Aer Lingus ‘held back’ by A321LR delivery delays
Aer Lingus CE Sean Doyle has bemoaned the impact that delayed deliveries of Airbus single-aisle aircraft have had on the carrier’s expansion plans. “I was counting on having 4 Airbus A321neo LR aircraft last summer,” Doyle said. “Instead, we had 1. I still only have 3 – the fourth comes in February.” He adds: “We would have loved to have grown our capacity a bit more than we did, and unfortunately that delay in production has continued into 2020. We feel held back, we see opportunities being very credible [that we were not able to take advantage of].” Aer Lingus has committed to using the A321LR on transatlantic routes to North America, as the first airline to use the aircraft for ETOPS flights. This fits in with the carrier’s strategy of making Dublin a hub for travel between Europe and North America. <br/>
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Aer Lingus ‘held back’ by A321LR delivery delays
Aer Lingus CE Sean Doyle has bemoaned the impact that delayed deliveries of Airbus single-aisle aircraft have had on the carrier’s expansion plans. “I was counting on having 4 Airbus A321neo LR aircraft last summer,” Doyle said. “Instead, we had 1. I still only have 3 – the fourth comes in February.” He adds: “We would have loved to have grown our capacity a bit more than we did, and unfortunately that delay in production has continued into 2020. We feel held back, we see opportunities being very credible [that we were not able to take advantage of].” Aer Lingus has committed to using the A321LR on transatlantic routes to North America, as the first airline to use the aircraft for ETOPS flights. This fits in with the carrier’s strategy of making Dublin a hub for travel between Europe and North America. <br/>
