Aer Lingus to announce new U.S. routes Friday

Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus has announced plans to start services from Dublin to San Francisco, Orlando and Washington Dulles by the year end following today’s agreement by European Union transport ministers backing an open skies agreement between Europe and the USA.

Aer Lingus currently operates to four destinations in the US and has long sought the lifting of restrictions to expand its presence in the US market. The Irish carrier secured access to an additional three US gateways cities as part of a 2005 deal with the US related to wider open skies.

Source: flightglobal.com