Shannon year-round flights to US resume

Aer Lingus has resumed year-round services from Shannon to the US for the first time since 2009 after replacing Airbus A330 jets with the smaller, more economical Boeing 757 aircraft.

The airline has leased three 757s from Dublin-based ASL Aviation Group while the flights to Boston and New York will be operated by Air Contractors Ltd, part of the ASL.

It is also the first time since 1995 that Aer Lingus has used Boeing aircraft on scheduled transatlantic services from Shannon. The routes were previously served for 25 years by Boeing 747 jumbo jets before the introduction of the Airbus A330 in 1994.