Aer Lingus Regional announces route to Isle of Man

The new route will operate from April 24 2023

Aer Lingus Regional Announces Route to Isle of Man
Author: Chelsie KealeyPublished 28th Feb 2023

A new flight route from Belfast City Airport to the Isle of Man is set to launch in April.

Emerald Airlines, exclusive operator of Aer Lingus Regional services will operate the new route from April 24.

This will operate 4 times per week at first and will increase to 6 for the peak Summer season.

Conor McCarthy, Executive Chairman at Emerald Airlines said:”We are delighted to be bolstering our Belfast City schedule by adding a new link between Belfast and the Isle of Man. We look forward to continuing to grow our services, providing more options for those travelling to and from Belfast.”

The airline has said it is progressively bolstering its 2023 schedule, with over 2.5 million seats on sale, across 28 routes and 17 destinations in Ireland, UK, and Channel Islands.

Katy Best, Commercial Director at Belfast City Airport said has welcomed the news.

She said: “This new service to Isle of Man will be the 13th Aer Lingus route from Belfast City Airport providing excellent choice for passengers this summer.

“The airline will also operate new routes to East Midlands, Jersey, Newcastle and Newquay. This is in addition to its existing services to Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and Southampton.

“The first Aer Lingus flights operated by Emerald took off in March last year and we are very pleased with the performance and growth of the routes since then.”

Routes operated by Emerald Airlines under Aer Lingus Regional in Summer 2023 from Belfast City Airport:

From Belfast City

  • Birmingham
  • Cardiff
  • Edinburgh
  • East Midlands NEW
  • Exeter
  • Glasgow
  • Isle of Man NEW
  • Jersey NEW
  • Leeds Bradford
  • Manchester
  • Newcastle NEW
  • Newquay NEW
  • Southampton

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