Aer Lingus

[Sherburnflyer92]

I suspect the reason nothing is available quite yet from an easyJet perspective is that they are waiting to see what happens re: Green list and travel & what not. They will want to pounce on anything that will make decent revenue and profit. They are also always the late comer for releasing flights sometimes.

 

[Finger66]

There is also the potential fly in the ointment. That being the T3 rumour of LBA - BHD. That seems to have gone quiet but WH did report from the ACC meeting that they were hopeful of T3 announcing route expansion in due course. It’s nice to be able to genuinely speculate after the doom and gloom of the last 16 months

 

[LBAYORKIE]

https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/08/02/emerald-airlines-expected-to-launch-in-january-2022/

 

[lbaspotter]

I asked Aer Lingus about the Leeds-Dublin route the other day via a private message. The following is the reply I got back from them.

Hi there, some routes are under review or have been reduced due to the current situation. As soon as we have any info on these routes we will update our website and social media. Apologies for the inconvenience.

We look forward to welcoming you back onboard in the future!

 

[White Heather]

I asked Aer Lingus about the Leeds-Dublin route the other day via a private message. The following is the reply I got back from them.

That's a stock answer and probably doesn't answer your question.

 

[lbaspotter]

Well it's finally official. Aer Lingus has today signed a 10 year franchise deal with Emerald Airlines starting from January 2023 to operate regional routes using fleet of ATR aircraft.

A new chapter for our Regional flights with Emerald Airlines - Aer Lingus Hub

We're delighted to announce a new franchise agreement with Emerald Airlines to operate Aer Lingus Regional flights. The ten-year agreement will start on 01 January 2023. The new agreement will offer choice and certainty to those flying between Ireland, the UK and beyond. Emerald Airlines will...

www.aerlingus.com

 

[lbaspotter]

Looks like Aer Lingus are now code sharing with BA City Flyer on the Belfast City - Leeds route with flights bookable at www.aerlingus.com

BHD-LBA = BA7313 - EI8383
LBA-BHD = BA7312 - EI8382
BHD-LBA = BA7317 - EI8391
LBA-BHD = BA7316 - EI8390

 

[Severn]

Taken from ch-aviation this morning:

Emerald Airlines (Ireland) (EAI, Dublin Int'l) plans to begin regional franchise operations for Aer Lingus(EI, Dublin Int'l) on March 27, 2022, nine months earlier than previously intended, ch-aviation schedule analysis has revealed.

While the flights are not yet bookable through Aer Lingus's portal, Emerald Airlines plans to deploy its ATR72-600s under the Aer Lingus Regional brand on cross-Irish Sea routes out of Belfast City, Dublin Int'l, Cork, and Shannon as follows::

• out of Belfast: Birmingham Int'l (23x weekly), Edinburgh (19x weekly), East Midlands (16x weekly), Exeter (daily), Leeds/Bradford (16x weekly), and Manchester Int'l (25x weekly),
• out of Dublin: Aberdeen Dyce (6x weekly), Bristol Int'l (18x weekly), Edinburgh (27x weekly), Glasgow Int'l (30x weekly), Leeds/Bradford (17x weekly), and Newcastle, GB (daily),
• out of Cork: Bristol (5x weekly), Edinburgh (daily), and Glasgow (4x weekly), and
• out of Shannon: Edinburgh (3x weekly).

 

[Bigman]

Excellent news. Edinburgh have done nicely out of it too.

 

[SierraHotel]

Presumably this will mark the end of BACF on the BHD LBA route?

 

[LBA4EVER]

Good news, we stack up well on the amount of weekly flights too.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

A further post in the other forum states that Emerald Airlines are denying that the information published earlier reflects their start-up plans.

 

[CM.]

Whilst I hope the news above is true I’d of thought Emerald themselves would announce this before news articles get hold of it.

So I’ll be waiting for Emerald to formally announce it.

 

[lbaspotter]

Aer Lingus operated by "Emerald" flights to Belfast City & Dublin are now showing on the Aer Lingus website timetable section. All currently remain unbookable.

Mondays
EI3670 = BHD 06:50 - LBA 08:00 / EI3671 = LBA 08:30 - BHD 09:45
EI3390 = DUB 06:50 - LBA 08:00 / EI3391 = LBA 08:25 - DUB 09:35
EI3392 = DUB 13:55 - LBA 15:10 / EI3393 = LBA 15:40 - DUB 17:00
EI3676 = BHD 14:55 - LBA 16:05 / EI3677 = LBA 16:35 - BHD 17:50
EI3394 = DUB 17:25 - LBA 18:35 / EI3395 = LBA 19:00 - DUB 20:20
EI3678 = BHD 18:20 - LBA 19:30 / EI3679 = LBA 20:00 - BHD 21:15
Tuesdays
EI3670 = BHD 06:50 - LBA 08:00 / EI3671 = LBA 08:30 - BHD 09:45
EI3390 = DUB 06:50 - LBA 08:00 / EI3391 = LBA 08:25 - DUB 09:35
EI3394 = DUB 17:25 - LBA 18:35 / EI3395 = LBA 19:00 - DUB 20:20
EI3678 = BHD 18:20 - LBA 19:30 / EI3679 = LBA 20:00 - BHD 21:15
Wednesdays
EI3670 = BHD 06:50 - LBA 08:00 / EI3671 = LBA 08:30 - BHD 09:45
EI3390 = DUB 06:50 - LBA 08:00 / EI3391 = LBA 08:25 - DUB 09:35
EI3394 = DUB 17:25 - LBA 18:35 / EI3395 = LBA 19:00 - DUB 20:20
EI3678 = BHD 18:20 - LBA 19:30 / EI3679 = LBA 20:00 - BHD 21:15
Thursdays
EI3670 = BHD 06:50 - LBA 08:00 / EI3671 = LBA 08:30 - BHD 09:45
EI3390 = DUB 06:50 - LBA 08:00 / EI3391 = LBA 08:25 - DUB 09:35
EI3392 = DUB 13:55 - LBA 15:10 / EI3393 = LBA 15:40 - DUB 17:00
EI3676 = BHD 14:55 - LBA 16:05 / EI3677 = LBA 16:35 - BHD 17:50
EI3394 = DUB 17:25 - LBA 18:35 / EI3395 = LBA 19:00 - DUB 20:20
EI3678 = BHD 18:20 - LBA 19:30 / EI3679 = LBA 20:00 - BHD 21:15
Fridays
EI3670 = BHD 06:50 - LBA 08:00 / EI3671 = LBA 08:30 - BHD 09:45
EI3390 = DUB 06:50 - LBA 08:00 / EI3391 = LBA 08:25 - DUB 09:35
EI3392 = DUB 13:55 - LBA 15:10 / EI3393 = LBA 15:40 - DUB 17:00
EI3676 = BHD 14:55 - LBA 16:05 / EI3677 = LBA 16:35 - BHD 17:50
EI3394 = DUB 17:25 - LBA 18:35 / EI3395 = LBA 19:00 - DUB 20:20
EI3678 = BHD 18:20 - LBA 19:30 / EI3679 = LBA 20:00 - BHD 21:15
Saturdays
EI3670 = BHD 06:50 - LBA 08:00 / EI3671 = LBA 08:30 - BHD 09:45
EI3390 = DUB 06:50 - LBA 08:00 / EI3391 = LBA 08:25 - DUB 09:35
Sundays
EI3390 = DUB 07:00 - LBA 08:15 / EI3391 = LBA 08:45 - DUB 10:05
EI3392 = DUB 11:15 - LBA 12:30 / EI3393 = LBA 13:00 - DUB 14:20
EI3676 = BHD 14:55 - LBA 16:05 / EI3677 = LBA 16:35 - BHD 17:50
EI3394 = DUB 17:25 - LBA 18:35 / EI3395 = LBA 19:00 - DUB 20:20
EI3678 = BHD 18:20 - LBA 19:30 / EI3679 = LBA 20:00 - BHD 21:15

 

[White Heather]

Gonna miss seeing the BA E190s though. They look so good coming in with that really high nose up attitude.

 

[A400]

It’s not been fully confirmed yet. But Emerald are planning to operate Dublin-Leeds/Bradford in Summer 2022. The flights should be on sale very soon.

SeanM1997 on Twitter

 

[752]

It’s not been fully confirmed yet. But Emerald are planning to operate Dublin-Leeds/Bradford in Summer 2022. The flights should be on sale very soon.

SeanM1997 on Twitter

Good news to finally on sale, but didn't we already know this?

 

[A400]

Good news to finally on sale, but didn't we already know this?

Probably but it’s been mentioned on Twitter today so thought I’d share.

 

[tonysmith]

Well we do now !!

 

[752]

hopefully they can get BHD on as well, increased frequency to double daily, better then what's being offered now. good timing just in time for peak bookings (Jan) hopefully people wont be put off from Covid..