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08 Oct 2025
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New daily service to London Heathrow from Ireland West Airport with Aer Lingus: Marina Casadidio, Aer Lingus, Joe Gilmore, Ireland West Airport, Reid Moody, Aer Lingus & Orlaith O’Hagan, Aer Lingus
Ireland West Airport today welcomes the major announcement by Aer Lingus of a new year-round, daily service to London Heathrow Airport.
Starting March 26, Aer Lingus will operate daily flights to London Heathrow, London’s biggest and most well connected and closest airport to central London, serviced by the Heathrow Express train with a journey time of just 15 minutes to Paddington Station in Central London. This new service will provide a major boost for the airport and the region as it is the first time in the airports 37-year history that the airport will be connected to one of Europe’s major international airport hubs.
As well as providing a daily service to Heathrow, this connectivity means customers can enjoy seamless connections via London Heathrow Airport to North America.
The new route will boost inbound tourism to the West of Ireland. Aer Lingus aims to take advantage of the growing trend of screen tourism, which Tourism Ireland has identified as a key opportunity for 2023, with films like the Banshees of Inisherin showcasing the West of Ireland to a global audience. Today’s announcement reinforces Aer Lingus’s commitment to Ireland West Airport Knock.
The new route will replace the current Aer Lingus service to London Gatwick, which will cease operations on 25th March 2023. Customers already booked on this route will be automatically rebooked on a same day flight.*
The times of the flights to and from London Heathrow Airport are (Please note this is subject to change and confirmation)
- Depart London Heathrow Airport at 11:05am arriving at Ireland West Airport at 12:35
- Depart Ireland West Airport at 13:05, arriving at London Heathrow Airport at 14:30
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