United Airlines has announced its to resume its Shannon to Newark service in March of next year.
The Shannon to Newark service will run from 27th March to the 29th October 2022 and will be operated by Boeing 757-200 aircraft, departing daily from Shannon at 12.30pm.
It comes on the same day that Aer Lingus has confirmed restoration of its transatlantic and Heathrow routes at Shannon Airport from 2022.
The sales portal has opened for flights to Boston starting on March 10th and New York on March 27th.
“We are delighted to resume our nonstop seasonal services from Ireland to the U.S.,” said Martina Coogan, United’s Sales Manager Ireland. “The return of our seasonal services provides our customers from Ireland with greater travel choice and convenient one-stop connections via our U.S. hub airports to destinations across the Americas.”
Mary Considine, CEO of Shannon Group who operate Shannon Airport said: “The restoration of this service is a welcome boost for transatlantic connectivity to our region and the broader west of Ireland. United Airlines is a very valued airline partner of Shannon and we are delighted to have been able to work with them to restore this vital transatlantic service. Its restoration is a vote of confidence by the airline, and another major milestone as we continue to rebuild Shannon Airport’s air services and fulfil our role as an economic driver for tourism, business and social connectivity.”
