Norwegian announced earlier this week that it was withdrawing its transatlantic service from Dublin. The airline will continue to serve various European routes out of Dublin, but its transatlantic service will cease operations September 15th. The airline stated that it no longer considered the routes to be commercially viable: As the airline moves from growth […]
Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus Brings Back Premium Experience on European Routes
Many moons ago Aer Lingus offered both economy and business class seating on both their European short-haul network as well as their transatlantic flights. While paying for a business class seat between Dublin and London may seem a bit nutty, there are destinations within the short-haul network where it starts to make sense. And when […]
Aer Lingus Introduces Pay With Avios
Aer Lingus has announced that you’ll now be able to partially pay for your flights using Aer Club Avios points. It’s not a completely new concept, as several hotel chains and airlines have introduced similar schemes. Hilton, for example, let you pay for rooms with a combination of points and cash, which is handy in […]
Aer Lingus 72 Hour Sale
Aer Lingus are running some specially discounted fares over the next 72 hours to a variety of European destinations. Prices start at €25.99 for flights to: London Manchester Birmingham Amsterdam Hamburg Milan Toulouse Munich Vienna As well as other destinations in the carrier’s European network. There are, of course, some restrictions to these fares: Fares […]
Aer Lingus and Bank of Ireland Launch Credit Card
Credit cards that are linked to airline frequent flier programmes are very common. Most airlines have partnered with either American Express or banks to offer a range of American Express, Visa or MasterCard cards that give you airline points every time you use them. In the Irish market, however, there hasn’t been much on offer. […]
Aer Lingus Unveils Updated Logo and Livery
Aer Lingus has unveiled an updated and refreshed livery at an event in Dublin airport earlier today. The company have updated their logo and all branding to give what they feel is a fresh look and feel to the company. Here’s the new logo: They’re still retaining the shamrock, which has always been a key […]
Aer Lingus Summer Sale
Aer Lingus are currently offering up to 25% off flights to Europe. The offer covers bookings made at the moment for travel from August 21st 2018 through October 25th 2018. Fares start from as low as €24.99 one way. Full details over on the Aer Lingus site.
IAG Buys 4.6% in Norwegian
The IAG Group, which owns both Aer Lingus and British Airways, as well as Iberia,. has acquired 4.6% of Norwegian’s shares. According to a statement issued by Norwegian via their Twitter account the company was unaware of the upcoming purchase of shares until after it was made, but view it as a positive endorsement of […]