Flights to US for €65. Boon for flyers as airlines step up US routes

Increasing competition for the long-haul, low-cost transatlantic market will be a boon for passengers as airlines tussle for a share of the market, a leading aviation analyst has said.

Aer Lingus owner International Airlines Group’s (IAG) new low-cost transatlantic service, called Level, had its maiden voyage, flying from Barcelona to Los Angeles, while Icelandic carrier Wow Air has launched a €65 seat sale from Cork and Dublin to seven North American cities to combat Norwegian Air’s entry into the market.

Norwegian, which will make history when the first direct flight from Cork to the US will take off in July, announced this week that it is to add long-haul flights from Rome to the US.