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Aer Arann

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{{Infobox_Airline | airline=Aer Arann| logo=Aerarann.png| logo_size=150px| IATA=RE| ICAO=REA| callsign=Aer Arann| parent=Aer Arann| founded=1970 (Galway)| headquarters=Dublin, Republic of Ireland Ireland| key_people=Padraig O'Ceidigh (MD & Owner)| hubs=Dublin International Airport
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Galway Airport| frequent_flyer=| lounge=| alliance=| fleet_size=11| destinations=21| website= http://www.aerarann.com| }} '''Aer Arann''' is a privately-held regional airline based in Dublin, Ireland. It operates scheduled and charter services throughout Ireland, the United Kingdom and France. Its main base is Dublin Airport Dublin International Airport, with hubs at Cork International Airport and Galway Airport.

History
Aer Arann began providing flights between Galway and three of the Aran Islands in 1970. In 1994 Padraig O'Ceidigh purchased the airline and began to expand its routes and fleet. Just over 625,000 passengers flew Aer Arann flights in 2003. Image:aer.arann.atr72.ei-red.arp.jpg thumb|right|250px|Aer Arann ATR 72 taking off The airline has greatly expanded its route network since it was founded, especially since changing from an island-oriented service to a regional one in 1998, when a service between Donegal and Dublin was first established. Aer Arann also started freight service between Dublin and Coventry that same year, its first flights to Great Britain. Passenger flights outside Ireland first started in 2000, when a daily service between Dublin and the Isle of Man was established. June 2004 saw the start of passenger flights to continental Europe with the opening of a Galway-Waterford-Lorient route. In early December 2004 Aer Arann announced that it had carried 400,000 passengers through Cork Airport since the start of 2004, an increase of 57% on the previous year. In October 2004 the European Regions Airline Association awarded a bronze medal for achievement to Aer Arann. The gold medal went to Aegean Airlines and the silver to Eastern Airways. Aer Arann has approximately 350 employees as of 2005. Between February and March 2006, Aer Arann announced the launch of over 10 new services, including the first services from Wales and Belgium: *Cardiff to Cork and Lorient *Liege to Birmingham, London Luton and Lorient *Angers to Cork, London Luton and Manchester *Cork to Angers, Cardiff and Jersey *Dublin to Inverness *Galway to Liverpool

Destinations
Aer Arann serves the following destinations: * '''Belfast City Airport Belfast City''' to Cork Airport Cork * '''Birmingham International Airport Birmingham''' to Cork, Derry and Galway Airport Galway * '''Bristol''' to Cork *'''Cardiff''' to Cork, Lorient * '''Cork''' to Belfast City, Birmingham, Cardiff, Dublin, Bristol, Jersey, Lorient, Edinburgh, Angers and Southampton * '''Derry''' to Birmingham and Manchester International Airport Manchester * '''Donegal Airport Donegal''' to Glasgow Prestwick International Airport Glasgow Prestwick and Dublin * '''Dublin''' to Cork, Galway, Kerry Airport Kerry, Donegal, Sligo Airport Sligo and Isle of Man Airport Isle of Man * '''Edinburgh''' to Cork and Galway * '''Galway''' to Dublin, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, London Luton Airport Luton, Lorient (seasonal March-October) and Liverpool * '''Glasgow (Prestwick)''' to Donegal * '''Isle of Man''' to Dublin, Liverpool, Manchester, Luton * '''Kerry''' to Dublin, Manchester and Lorient (from 27 March 2006) * '''Liverpool''' to Isle of Man and Galway * '''Lorient''' to Cork, Galway and Waterford (seasonal March-October), Luton (from 26 March 2006), Kerry (from 27 March 2006) * '''Luton''' to Galway, Waterford, Isle of Man, Lorient (from 26 March 2006) * '''Manchester''' to Derry, Galway, Angers, Kerry and Waterford * '''Sligo''' to Dublin * '''Southampton''' to Cork * '''Waterford''' to Luton, Manchester and Lorient (seasonal March-October) * '''Angers''' to Cork and Manchester * '''Jersey''' to Cork Aer Arann Islands provides the following services (at January 2005): * '''Connemara Regional Airport''', Inverin to Inishmore Inis Mór, Inishmaan Inis Meáin and Inisheer Inis Óirr

Fleet

Current Fleet
The Aer Arann fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2006): *5 ATR 42 ATR 42-300 *7 ATR 72 ATR 72-200. In March 2006, Aer Arann fleet age is 14.7 years old. The Aer Arann Islands fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2005): *2 Britten-Norman Islander Britten-Norman BN2A Islander *1 Britten-Norman Islander Britten-Norman BN2B Islander

Historical Fleet
* Shorts 360 1998-2001

See also
* Transportation in Ireland * List of Irish companies

External links

- Aer Arann
- Aer Arann Islands
- Aer Arann Fleet Age
- Aer Arann Fleet and Orders
- Aer Arann Passenger Opinions
- European Regions Airline Association
- Photos of Aer Arann aircraft {{Airlines of Ireland}} {{airlistbox}} Category:Airlines of Ireland Category:Aran Islands de:Aer Arann fr:Aer Arann nl:Aer Arann

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