona

Emirates commences cargo operations from Dublin, carrying 15 tonnes of Irish cargo and exports each day from Dublin to Dubai and beyond to markets including the Middle east, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore

 

May 2012:

The Dublin route proved an early success and by May, Emirates had deployed its fastest-ever aircraft upgrade.  A 360-seat capacity, state-of-the-art B777-300ER was introduced to the route, with 52% additional passenger capacity and an extra 10 tonnes of cargo load

Emirates announces its inaugural sponsorship in Ireland – the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open

 

September 2014:             

The success of the route results in Emirates announcing a double daily operation between Dublin and Dubai, connecting up to 44,000 passengers on the route, each month

Cargo capacity on the Dublin to Dubai route increases to 50 tonnes, daily

 

December 2015:

Emirates celebrates its one millionth passenger on the Dublin-Dubai route

 

September 2017:

VOYA, a range of organic beauty products all the way from Strandhill in Sligo becomes available to Business and First Class customers, onboard at 40,000 feet and in airport lounges for the first time

 

October 2018:

Emirates and Dublin-based, family-owned Butlers Chocolates agree a deal that saw one of Ireland’s favourite chocolate brands served to First Class customers on board all Emirates flights

October 2021:

Having operated four flights weekly during the pandemic, Emirates resumes a daily service on the Dublin-Dubai route

Enda Corneille concluded: “The past 10 years have been exciting and the challenges we have faced have demonstrated just how flexible, agile and able an airline of Emirates’ size can be.  This can be attributed to the strength of the Emirates brand, fantastic people, an outstanding product and service and continued investment in technology and innovation. Our recent half-year results highlighted that we are well on the road to recovery with healthy revenue and a solid cash balance”.

 

“If there has ever been a time to celebrate and recognise success it’s now. We are looking forward to getting together with our industry colleagues, later in the year, to mark our ten-year anniversary and look ahead to new milestones such as new aircraft, new route launches and renewed growth and success”.

10,000 flights, almost 3 million passengers and 130,000 tonnes of cargo in one decade.

 

The world’s largest international airline, Emirates, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Ireland this week. Since the inaugural flight on 9 January 2012, Emirates has carried more than 2.8 million passengers on 10,000 flights between Dublin and Dubai.

 

“When we launched in Ireland 10 years ago, we were in the midst of a global recession and today, as we mark a major milestone, we are in the middle of a global pandemic,” said Enda Corneille, country manager Emirates, Ireland.  “Back in 2012 there were those who couldn’t understand the rationale for launching the Dublin operation given the economic circumstances of the time.  However, meticulous planning, a long-term vision, and the confidence both Emirates and our customers have in our product and service have proved the naysayers wrong”.