This is a combined list of destinations operated to by

Aer Lingus Aer Lingus ( ; an anglicisation of the Irish , meaning "air fleet" compare Welsh 'llynges awyr') is the flag carrier of Ireland. Founded by the Irish Government, it was privatised between 2006 and 2015 and it is now a wholly owned subsidiary ...

, its subsidiary Aer Lingus UK, and regional franchise Aer Lingus Regional . The airline currently operates scheduled and limited charter flights to/from a total of 93 airports, across 24 countries in

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, North America, the Canary Islands, and a seasonal flight to the Asian portion of

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

History

On 23 March 2020,

Stobart Air Stobart Air, legally incorporated as ''Stobart Air Unlimited Company'', was an Irish regional airline headquartered in Dublin. It operated scheduled services under the brands Aer Lingus Regional, BA CityFlyer and KLM Cityhopper on behalf of the ...

which operated under the Aer Lingus Regional brand announced it would suspend all international flights due to the

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. However its public service obligation (PSO) flights from

Dublin Airport Dublin Airport (Irish: ''Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath'') is an international airport serving Dublin, Ireland. It is operated by DAA (formerly Dublin Airport Authority). The airport is located in Collinstown, north of Dublin, and south of ...

Donegal Airport Donegal Airport ( ga, Aerfort Dhún na nGall) is located south-west of Bunbeg in Carrickfinn, a townland in The Rosses, a district in north-west County Donegal, Ireland. The airport is on the county's north-west coast. about a 15-minute driv ...

and

Kerry Airport Kerry Airport ( gle, Aerfort Chiarraí; ), often called Farranfore Airport, is an international airport in Farranfore, County Kerry, Ireland. It is north of the Ring of Kerry and southeast of the county's capital Tralee. Passenger services a ...

would continue. On 29 March 2020, Aer Lingus began temporarily operating flights to

Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing Capital International Airport is one of two international airports serving Beijing, the other one being Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX). It is located northeast of Beijing's city center, in an exclave of Chaoyang District ...

( IATA: PEK). This destination was organized in response to the

, to collect

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which was made in China for use in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. The flights were not available for passenger bookings and did not carry flight attendants. By 7 April 2020, Aer Lingus confirmed on social media that

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had become their busiest route, with up to five flights daily, while other normally popular destinations saw a much reduced or totally suspended service. The destination, which is the airline's first in East Asia, is serviced by the company's

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fleet. The airline announced it has completed its 100th flight to Beijing, carrying 1,300 tonnes of vital PPE. On 24 March 2021, Aer Lingus announced the launch of four new routes from Manchester Airport; New York John F Kennedy and

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from 29 July 2021,

Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate) ...

from 20 October 2021 and

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from summer 2022. On 12 June 2021,

, the operator of Aer Lingus Regional flights, entered liquidation, resulting in Aer Lingus Regional ceasing operations with immediate effect.Stobart Air: Aer Lingus stops most Belfast City Airport flights https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57451845 In October 2022, it was announced that Aer Lingus operations between Belfast City and

London Heathrow Heathrow Airport (), called ''London Airport'' until 1966 and now known as London Heathrow , is a major international airport in London, England. It is the largest of the six international airports in the London airport system (the others bei ...

would transfer to Aer Lingus UK due to Brexit related requirements that a European carrier could no longer fly domestic routes within the

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. These flights are operated by

British Airways British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in London, England, near its main hub at Heathrow Airport. The airline is the second largest UK-based carrier, based on fleet size and passengers ...

under

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terms using the Aer Lingus UK flight numbers and callsigns. This currently does not affect the operations carried out by

Emerald Airlines Emerald Airlines is an Irish regional airline headquartered in Dublin, on the grounds of Dublin Airport. In August 2021, the airline became the operator of the Aer Lingus Regional franchise, before operations launched on 26 February 2022. His ...

from Belfast City as an agreement is currently in place between the

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, British Airways and themselves prior to Emerald Airlines securing a UK AOC.

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