04:43 pm - Monday
Aer Lingus commences flights from Ireland-West Knock to London-Gatwick
County Mayo, Ireland - The region will benefit from an increase of around 35,000 tourists
(WAPA) - Ireland West Airport Knock welcomed the return of Aer Lingus, which has today commenced a daily London-Gatwick service. The new flights will provide the West and North West region of Ireland with easy access to central London and the south east UK counties as well as interlining capabilities connecting business interests and tourism traffic in both directions to seven European destinations on the Aer Lingus network, including Malaga, Faro, Munich, Nice, Vienna, Zurich and Dublin. The new service increases the number of available seat connections to London via Ireland West Knock to over 1,200 seats per day this summer and is expected to generate an additional 100,000 passengers using the Airport annually.
The carrier uses an Airbus A-320 aircraft configured to 174 seats. It is estimated that the region will benefit from an increase of around 35,000 tourists which is expected to inject almost 12 million euros in tourism spend and almost 200,000 bednights into the Western regional economy annually.
Liam Scollan, Chairman of Ireland West Airport Knock, said: “On behalf of the airport team, I extend our welcome to Aer Lingus and wish it every success on the London Gatwick route".
Enda Corneille, director of corporate affairs, Aer Lingus, added: “This new service will provide a gateway from the West of Ireland to the UK and Europe with London-Gatwick offering a wide range of international connections”. (Avionews)
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Direttore Clara Moschini