{"id":92,"date":"2021-11-16T10:22:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T10:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/diplomat.ie\/?p=92"},"modified":"2021-11-16T10:22:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T10:22:17","slug":"aer-lingus-first-caribbean-service-departs-manchester-for-beautiful-barbados","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/index.php\/2021\/11\/16\/aer-lingus-first-caribbean-service-departs-manchester-for-beautiful-barbados\/","title":{"rendered":"Aer Lingus\u2019 first Caribbean service departs Manchester for beautiful Barbados"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Bridgetown, Barbados<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Barbados\u00a0became Aer Lingus\u2019 first Caribbean destination today, 20<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0of October, as the airline\u2019s inaugural non-stop\u00a0service from\u00a0Manchester to Bridgetown departed this morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The landmark EI31 service departed at 10.15 am heralds a new era for both Barbados and Aer Lingus. For those dreaming of holidaying on the idyllic island, renowned for the pristine beauty of its landscape and boundless charm of its people, this new direct route from Manchester (IATA: MAN) to Bridgetown (IATA: BGI, Grantley Adams International Airport) allows even more connectivity for UK and Irish visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">This morning\u2019s inaugural flight marks the launch of Aer Lingus\u2019 first Caribbean route from the UK. Flights will operate twice weekly until the beginning of November 2021,<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Lennon Chandler, Business Development Officer, Milton Inniss, High Commissioner for Barbados to the United Kingdom, Jenny Rafter, Head of Leisure Sales Aer Lingus &amp; Marc Mccollin, Senior Business Development Officer.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The new direct route from Manchester will operate on an Airbus A330-300 series, with both economy (287 seats) and business class (30 seats) fares.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Manchester Airport is the UK\u2019s third-largest airport, and the largest outside London, serving more than 22 million people within a two-hour drive and handling more than 27 million passengers per year.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bridgetown, Barbados Barbados\u00a0became Aer Lingus\u2019 first Caribbean destination today, 20th\u00a0of October, as the airline\u2019s inaugural non-stop\u00a0service from\u00a0Manchester to Bridgetown departed this morning. The landmark EI31 service departed at 10.15 am heralds a new era for both Barbados and Aer Lingus. 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