In September 2020, Aer Lingus revealed that it would cut transatlantic flights from Shannon, and that the airline was in discussions with six UK airports about the possibility of launching transatlantic flights (clearly the airline was looking for some sort of subsidies).It might seem random that Aer Lingus would launch transatlantic flights out of Manchester, but this has been in the works for a while, and it kind of makes sense: Aer Lingus A321LR business class Why is Aer Lingus expanding out of Manchester? Read my review of Aer Lingus’ A321LR business class here. Aer Lingus A330 business classĪer Lingus’ A321LRs feature the same seats, and I find the plane to be one of the snazziest narrow bodies out there. Read my review of Aer Lingus’ A330 business class here. Aer Lingus has some snazzy A321LRsĪer Lingus’ A330s feature staggered fully flat business class seats, which are quite comfy, especially for the (fairly) short flights we’re talking about. Fortunately that’s not the case at Aer Lingus. Often there’s a significant difference in terms of the inflight product between a narrow body and a wide body. Personally I quite like Aer Lingus’ inflight product - I’ve found employees to be friendly, and also like the seats and service. Redeem miles for Aer Lingus business class What is Aer Lingus business class like? You can also redeem Alaska Mileage Plan and United MileagePlus miles for these flights, but personally I think redeeming Avios is the best value here. For Manchester to Orlando or Barbados, one-way business class costs 50,000 Avios off-peak and 60,000 Avios peak. For Manchester to New York, one-way business class costs 42,500 Avios off-peak and 50,000 Avios peak.The best way to redeem points for these flights is by booking through the British Airways Executive Club program, given that these flights don’t have hefty carrier imposed surcharges (though you can expect to pay the UK’s steep APD). If you’re interested in redeeming rewards on Aer Lingus’ flights between the United States and United Kingdom, there is a fair bit of award availability. We don’t have any further information yet in terms of the schedule, frequencies, or whether the flight will be daily and/or year-round, so we’ll have to patiently wait for more details. The 4,163 mile flight is blocked at 9hr20min westbound and 8hr40min eastbound.Īer Lingus will be launching a flight between Manchester and Boston using an Airbus A321LR, though it will only launch in the summer of 2022. The route will be operated by an Airbus A330 with the following schedule:ĮI31 Manchester to Barbados departing 10:15AM arriving 2:35PMĮI30 Barbados to Manchester departing 7:40PM arriving 9:20AM (+1 day) Aer Lingus’ Manchester to Barbados routeĪs of October 20, 2021, Aer Lingus will launch a 2-3x weekly, seasonal nonstop flight between Manchester and Barbados. The 4,236 mile flight is blocked at 9hr50min westbound and 8hr20min eastbound. The route will be operated by an Airbus A330 with the following schedule:ĮI35 Manchester to Orlando departing 11:00AM arriving 3:50PMĮI34 Orlando to Manchester departing 6:50PM arriving 8:10AM (+1 day) Aer Lingus’ Manchester to Orlando routeĪs of December 11, 2021, Aer Lingus will launch a 4-5x weekly, year-round nonstop flight between Manchester and Orlando. The 3,341 mile flight is blocked at 8hr40min westbound and 7hr20min eastbound. The route will be operated by an Airbus A321LR with the following schedule:ĮI45 Manchester to New York JFK departing 12:05PM arriving 3:45PMĮI44 New York JFK to Manchester departing 6:25PM arriving 6:45AM (+1 day) Aer Lingus’ Manchester to New York routeĪs of December 1, 2021, Aer Lingus will launch a daily, year-round nonstop flight between Manchester and New York. Aer Lingus will be launching transatlantic flights from Manchester to four destinations - Barbados, Boston, New York, and Orlando. With the above update out of the way, let’s recap the revised details of this new Aer Lingus service. Why is Aer Lingus expanding out of Manchester?Īer Lingus’ transatlantic Manchester routes.What is Aer Lingus business class like?.Aer Lingus’ Manchester to Barbados route.Aer Lingus’ Manchester to Orlando route.Aer Lingus’ Manchester to New York route.Aer Lingus’ transatlantic Manchester routes.
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