Tourism Ireland welcomes new Aer Lingus flight from London Heathrow
Wednesday, February 01, 2023.
Tourism Ireland welcomes new Aer Lingus flight from London Heathrow to Eire West Airport Knock
Tourism Ireland warmly welcomes today’s announcement by Aer Lingus of a new flight from London Heathrow to Eire West Airport Knock. The daily service will begin on 26 March and will unquestionably assist raise tourism from Britain to Mayo and the Wild Atlantic Way.
Niall Gibbons, Main Executive of Tourism Eire, claimed: “Today’s announcement by Aer Lingus is really fantastic information for tourism to Mayo and the Wild Atlantic Way, as we continue to restore advancement in inbound tourism. As an island destination, we know there is a verified direct correlation among obtain and advancement in customer figures, so this new flight will certainly enable boost visitor quantities from Britain. Tourism Ireland is fully commited to performing with Aer Lingus, Ireland West Airport Knock and our other essential companions, to generate demand from customers for this new flight, and all other solutions to Eire, and assistance preserve our crucial network of routes and services.
“Great Britain remains a pretty critical industry for tourism to the island of Ireland, offering about 42% of all our overseas people. In 2019, we welcomed nearly 4.8 million British visitors, whose visits produced close to €1.45 billion for the economic climate.”