Irish airline Aer Lingus is launching three new routes from the West of England to Dublin.
The flights, from Bristol, Newquay and Exeter will operate under a franchise agreement by Emerald Airlines as Aer Lingus Regional.
The carrier will start operating three daily flights from Bristol Airport to Dublin from March 27, with options for connections to 11 destinations in North America including New York; Newark; Boston; Chicago; Washington Dulles; Philadelphia; Orlando; San Francisco; Los Angeles; Seattle; and Toronto.
Aer Lingus will also be launching four weekly flights from Cornwall's Newquay Airport from April 29, connecting to New York; Boston; Washington Dulles; Chicago; and Philadelphia.
The airline will also be flying five times a week from Exeter to Dublin from April 29, connecting to the same airports as Newquay as well as Newark Liberty International Airport and Toronto.
The announcement is part of Aer Lingus’s strategy to expand Dublin Airport as a hub airport, the carrier said.
The airline said its goal is to build to pre-pandemic levels of flying and it expects "continued momentum" in customer demand.
Lynne Embleton, Aer Lingus chief executive, said: “Today is about opportunities. Opportunities for our 海角视频 customers to connect with ease to Aer Lingus flights to North America and to take advantage of the US preclearance facility.
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“Opportunities for customers across 海角视频 and Ireland as we develop the Aer Lingus regional network. And opportunities for the Irish economy and Irish aviation as we expand our hub at Dublin.
“It has been a pleasure to work with the team at Emerald Airlines to accelerate this partnership and start operations 10 months ahead of the original schedule."
Conor McCarthy, Emerald Airlines chief executive, said the "time was right" to begin operations under the Aer Lingus Regional brand.
“Our customer-focused schedules will offer choice, convenience and great value for both regional and transatlantic air travel," he said.
Emerald Airlines has also established an airline company in Northern Ireland (Emerald Airlines 海角视频 Ltd) and has applied to the 海角视频 Civil Aviation Authority for a 海角视频 Air Operator Certificate and Operating Licence.
“We are very confident that this will result in long-term connectivity being maintained across the Irish Sea and will boost business and leisure travel between Northern Ireland and Britain," Mr McCarthy added.
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