Aer Lingus? inaugural service to Seattle on the US West Coast has taken to the skies from Dublin, marking the start of the airline?s 15th transatlantic route.
The new four-times-a-week service to the ?Emerald City? is the latest destination to be unveiled by the Irish flag carrier, as part of its ambitious expansion plans, focusing on offering unbeatable routes to North America.
Flight EI143 is operated by an Airbus A330-200 aircraft, named after the Irish saint, ?Saint Keeva?. The new year-round Dublin to Seattle service will enable guests to choose from 2,218 roundtrip seats every week and marks the start of the carrier's new interline agreement with Alaska Airlines.
Seattle is the second new transatlantic route to be launched by Aer Lingus for this summer, following the successful debut of the four-times-a-week Dublin to Philadelphia service in March.
Mike Rutter, the airline's chief operating officer, said: ?Seattle as a destination holds great promise for Aer Lingus given the strong business ties between the two regions making this an important route for business travel as well as leisure trips as exemplified by the high demand for business class tickets on the route to date.
?Our interline agreement with Alaska Airlines means we can offer seamless onwards connections to our guests to 40 additional locations serviced by Alaskan Airlines, including Hawaii and Alaska. It also ensures that we can make Ireland and further into Europe accessible for Alaskan?s 44 million travellers.?
Fares from the UK to Seattle start from ?239 each-way including taxes and charges, when booked as a return trip.
