Aer Lingus resumes service from Dublin to San Francisco

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Aer Lingus resumes service from Dublin to San Francisco

  • Fly direct Dublin to San Francisco from 25th February
  • Now offering 14 direct routes between Ireland and North America
  • Great sale fares on offer now on all routes to the US with fares starting from €189 return

Dublin, Ireland, 2022-Feb-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Aer Lingus is pleased to announce the return of its transatlantic service from Dublin to San Francisco, reconnecting Silicon Docks with Silicon Valley. From this Friday, 25th February, the Golden city will be back on the Aer Lingus schedule, operating from Dublin four times per week and daily from 26th March.

San Francisco is the latest transatlantic route from Aer Lingus to resume, and for those looking to book a getaway to The Golden City, now is the perfect time to grab a reduced fare. Aer Lingus has offers on all transatlantic routes, with fares starting from €189 each way as part of a return trip, including taxes and charges. The offer ends midnight February 28th and is valid for travel from March 1st until May 31st.

San Francisco is home to Silicon Valley and is a popular tourist destination. Renowned for its eclectic mix of architecture and landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. The ‘Golden City’ will be accessible to Irish passengers once again as Aer Lingus continues to reintroduce US routes over the coming months.

Aer Lingus operates 14 direct routes between North America and Ireland, including New York, Miami, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orlando, Washington, Seattle, and Philadelphia. The airline will be the only carrier offering direct flights between Ireland and West Coast USA, with flights to San Francisco recommencing on 25 February, daily flights to Los Angeles starting on 12 May, and Seattle returning 5 times per week on 26 May. Flights to the USA from Shannon will start from 10th March, with 14 flights a week to New York and Boston.

Speaking on the route restart, Bill Byrne, Executive Vice-President US at Aer Lingus said;

“We are delighted to resume the Dublin to San Francisco service and to unite friends, families and businesses once more, reconnecting our communities and economies.

There’s no doubt that travel is back for 2022, and we are busy preparing operations for further route restarts.

As always, customers flying to North America with Aer Lingus will enjoy complimentary meals and drinks, endless hours of in-flight entertainment, and US Customs and Border pre-clearance at Dublin and Shannon airports.”

In order to make travel easier, Aer Lingus has partnered with VeriFLY. By downloading the VeriFLY app and uploading Covid-19 related documentation required for their destination, Aer Lingus customers can ensure that all of their Covid-19 related documentation is verified before travel.

Aer Lingus’ market-leading ‘Book with Confidence’ policy* allows customers to change flights as many times as they like, should plans change, giving customers peace of mind when booking.

For more information and for bookings, visit aerlingus.com.

Notes to editor

North America from €189, Sale from 15 Feb to 28 Feb and Travel from 01 Mar to 31 May.

*Aer Lingus Book with Confidence Policy

Aer Lingus has extended its ‘Book with Confidence’ policy which allows all customers travelling with the airline to change their travel dates free of charge (note: a fare difference may apply) and as many times as they wish, up to seven days before they travel. The flexible booking policy is available on all bookings up until 30th September 2022. Most fares also include the option to exchange for a guaranteed voucher up to 14 days before travel. In addition, those who booked Advantage, Flex, Business or Business Flex fares have the option of a cash refund if they decide not to travel.

Travel to the US checklist

Details about the latest travel requirements are on AerLingus.com

Aer Lingus customers cannot check-in online ahead of flights to / from the USA unless they use VeriFLY.

VeriFLY is a travel pass app that allows users to upload and ensure that their travel documentation is checked and approved before travelling to the airport. This will allow customers to get their online boarding pass and go straight to bag drop / boarding gate, and avoid queuing at check-in.

Customers that are vaccinated and are not US citizens must do the following before they travel to the airport:

  1. Download the VeriFLY app for Apple or Android device
  2. Upload the following documentation to VeriFLY, to allow for online check-in
    1. An approved Covid vaccine Cert *
    2. A Covid test** completed 3 days in advance of travel
    3. Attestation (Self-Declaration) form (section 1 and section 2).
  3. Complete the Contact Tracing Form and receive email confirmation (that will be checked at the boarding gate)
  4. Complete online ESTA and APIS
  5. Make sure their passport is valid for 6+ months
  6. Arrive at the airport three hours before your flight

Customers that are vaccinated US citizens must to the following before they travel:

  1. Download the VeriFLY app for Apple or Android device
  2. Upload the following documentation to VeriFLY, to allow for online check-in
    1. An approved Covid vaccine Cert *
    2. A Covid test** completed 3 days in advance if vaccinated, 1 day if unvaccinated
    3. Attestation (Self-Declaration) Form (part 1 only)
  3. Complete a Contact Tracing Form and receive email confirmation (that will be checked at the boarding gate)
  4. Complete online ESTA and APIS
  5. Make sure their passport is valid for 6+ months
  6. Arrive at the airport three hours before your flight

At the moment, non-vaccinated US travellers cannot use VeriFLY to validate their travel documentation and must do the process manually at the airport. This will be available in the coming weeks.

If customers chose not to use VeriFLY, they cannot check-in online. They must bring all of the correct travel documentation / digital forms to our check-in agents who will manually check all documentation and ask the customer to complete the Attestation (Self-Declaration) form before they can be issued a boarding card.

Always bring your original documents as well as you might require them at your destination.

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*Detail regarding vaccine requirements can be found here

**Detail regarding admissible testing can be found here

Source: Aer Lingus

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