Aer Lingus Regional has announced it is open a new route from Birmingham to Ireland West Airport Knock.
From June 11 Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Aer Arann, will provide daily return flights from Birmingham to Knock.
Aer Arann Interim Chief Executive Sean Brogan said: “We are delighted to add the Birmingham-Knock route to our network. We’re confident that there will be strong demand from both business and leisure travellers for direct, convenient and cost effective access from the West of Ireland to Great Britain’s second largest city. We look forward to providing our customers with a quality service, ensuring excellent value and frequency.”
Welcoming the announcement, Aer Lingus Chief Commercial Officer Stephen Kavanagh added: “ The addition of this new service further demonstrates the continued success of the Aer Lingus Regional franchise.”
Martyn Lloyd, Air Services Development Director for Birmingham Airport, said: “This is great news for the Midlands’ business and leisure passenger and we look forward to the new service starting this summer.”
Flights from Birmingham to Ireland West Airport Knock start from £29.99 one way including taxes and are on sale now on www.aerlingus.com.