Aer Lingus Irish Airlines

Aer Lingus is an Irish airline and a former member of the One World Airlines Alliance. It is situated in Dublin Airport and the airline flies from Cork and Dublin to Great Britain, Scotland, Europe and the USA. Aer Lingus Irish Airlines was formed by the combination of two government-owned companies (1) Aer Lingus Teoranta in1936, and (2) Aerlinte Eireann Teoranta, incorporated in 1947. The airline serves more than 80 destinations in Europe and the USA and Dubai. Aer Lingus Irish Airlines flights ticket reservation facility is now available online. You can also check your Aer Lingus Irish Airlines flights schedule there on the Internet.

In April 1936, Aer Lingu Teoranta is registered as a private airline company by the Irish Government. In 1947 Aerlínte Éireann was founded as a company for transatlantic flights to New York and in 1960, it was renamed Aer Lingus – Irish International Airlines. The name Aer Lingus is the anglicized version of the Irish word 'aerloingeas', meaning air fleet. On April 1958, Aerlínte Éireann operated the first transatlantic service from Shannon to New York.


Aer Lingu Teoranta in1965 started services of BAC-one Eleven from Dublin and Cork to Paris and via Manchester to Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Dusseldorf and Frankfurt. In 1969, the new Boeing 737 was purchased. Aer Lingus even introduced two 747-100 and later a third one was added in 1971. In 1984, the Irish airline formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Aer Lingus Commuter, which was supposed to serve inner-Irish destinations, for which no large jet planes were needed. In 2001, the Commuter was reintegrated into the main airline. The last Boeing 737s were removed from the fleet in 2005.

In the summer of 2005 Aer Lingus was awarded the prize ‘Airline of the Year 2005’ by the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland’s Air Transport Users Council (ATUC). In March 2007, it announced that, as a consequence of the Open Skies Agreement, service to several US destinations would be commenced in Autumn 2007. The total company employs is 4000.

DESTINATIONS:

Aer Lingus serves more than 80 destinations in Europe, USA and Dubai. Destinations include many airports in Germany, like Berlin-Schonefeld, Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg or Munich. Vienna and Zurich are also flown to. Aer Lingus extended its European network back in the 1940s and 50s and included services to Brussels, Amsterdam and Rome. New destinations include Manchester, Glasgow and London as well as Paris, Copenhagen and New York.

FLEET:

Aer Lingus fleet consists of more than 30 Airbus planes. Its motto is 'Enjoy your flight'. Their total Aircraft are:

• 22 Airbus A320-200
• 6 Airbus A321-200
• 3 Airbus A330-200
• 4 Airbus A330-300
• Boeing 737-500 (8)
• Boeing 737-400 (3)

Aer Lingus services include entertainment in-flight, in-flight shopping at discounted prices, food and beverages, car rental facility, competitive price, discounted travel insurance, baggage, lounge, etc.

Corporate Office:
Aer Lingus Head Office
Dublin Airport
Ireland
Fax Number: 00353 1 8863832
Tel: 0818 365000
Website-www.aerlingusirishairways.com