Aer Lingus and United partnership to end in October

Aerlingus have orders for 9 Airbus A350-900, 4 in 2015 2 in 2016, 3 in 2018. Hopefully when these planes are delivered they will open up more direct routes to the states, i read recently they want to fly Dublin - LA, and Dublin - Dubai again to compete with Emirates. China is another route they are interested in. They are also in talks with Boeing for the 787 Dreamliner.

I think it a good thing. I only wish EI would get more non stops from Orlando. I;m travel consultant and i know the game a gate for a gate. I;m doing a gruop next year and the bad thing is the add on to get out of orlando to Dublin. forget Shannon there are no non stops to orlando. A lot of seniors don't like connecting. The flights are bad enough without getting around in other airports. The domestic is no at all close to the International. Boston worse for Aer Lingus from Orlado you have to pick up your luggage and recheck it in at Aer Lingus

It is the best of rural ireland & scenery, but most tourists want to go to Dublin for the history, they tend to start in Dublin then travel around the country. The demand is not at shannon as much as in Dublin. If Americans as you say want to land in the west, you would have many american airlines using the west. But they don't.... No demand. The government don't run aerlingus they own a quarter of the shares which will be sold off soon.

Well it seems the visits to Ireland just keep getting harder and harder,my main gripe is the diffucty in getting a reasonable priced flight to Shannon as it seems the gov in Dublin wants to steer us to the big city. The west of Ireland is the best of Ireland so why can they not see that most Us travlers want to land in Clare and make it a direct destination as it was. SNN beautiful aeroport and beautiful people