Aer Lingus confirms that there will be two flights connecting Dublin and Fuerteventura in the coming winter season

These connections will start operating on Tuesdays and Saturdays beginning next October 24, doubling the places foreseen in early summer.

The Irish airline Aer Lingus has confirmed the operation of two weekly direct flights operate between Fuerteventura and Dublin throughout the coming winter season, Thus doubling the number of airline seats offered in early summer when the airline announced the beginning of the connection with a weekly flight.

The official website of the airline has released the new positions. There will be two Airbus 320 aircraft with capacity for 174 passengers each aircraft responsible for covering the route. In all, the positions offered may exceed the figure of 10,000 passengers during the season.

The Minister of Tourism of the Cabildo, Agueda Montelongo, said "we can be sure that these two routes will be a big boost to tourism on islands next winter. The fact that Aer Lingus has enabled another flight means that sales are doing well.

Montelongo also stressed that as of October, Fuerteventura will have the same connections that it had a year ago to Dublin, "and that is great news for residents on the island who want to know Ireland, and island tourism, for course. Recall that Aer Lingus is a low cost airline, with a starting price per trip is about 70 euros.

The Cabildo of Fuerteventura, through the Tourist Board, working with the establishment of air routes between Dublin and Fuerteventura and enhancing the knowledge of the destination Fuerteventura in Ireland, Which Will be through promotional activities to develop in the Irish media and communicative half of the company itself .

According valued adviser, "since Aer Lingus announced us on the council that began operating between Ireland and Fuerteventura have so far spent only two months. The fact that in this short period of time Have Decided to open a new route means that tourists are interested in our fate, so hopefully that all goes well and, if possible, we will see later the arrival of new flights from of this market. "

It is Recalled that at the press conference at the council last June with Representative of the airline, Aisling Lyons, director of sales in Spain, Portugal, Finland and Morocco, predicted to map "meant to be a success," with a sales level that is projected to be above 90%.

Puerto del Rosario, 27 August 2009

P.S. There may now be some doubt about the new Tuesday flights. They are still listed on the airlines website www.aerlingus.com, but we have a report that these are now going to be scrapped.

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