![]() North American Service Aer Lingus Airbus A330 | IMAGE: Aer LingusĪer Lingus currently flies to 12 North American destinations, including 11 in the United States and one in Canada. The carrier had been eyeing CLE service in 2019 but ultimately decided against it after lackluster financial support. This is not the first time Aer Lingus has considered Cleveland service. The service was made possible – at least initially – because of subsidies from the Pittsburgh business community.īA suspended PIT service at the onset of the pandemic in 2020 but returned earlier this year with four weekly flights on a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.įederal law prohibits airports themselves from providing financial incentives to lure carriers. ![]() British Airways (BA) returned to nearby Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) – 125 miles southeast of Hopkins – in 2019 after a nearly 20-year absence. It is not uncommon for cities to lure airlines using financial incentives to subsidize – or guarantee – a return on investment for the airline. According to, the financial incentive will likely be between $2-2.5 million. ![]() Lured by Financial Incentives Aerial view of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) | IMAGE: Facebookįinancial incentives from Cleveland City Council, local businesses, and other economic development groups in northeast Ohio have allegedly provided enough support for Aer Lingus officials to give Cleveland service the green light. In the 1980s, Yugoslavian carrier Jat Airways flew to Cleveland as a stopover on its DC-10 flight between Belgrade, Slovenia (BEG), and Chicago O’Hare (ORD). Continental also offered nonstop flights between Cleveland and Parish in 2008, but that service only lasted a few months. If it happens, the flights will mark the first European service from Cleveland since Icelandic competitors Icelandair and WOW Air terminated flights to Reykjavik in 2018.īefore that, CLE had not had nonstop service to Europe since Continental Airlines ended London (Gatwick) flights in 2009. The carrier is reportedly considering four weekly nonstop flights between Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) and Dublin Airport (DUB) next May. In this section, you will find the latest information on departures and arrivals, flight connections as well as all destinations we fly to from Dublin Airport.
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