Aer Lingus has announced a new direct flight between Dublin Airport and Nashville, Tennessee. The service, set for take off from April 12 of 2025, will operate four times weekly with flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. It comes in a week when Ryanair announced two new winter routes from Cork Airport to Brussels Charleroi and Rome Ciampino airports.

The Nashville service will be operated by a single-aisle Airbus A321XLR , as opposed to the double-aisle, widebody A330s that serve mainstay transatlantic routes like New York and Chicago. Fares start from €499 return, the airline said, and are now available to book online. The news comes as Aer Lingus’s new service linking Dublin Airport and las Vegas approaches, with direct flights set to take off from October 25.

Ryanair's cheapest fares - try the 'fare finder' hiding in plain sight Nashville is one of the fastest-growing cities in the US, famous as the home of country music, and key tourist draws include the Grand Ole Opry, Music Row and Ryman Auditorium. "Its fast-growing fashion, finance, healthcare and automotive industries also offer plenty of opportunities for business travellers," said Susanne Carberry, Aer Lingus’s Chief Customer Officer. The route brings to 23 the transatlantic services operated by the airline, which also began flying to Denver, Colorado , and the twin cities of Minneapolis-St.

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