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Aer Lingus Regional
File:EI Regional Logo.png
IATA ICAO Call sign
EI STK STOBART
Founded26 January 2010
Commenced operations28 March 2010
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer program
Fleet size12
Destinations18
Parent companyAer Lingus
HeadquartersDublin Airport, Ireland
Websiteaerlingus.com

Aer Lingus Regional is an Aer Lingus brand used for commuter and regional flights operated by Irish airline Stobart Air on behalf of Aer Lingus.[2] Aer Lingus Regional operates scheduled passenger services primarily from Ireland to the UK, France and the Channel Islands. Its bases are located at Cork and Dublin airports.

History

Foundation

The possibility of such a partnership was first announced on 6 January 2010, when Aer Lingus hinted to the media that it was interested in expanding its UK services with the help of the then Aer Arann. It was also marked as solely a Cork expansion with no mention of Dublin, with Aer Lingus saying bulk seats would be bought on Aer Arann planes without an actual financial take-over.[3]

On 26 January 2010, it was confirmed that both Aer Lingus and Aer Arann would launch a new franchise agreement. On that same date, new routes from Dublin to Doncaster-Sheffield and Durham Tees Valley were announced by Aer Lingus Regional, in addition to a new route from Cork to Glasgow.[4] It was also decided that previous Aer Arann routes to Cork would all be transferred to Aer Lingus Regional. Aer Arann services to Blackpool and Cardiff from Dublin would be transferred to Aer Lingus Regional also.

Though Aer Arann and Aer Lingus co-founded Aer Lingus Regional, Aer Arann operate all flights and will manage those flights with Aer Arann flight crew on board. All aircraft are painted in Aer Lingus Regional livery, and both airlines anticipate new routes being announced as the new subsidiary between the two airlines grows.[5]

Later developments

On 14 March 2012, Aer Arann confirmed it would streamline all of its own branded services into Aer Lingus Regional from 25 March 2012. Routes that transferred to Aer Lingus Regional included, Dublin to the Isle of Man and Kerry, Waterford to London-Luton, London-Southend and Manchester.[6] The airline has since suspended all services from Waterford.[7] On 11 July 2012, Aer Arann announced that it intended to purchase 8 ATR 72-600 aircraft to help replace and expand its operations. The first of these aircraft were delivered in late April 2013.

On 20 March 2014, Aer Arann announced its intention to re-brand and form Stobart Air to allow the company to seek further franchise agreements. There was no change to the operation of Aer Lingus Regional services.[8] On 27 November 2014, Stobart Air was awarded PSO contracts between Dublin-Donegal from 1 February 2015. The existing Dublin-Kerry route was also extended to 2017. On the same date, all services to/from Shannon were confirmed to be axed from 5 January 2015, the base closed on the same date.[9][10] The airline has since resumed services to/from Shannon.[11]

Destinations

Further information: Aer Lingus destinations
Aer Lingus Regional ATR 72-600

Aer Lingus Regional flies to the following destinations in Europe (as of April 2018) on behalf of Aer Lingus:[4]

British Crown Dependencies
France
Ireland
United Kingdom

Fleet

See also: Stobart Air Fleet

The Aer Lingus Regional fleet includes the following aircraft, operated by Stobart Air.[12][13]

Aer Lingus Regional Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers Y
ATR 42-600 1 48
ATR 72-600 11 72
Total 12

See also

References

  1. ^ "AerClub - Aer Lingus". www.aerlingus.com.
  2. ^ Aer Arann Franchise[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Aer Lingus ready to do Cork deal". Breaking News. 1 June 2010.
  4. ^ a b "AerArann.com - Home - AerArann.com". Archived from the original on 2005-12-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "News Channel - Homepage - flightglobal.com". Flightglobal.com.
  6. ^ "AerArann.com - Home - AerArann.com". Archived from the original on 2012-05-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Super User. "Aer Arann, operating as Aer Lingus Regional, to suspend services from Waterford Airport - News - AerArann.com". Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Aer Arann set to rebrand as Stobart Air". RTE.ie. 20 March 2014.
  9. ^ Stobart wins PSO contracts Archived December 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Stobart Air to cease operations at Shannon Airport in new year". The Irish Times. 28 November 2014.
  11. ^ "AerLingus Adds Shannon – Birmingham Operation from June 2015". Routes Online. 9 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Our Airline Partners - Aer Lingus".
  13. ^ "Stobart Air fleet".

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