Fly Cardiff to New York and save over four hours

A new connection aimed at the South Wales market will make travelling from Cardiff Airport to New York’s JFK Airport 4 ½ hours quicker than doing so from Heathrow. The new service will give business travellers more time for meetings and leisure travelers more time to enjoy their destination.  The service will also result in shorter journey times to Boston, Chicago and Orlando.

From March 2010, Aer Lingus will operate services from Cardiff to Dublin with easy onward connections to the USA including New York (JFK), Boston, Chicago and Orlando. The service will be operated under the brand Aer Lingus Regional.

Connecting with transatlantic flights in Dublin allows onward passengers to clear immigration quickly before reaching the USA which will make the journey shorter, easier and less stressful than flying from alternative airports such as Heathrow and Bristol.

The Dublin flights will see an increase in services, operating three times daily from Monday - Friday and Sundays, and twice a day on Saturdays. These flights will offer seamless connections onwards to the USA with minimal connecting time.

Aer Lingus will also operate a Cork service daily.  In total the two new services will connect Ireland and Wales 52 times each week offering frequent opportunities to reach Ireland for business or leisure.

The flights will replace the existing Aer Arann service following the recent announcement that the airline will be operating as a franchise partner of Aer Lingus.

Flights from Cardiff can be booked on www.aerlingus.com.

Aer Lingus will also be promoting the Wales connection in the USA helping to strengthen the inbound tourism capabilities in time for The 2010 Ryder Cup.

Spencer Birns, head of air service development at Cardiff Airport commented, "We welcome Aer Lingus back to Cardiff for the opportunity to serve the Welsh market.

"The USA connections and ease associated with clearing immigration in Dublin will appeal to business and leisure travelers. and gives the market another way of reaching Orlando from Cardiff. We estimate travelers will save 5 hours on journey time using this service from Cardiff Airport rather than travelling down the M4 to fly from London.

"We urge the Welsh market to take advantage of the potential time and cost savings of travelling from Cardiff to Ireland and the USA."

26/01/2010