Emerald Airlines takes off

Ireland's newest airline, Emerald, took to the air on Saturday (26 February) as operator of the Aer Lingus Regional network.

The Donegal to Dublin flight is scheduled at just 55min, the alternative, a difficult road journey taking at least three hours.

Commenting on the occasion, Conor McCarthy, CEO and Founder of Emerald Airlines, said: “Today marks a huge milestone in our journey to become Ireland’s largest regional airline. There has been a considerable amount of hard work behind the scenes in order to make this day a reality. I would like to thank all those involved; especially our amazing team at Emerald Airlines, our partners in Aer Lingus, Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton and their team at the Department of Transport, and our friends at Donegal Airport”.

A subsidised Public Service Obligation (PSO), Emerald Airlines will be offering up to four flights daily between Donegal and Dublin, a huge boost for tourism linking North West Ireland to the wider Aer Lingus network.

With further route announcements to be made in the coming weeks, Emerald Airlines plans to operate 12 routes with a total of up to 360 flights per week across.

www.aerlingus.com

Index/Home page
 

OUR READERS' FINEST WORDS (All times and dates are GMT)

All comments are filtered to exclude any excesses but the Editor does not have to agree with what is being said. 100 words maximum