Aer Lingus Regional
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Aer Lingus Regional
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| Founded | 26 January 2010 | |||
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| Commenced operations | 28 March 2010 | |||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Gold Circle Club | |||
| Airport lounge | Gold Circle Lounge | |||
| Fleet size | 10 | |||
| Destinations | 20 | |||
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| Headquarters | Dublin Airport, Ireland | |||
| Website | aerlingus.com | |||
Aer Lingus Regional is an Aer Lingus brand used for commuter and regional flights operated by Aer Arann on behalf of Aer Lingus.[1] Aer Lingus Regional operates scheduled passenger services primarily from Ireland to the UK, France and the Channel Islands. Its bases are located at Cork, Dublin, Shannon and Waterford airports.
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History
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The possibility of such a partnership was first announced on 6 January 2010, when Aer Lingus hinted to the media that it was interested in expanding its UK services with the help of Aer Arann. It was also marked as solely a Cork expansion with no mention of Dublin, with Aer Lingus saying bulk seats would be bought on Aer Arann planes without an actual financial take-over.[2]
On 26 January 2010, it was confirmed that both Aer Lingus and Aer Arann would launch a new franchise agreement. On that same date, new routes from Dublin to Doncaster-Sheffield and Durham Tees Valley were announced by Aer Lingus Regional, in addition to a new route from Cork to Glasgow.[3]
It was also decided that previous Aer Arann routes to Cork would all be transferred to Aer Lingus Regional. Aer Arann services to Blackpool and Cardiff from Dublin would be transferred to Aer Lingus Regional also.
Though Aer Arann and Aer Lingus co-founded Aer Lingus Regional, Aer Arann operate all flights and will manage those flights with Aer Arann flight crew onboard. All aircraft are painted in Aer Lingus Regional livery, and both airlines anticipate new routes being announced as the new subsidiary between the two airlines grows.[4]
On 14 March 2012, Aer Arann confirmed it would streamline all of its own branded services into Aer Lingus Regional from 25 March 2012. Routes that transferred to Aer Lingus Regional included, Dublin to the Isle of Man and Kerry, Waterford to London-Luton, London-Southend and Manchester.[5]
Destinations
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The Aer Arann alliance enables Aer Lingus passengers to book flights through aerlingus.com and all other Aer Lingus sales channels. The agreement provides Aer Lingus passengers with increased services, in particular to the UK, a greater choice of frequency on services to regional UK markets and improved connectivity to/from Aer Lingus' transatlantic network.
Aer Lingus Regional examined the possibility of launching new routes from Shannon to Birmingham and Manchester, with a view to other UK routes as well as domestic routes.[6] It was subsequently announced on 31 May 2010 that Aer Lingus Regional would begin new services from Shannon to Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow-International and Manchester from 1 July of that year.[7][8] In addition, a new service from Shannon to Edinburgh started on 27 March 2011.[9]
The airline has since significantly expanded services primarily from its Cork and Dublin bases.[10]
Aer Lingus Regional flies to the following destinations in Europe (as of May 2012) on behalf of Aer Lingus:[3]
- France
- Rennes - Rennes – Saint-Jacques Airport [seasonal]
- Ireland
- Cork - Cork Airport Base
- Dublin - Dublin Airport Base
- Kerry - Kerry Airport
- Knock - Ireland West Airport Knock [begins 11 June]
- Shannon - Shannon Airport Base
- Waterford - Waterford Airport Base
- United Kingdom
- Aberdeen - Aberdeen Airport
- Birmingham - Birmingham Airport
- Blackpool - Blackpool International Airport
- Bournemouth - Bournemouth Airport
- Bristol - Bristol Airport
- Cardiff - Cardiff Airport
- Edinburgh - Edinburgh Airport
- Glasgow - Glasgow International Airport
- Isle of Man - Isle of Man Airport
- Jersey - Jersey Airport [seasonal]
- London
- Manchester - Manchester Airport
Further information: Aer Lingus destinations
Fleet
The Aer Lingus Regional fleet includes the following aircraft operated by Aer Arann painted in Aer Lingus Regional livery[11][12] (as of May 2012):
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Remarks |
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| ATR 42-300 | 3 | — | 48 | |
| ATR 72-212 | 3 | — | 68 | |
| ATR 72-500 | 4 | — | 72 | |
| Total | 10 | — |
- As of March 2012, the average age of the Aer Lingus Regional fleet is 11.7 years.[13]
See also
References
- ^ Aer Arann Franchise
- ^ Aer Lingus ready to do Cork deal
- ^ a b Aer Lingus & Aer Arann confirm new franchise agreement
- ^ Aer Arann to operate 12 routes as 'Aer Lingus Regional'
- ^ Streamlining of brands
- ^ Aer Lingus Regional to launch Shannon routes
- ^ Aer Arann unveils Shannon routes
- ^ Aer Lingus Regional adds Shannon routes
- ^ Aer Arann 'has turned a corner'
- ^ New Cork services
- ^ Aer Lingus online information regarding Aer Arann partnership
- ^ http://jethros.eu/fleets/fleet_listings/aer_arann.htm
- ^ Aer Lingus Regional Fleet Age
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