First Aer Lingus flight from Doncaster Sheffield Airport to Dublin takes off

The first flight in Aer Lingus Regional’s new route from Doncaster Sheffield Airport to Dublin, Ireland took off today.

This new air link between Yorkshire and Ireland is the 26th summer route run by Aer Lingus Regional, which operates under Stobart Air.

Operating five times weekly, the fares for the new route will begin from £24.99 one-way including taxes and charges.

Yorkshire passengers flying to Dublin will be able to connect to Aer Lingus’ transatlantic services to New York, Boston, Chicago, and Toronto.

All flights to and from Doncaster Sheffield will operate from Aer Lingus’ hub at Dublin Airport’s new Terminal 2.

Boarding the inaugural flight today, Ronan Whitty, head of revenue management at Stobart Air, said: “We are delighted to add Doncaster Sheffield to Dublin to the Aer Lingus Regional schedule and we are looking forward to welcoming the first passengers on board today’s inaugural flight”.

“The new route means that Aer Lingus Regional now serves 20 key destinations across the UK; Ireland and France, and reflects the ongoing success of our franchise partnership with Aer Lingus.

“We are also particularly excited to be able to offer our customers based in South Yorkshire an easy, convenient and great value way to connect to Aer Lingus’ transatlantic services to the US and Canada via Dublin. This will save customers hours of travel time and queueing in US airports by availing of US customs and border pre clearance facilities in Dublin Airport prior to boarding.”

Steve Gill, managing director of Doncaster Sheffield Airport, added: “We are thrilled to welcome passengers on this inaugural Aer Lingus flight to Dublin.

“This new route opens up North America and Canada to Yorkshire passengers and is a welcome boost to both business and leisure travellers.

“It is fantastic to be launching such a significant new route in our tenth birthday year.”