Earlier this year, Aer Lingus rearranged their schedules which enabled them to enhance flights for the winter services from Dublin, notwithstanding constraints on the permitted passenger numbers at the airport. The airline has intentions to exploit the demand for winter sun, as such, Malta, Marrakesh and Seville are being added to its winter operations, from October to March, not excluding additional flights to other existing destinations.
Dublin Airport has been constrained to a limit of 32 million passengers yearly by planners, and the number of seats from October to March for airlines functioning there has been confined to a total of 14.4 million by the Irish Aviation Authority, the trade regulator.
Aer Lingus divulged on Wednesday that it managed to increase capacity for some destinations for the winter, due to the earlier modifications in schedules, bearing in mind the limitations of the passenger cap at Dublin Airport.
The airline will operate flights to Seville in Spain, known for its year-round sun and popular attractions, such as one of the largest cathedrals worldwide, the Royal Alcazar, a palace which exhibits an amalgamation of Arabic and European architectural styles, and the Archive of the Indies, which preserves documents relating to the Spanish conquest of the new world.
Moreover, Malta is being included to Aer Lingus’s winter timetable. This Mediterranean island is recognized for its temperate winter climate and its capital, Valletta, listed as a world heritage site. Marrakesh, a Morocco city favoured by tourists is also being added to the flight routes.
Minimal changes will be made to flights to Faro in Portugal as it is highly popular with Irish people, making it an all-year destination for Aer Lingus. Similar measures will be taken with Lanzarote and Tenerife, enhancing capacity to Nice until the end of November and providing additional services to various cities, including Izmir in Turkey, Alicante in Spain and Athens, the capital of Greece.