Manchester-Shannon service begins
2 July 2010 13:32
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Aer Arann and Aer Lingus started flying from Manchester to Shannon in Ireland on Thursday, four weeks after the new service was announced.
Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Aer Arann, will provide direct flights to Shannon from Manchester seven days a week.
Andrew Kelly, Aer Arann's corporate affairs director, said: "Today signifies a new chapter both for us and for our franchise partner, and indeed for Manchester as we celebrate the first flight to Shannon under this franchise agreement.
"We hope that over the coming months more and more passengers will take advantage of the choice, flexibility and convenience that this service has to offer" he added."
- Flights to Manchester with Aer Lingus Regional start from £29.99 one way including taxes. For further flight information and to make a booking visit http://www.aerlingus.com/
I was meant to be on a flight with Aer Lingus today (3 July) at 1620 hours. Manchester-Cork. Paid £93.15 for a return ticket on 1 June this year. Meeting got cancelled soon afterwards in Cork. I notified the airline on 4 June I would need to cancel the flight, which was nearly a month before the flight. I wasn’t expecting a full refund. However, I was told I would have £20 paid back into the account I booked the flight with. I’m still yet to see this appear…I know it’s a small amount but this is still an act of robbery isn’t it? I asked the Aer Lingus employee on the phone what will happen to the seats I had booked and cancelled. Her reply was ‘you did read the terms and conditions?’ which I did. I asked her would the seats be sold on and her reply was, of course, ‘yes’. Where is the fairness? If I had cancelled a week ago, maybe even two weeks, then fine I don’t expect any refund. But a month? Come on.
By Aer Lingus ‘customer’