American Airlines is expanding its service to Dublin (DUB) during the northern winter season due to strong passenger demand between the United States and Ireland. The airline will extend seasonal route operations from Dallas (DFW) and Charlotte (CLT), and for the first time it will have three daily flights to the Irish capital during the winter.
The airline is the leading U.S. carrier in Dublin (DUB) and through its partner Aer Lingus passengers can access its short/medium haul network and connect to more destinations in Europe. For the summer season, American will offer 14,364 seats per week between the U.S. and Ireland.
“This welcome expansion is evidence of the strong demand for transatlantic travel between Dublin Airport and North America. Demand has steadily increased over the past 15 months following the easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions and we anticipate that other summer-only transatlantic routes will soon also become year-round services” said Vincent Harrison, Dublin Airport’s commercial and development director.
Dublin-Dallas flight schedule
Starting in October, the route between Dublin (DUB) and Dallas (DFW) moves from seasonal service to year-round operation. American is the only airline to offer nonstop flights between the state of Texas and Ireland.
- Dallas/Fort Worth – Dublin Flight AA 132 DFW 14:30 – DUB 05:05+1 daily flights.
- Dublin – Dallas/Fort Worth Flight AA 133 DUB 14:05 – DFW 17:50 daily flights.
The route changes aircraft from Boeing 787-9 to 787-8 with a capacity of 234 seats in three classes (20 Business Class/28 Premium Economy/186 Economy). For the northern winter, American’s European offering from Dallas (DFW) will have service to London (LHR), Frankfurt (FRA), Paris (CDG), Madrid (MAD), Rome (FCO) and Dublin (DUB).
According to data obtained by Aviacionline through the Irish Central Statistics Office (CSO), 53,972 passengers were mobilized during the 2019 summer season between Dublin (DUB) and DFW.
Dublin to Charlotte flight schedule
American will expand operations between Dublin (DUB) and Charlotte (CLT) and will bring forward the restart of this route to early March 2024.
- Charlotte – Dublin Flight AA 724 CLT 16:30 – DUB 05:00+1 daily flights.
- Dublin – Charlotte Flight AA 725 DUB 11:15 – CLT 14:35 daily flights.
The service will continue to be operated on Boeing 777-200ER aircraft with a capacity of 273 seats in three classes (37 Business Class/24 Premium Economy/212 Economy). According to data compiled through the CSO, prior to the pandemic between Charlotte (CLT) and Dublin (DUB), 77,216 passengers were carried.
“We are delighted to carry even more passengers between Dublin and some of our key U.S. hubs.As we have seen over the past 12 months, travel is high on the agendas of Irish and American travelers, so we look forward to continuing to provide them with year-round service beginning in October“, said Kyle Mabry, American’s vice president, operations and commercial, EMEA and APAC.
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