Aer Lingus inaugurates Ireland flights from Chicago; Flight also marks O'Hare Airport's first Airbus A330 scheduled operation.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1996--Aer Lingus today begins scheduled flights to Ireland from O'Hare International Airport O'Hare International Airport is an airport located in Chicago, Illinois, United States, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. It is the largest hub of United Airlines (whose headquarters is in downtown Chicago) and the second-largest hub of American Airlines (after , Chicago. The Irish airline thus resumes year-round passenger services linking the U.S. midwest with Ireland and adds to its existing cargo freighter operations. The Aer Lingus Aer Lingus is Ireland's national airline. Based in Dublin, it operates 41 Airbus aircraft serving Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East. The airline is 28% owned by the Irish government; it was floated on the Dublin and London Stock Exchanges on 2 October 2006, flagship Airbus A330 "St. Patrick," departing O'Hare at 7:15 p.m., brings to the world's busiest airport World's busiest airport is a claim that is fiercely fought over by the owners of the world's largest airports. The definition of "busiest" is debated as well, with claims being staked on the basis of aircraft operations, cargo traffic or total passengers. the first Chicago takeoff of a scheduled flight operated by this high-technology, environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] twin-jet aircraft. Aer Lingus was also the first airline to operate the A330 aircraft in transatlantic service in 1994. Commenting on the beginning of scheduled flights from O'Hare, Aer Lingus Executive Vice President -- North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Jack Foley, said: "With the acquisition of our A330 aircraft fleet, Aer Lingus now has the right aircraft for the Chicago to Ireland route. With the addition of a partnership agreement with United Airlines which coordinates our schedules, we now look forward to a very successful and growing operation in the midwest. The return of Aer Lingus is a major step in our airline's "Strategy for the Future," which calls for rapid growth in terms of service (networking) Terms Of Service - (TOS) The rules laid down by an on-line service provider such as AOL that members must obey or risk being "TOS-sed" (disconnected). , schedule and overall profitability in the next few years. We are delighted to note that traffic on our services this year continues to show healthy increases and every indication is that our new Chicago service is following this trend. In fact, advance bookings on the route are so strong that we are re-examining our short-term service expansion plans and would expect to have an announcement on this matter in a few weeks," Foley concluded. In May, Aer Lingus will fly twice weekly (on Wednesday & Sundays) from Chicago to Dublin and Shannon and will add a third flight weekly (on Fridays) from June 2. Roundtrip airfares from Chicago begin at $678 to Shannon and the cooperative agreement with United Airlines makes connections to Aer Lingus flights -- particularly from California -- especially hassle-free. Aer Lingus will operate from O'Hare's modern International Terminal No. 5. CONTACT: Aer Lingus, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Jim Lyndon, 212/557-1090, ext. 4016 |
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