Aer Lingus has announced that from next year it will operate five weekly flights to Dublin out of Manchester Airport. 

The new route will start on March 27 2022 and run up to five times a week. 

Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased for as little as £25.99 from Aer Lingus website. 

The service will provide a direct route to Dublin and a one-stop connection to Canada and the USA. 

Passengers travelling to the USA will also be able to take advantage of Dublin Airport’s pre-clearance facility that allows US-bound passengers to undertake all US immigration, customs and agriculture inspections at the airport prior to departure.

Aer Lingus CEO Lynne Embleton said: “It has been a pleasure to work with the team at Emerald Airlines to accelerate this partnership and start operations 10 months ahead of the original schedule.

“We are all looking forward to welcoming our customers on-board Aer Lingus Regional services, operated by Emerald Airlines.” 

Emerald Airlines CEO Conor McCarthy said: “We’re delighted to be able to commence operations under our franchise agreement with Aer Lingus well ahead of plan in line with the recovering customer demand.

“The time is right for Emerald Airlines to begin operations under the Aer Lingus Regional brand and we truly look forward to welcoming our customers on board our flights as soon as February next.

“Our customer-focused schedules will offer choice, convenience and great value for both regional and transatlantic air travel."

Flights are now on sale and can be bought on the Aer Lingus website.