Aer Lingus to raise US charges for third time

AER LINGUS has announced that it is to increase its long-haul fuel surcharges on routes to the United States for the third time since March.

The airline has again blamed continuing increases in oil prices for the latest surcharge that will be effective on flights booked from next Wednesday.

The new increases between Ireland the US vary between €75 and €100, depending on the flight destination.