Shannon to lose winter US routes

AER LINGUS is suspending its transatlantic routes from Shannon this winter, a service which has been operating for 52 years.

Its flights from Shannon to New York and Boston have incurred losses of €163 million during the winter months since 1995, according to the airline.

It said that given the average operating loss per winter season of almost €11m, it is suspending the flights from the start of January to the end of March next year.