Aer Lingus To Operate CityJet London City Service

Aer Lingus is to operate six return flights a day on weekdays between Dublin and London City Airport as part of a new leasing agreement with CityJet.

The new operational deal, which will come into force on the 28th  October, also includes a reduced number of flights on weekends.

The leasing arrangement between the two airlines, will see CityJet provide aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance to Aer Lingus for the purpose of operating the Dublin-London City route.  

Stephen Kavanagh, CEO, Aer Lingus said the new service will facilitate further business flows between Dublin and London and that “it will also provide those wishing to travel seamlessly from the heart of London City to North America with a very attractive connecting proposition, including US customs and immigration pre-clearance.”

CityJet CEO Pat Byrne said that in recent years the company has transitioned CityJet from being an airline serving scheduled markets under its own brand into becoming a provider of capacity to customer airlines throughout Europe.

Commenting on the announcement he said that “We are delighted to now add Aer Lingus to our growing list of flying partners.  CityJet now employs almost 1,300 people and has a fleet of 45 aircraft flying on over 200 routes across Europe from our crew bases in Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, London, Paris, Stockholm, Tallinn and Vilnius.”