Leeds to Dublin

Stobart Aviation Ltd continues its expansion (see Stobart at Southend in this issue) with the addition of a new Aer Lingus Regional route from Leeds Bradford to Dublin due to begin on 23 October.

The expansion of the airline’s route network follows the ongoing success of the franchise agreement between Stobart Air and Aer Lingus which saw both Shannon to Bristol and Cork to Newcastle services launched earlier this year.  This is the first time that Aer Lingus has operated flights to Leeds Bradford in 14 years.

Aer Lingus Regional expects to carry up to 70,000 customers annually on the new route and will fly all services on the company’s brand new fleet of ATR72-600 aircraft.  All flights to/from Leeds Bradford will operate from Aer Lingus’s hub at Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2, which houses the unique US Customs and Border Pre-Clearance facility.

The route will offer daily return services to accommodate business passengers travelling to Dublin and will enable UK-based passengers to connect to Aer Lingus mainline transatlantic services to New York, Boston, Chicago, Orlando, San Francisco and Toronto. See also Stobart Air in this issue.  www.aerlingus.com  www.leedsbradfordairport.co.uk

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