Aer Lingus announces new summer routes

Aer Lingus today announced new routes and increased frequencies on flights from Cork and Belfast to Spain and the Canary Islands for summer 2011.

From the end of March 2011, a new twice weekly service will commence to Palma de Mallorca from Cork, as will a new twice weekly service from Belfast to Gran Canaria.

Aer Lingus will also increase frequency on flights from Cork to Amsterdam, bringing to 13 the total number of weekly flights to the Dutch capital. Flights from Cork to Lanzarote, Tenerife and Faro will also benefit from an extra weekly service. Aer Lingus Regional will continue to operate daily morning and evening services from Cork to Manchester and Birmingham, offering those customers travelling on business the option of same day return.

“Today’s announcement marks our continued development at Cork Airport," said Declan Kearney, Aer Lingus Director of Communications.

Meanwhile the company also confirmed that it has cancelled two flights between Dublin and Lisbon tomorrow due to a national strike in Portugal.

The affected flights are flight number EI484 from Dublin to Lisbon and return flight EI485.