Aer Lingus adjusts Cleveland flight schedule for 2026, focuses on weekend journey

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Aer Lingus has prolonged its six-times weekly route between Cleveland and Dublin into 2026, which can embrace a Saturday flight subsequent yr.

Contrary to current printed experiences, nevertheless, the flight won’t run day by day. Instead, the provider plans to swap Thursday flights with a Saturday flight, beginning in late March and operating by means of late October.

According to an airline spokeswoman, the change is being carried out “in response to travel demand patterns” and “will provide more weekend travel options for our customers in Cleveland and the surrounding areas during the busy summer season.”

Aer Lingus launched nonstop service from Cleveland to Dublin in spring 2023, flying the route 4 occasions per week, with a six-week pause throughout the winter.

In 2025, the provider expanded that service to 6 occasions per week throughout the peak season, and 4 occasions per week throughout late fall and winter.

Currently, the flight is operating six occasions weekly, however will revert to 4 occasions per week in late October.

Starting March 29, 2026, the flight will broaden from 4 occasions per week again to 6 occasions.

When it launched in May 2023, the Aer Lingus route was the primary nonstop service to Europe from Cleveland since 2018, when two Iceland-based carriers flew from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to Reykjavik.

The increase in flight frequency this yr was seen as a big win for the area, which has struggled to retain nonstop flights to Europe for years.

To assist lure Aer Lingus to Cleveland in 2023, JobsOhio, the state’s financial improvement arm, supplied an $11.8 million incentive bundle that acts at the least income assure for the provider, payable provided that the flight doesn’t meet sure efficiency objectives.

The incentive, initially set to run out in 2026, was prolonged by means of 2027 final yr.

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