Aer Lingus considers its first Ireland-Mexico service with flights to Cancún resort

Aer Lingus is considering flying to Cancún from Dublin in what would be its first Ireland-Mexico service as the carrier seeks to boost its transatlantic network. The airline this month began a new service from the capital to Nashville, Tennessee, and is adding further European destinations this year. It is now understood it is exploring the possibility of direct flights to Mexico, with the holiday resort of Cancún on the country’s east coast its likely choice of destination. The airline did not comment on Friday, but the North American country is said to be high on its list of likely new destinations. Cancún, on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula on its Caribbean coast, is one the country’s best-known resorts. The federal government planned and purpose-built the city for tourism. Aer Lingus is in the process of taking delivery of new aircraft from its parent, International Airlines Group (IAG), and continues to seek new route opportunities. Such a service would be the first direct flight to Mexico launched by an Irish carrier. Cancún is popular with Irish holidaymakers seeking to step outside traditional sunspots in Europe or the United States, according to travel industry sources. However, there are no direct flights to Mexico from Ireland, meaning anyone travelling to any destination there has to connect, mostly via flights to hubs in the US, some of which Aer Lingus serves.<br/>