13 September 2018 – Aer Lingus will fly direct from Dublin to Montreal and Minneapolis–Saint Paul from summer 2019, it has announced.
The Montreal route will operate daily on a new Airbus A321 neo long-range aircraft from August 8 of next year, with fares from €239 each way.
It will compete with existing seasonal services by Air Canada and Air Transat.
Aer Lingus is in the midst of what it terms “the largest-ever transatlantic expansion in the airline’s history”, with CEO Stephen Kavanagh today describing its mission “to be the leading value carrier across the North Atlantic”.
Montreal is the first route to be announced with the new aircraft (above), which uses 20pc less fuel and can fly over 900km further than comparable predecessors.
Aer Lingus will have 168 economy and 16 business class seats on the A321LRs, using the same seat products as its current long-haul fleet.