Aer Lingus

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General Information

Aer Lingus was founded by the Irish Government in April 1936. The first flight, from Dublin to Bristol, took place on May 27th 1936. It operates a fleet of Airbus aircraft serving Europe and North America. It is Ireland's oldest extant airline, and it’s the second largest after low-cost rival Ryanair. The airline's head office is located on the grounds of Dublin Airport.

Check-In Information

Advanced online check-in of 30 days is available on many Aer Lingus flights and up to 3 hours before scheduled departure time. Web check-in for travel from Dublin, Shannon, Cork, Belfast, London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh is available from 30 hours in advance up to 2 hours before your scheduled departure time.

Web check-in for travel from New York (JFK), Boston and Chicago is available from 24 hours in advance up to 2 hours before your scheduled departure time. Web check-in for travel from all other airports is available from 30 hours in advance up to 4hours and 30 minutes before your scheduled departure time.

Aer Lingus occupy 28 check-in desks located in the west-end of the building on the Ground floor of the airport terminal. For long-haul routes you must can check-in from 3.5 hours to 60 minutes before departure. For short-haul routes you can check-in 2.5 hours to 45 minutes before departure.

Luggage Information

As with many low cost carriers, there are strict conditions when it comes to how much luggage you can take on a flight.

Always check with the airline before you travel. For up to date information on baggage allowance and charges, go to the Aer Lingus website.

What's Included and What's Not

On short-haul flights there is a "Sky Cafe" from which drinks and snacks can be purchased (sandwiches cost around €5, a full Irish breakfast €9). Hot meals and a bar service are offered on long-haul flights. On long-haul flights there is a complimentary three-course meal with a non-alcoholic drink. Special meals, such as diabetic, Kosher or vegan can be booked in advance. The in-flight magazine, Cara is free.

3 Reasons to Fly Aer Lingus

1/ You can buy flight gift vouchers which make excellent presents

2/ Known for their very friendly and competent service

3/ Good Irish grub

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