Aer Lingus to operate from Liverpool for first time since 2016

Aer Lingus is returning to Liverpool John Lennon airport this month after an absence of seven years.

The airline’s return will see 11 flights a week to Dublin operated by Emerald Airlines, the exclusive operator of Aer Lingus Regional services, with connections available to North America.

The last time Aer Lingus operated from Liverpool was in 2016.

The Dublin flights will begin on Thursday, April 27 and will feature a double service on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays using the 72-seat ATR72-600 aircraft.

Passengers wanting to visit North America will be able to “seamlessly connect” onto Aer Lingus flights from Dublin, with destinations including New York JFK, Washington, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia. Transfer times on outbound and return journeys average two hours.

A spokesperson for Liverpool John Lennon said: “Dublin airport is one of only a few airports outside North America that offers a US preclearance facility that allows US-bound passengers to undertake all US immigration and customs inspections at Dublin airport prior to departure, meaning that passengers arriving in the US are treated as domestic arrivals, allowing them to avoid immigration queues upon arrival and pick up their bags and go.

“This new route will also help to attract more international visitors to the Liverpool city region, with the potential to grow the numbers of visitors from the US.”