Aer Lingus to fly to 62 destinations from next summer

Aer Lingus will fly to 62 destinations next summer, including 13 in North America from the Republic, as it rebuilds following more than a year of Covid travel bans. The airline said on Thursday it would build from a “strong Christmas schedule” to next summer, when it will fly long- and short-haul services from the Republic and will continue offering transatlantic routes from Manchester. In a further boost to Irish air travel, Dublin and Shannon airports confirmed that US carrier United Airlines would restore its summer services from each next year. Aer Lingus plans to fly 71 routes serving 62 different destinations next summer, 16 of them in North America, which will include three services it is launching from Manchester to the US and Barbados. The carrier highlighted the return of transatlantic travel, which was key to its growth and profits before Covid restrictions shut down most routes.<br/>