Silver Airways could be losing one of its biggest airport stations next week due to unpaid airport rental fees unless a last-minute agreement is reached.
The Broward County commission is expected to vote soon to terminate the lease for one of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport’s regional carriers because of unpaid rent dating as far back as 2021.
An agenda item on next week’s Broward County Commission meeting seeks approval on the termination of the lease agreement between the county and Silver Airways at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
Silver Airways operates out of Concourse C in Terminal 1.
Aer Lingus and Emerald Airlines on March 15 celebrated one year of their franchise partnership, having operated its inaugural international flight under the new Aer Lingus Regional franchise from Dublin to Isle of Man, just 12 months ago.
Aer Lingus Regional services, exclusively operated by Emerald Airlines, has carried over one million customers and operated more than 22,000 flights over the past 12 months.
By peak summer, Emerald Airlines will fly up to 800 flights per week, across 30 routes serving 20 destinations in Ireland, UK, Channel Islands and France.
This includes new flights connecting Cork to Bristol, Belfast to Isle of Man as well as increased flights from Dublin to 14 airports across the UK, including a newly announced year-round service from Dublin to Liverpool and a summer service to Brest, Brittany (France). The airline is progressively bolstering its 2023 schedule, with over 2.5 million seats on sale this year.
Currently Aer Lingus Regional feeds one in eight transatlantic passengers to Aer Lingus, supporting Dublin as the natural gateway to the US. Aer Lingus Regional customers transferring onward to North America can avail of US Immigration and Pre-clearance at Dublin Airport, skipping lengthy immigration queues stateside.
The first Aer Lingus Regional domestic flight from Dublin to Donegal took off as part of the franchise partnership, 10 months in advance of the original start date which was planned to be January of this year. The acceleration of the start date fell in line with the post pandemic uplift in demand for travel.
This summer Aer Lingus will operate its largest ever North American summer schedule to date, with over 2.25 million transatlantic seats on sale for summer 2023. Aer Lingus has the fifth largest transatlantic hub in the world at Dublin, presenting a huge opportunity for Emerald Airlines.
Aer Lingus will operate a total of 15* North American routes from Ireland next summer. Key favourites Boston, New York JFK, Chicago and Washington D.C. will operate double-daily from Dublin during peak summer.
As Aer Lingus plans to continue to grow its North Atlantic network, adding routes such as Cleveland, Ohio and the return of Hartford, Connecticut, along with building Dublin Airport as a hub, the partnership with Emerald Airlines helps Aer Lingus drive traffic onto its North American network by facilitating connectivity between smaller UK airports and North America.
Aer Lingus North American Routes out of Ireland – Summer 2023
Dublin – New York, JFK
Dublin – Newark (NY)
Dublin – Boston
Dublin – Chicago
Dublin – Washington D.C – increase to double daily service from single daily service in 2019
Dublin – Philadelphia
Dublin – Hartford
Dublin – Cleveland, Ohio – new route
Dublin – Orlando – increases to 5 times weekly from 4 weekly services in 2019
Dublin – Seattle – increases to daily from 5 times weekly in 2019
Dublin – Los Angeles – larger Airbus A330 aircraft operating route
Dublin – San Francisco
Dublin – Toronto
Shannon – Boston
Shannon – New York, JFK – increase of one weekly service vs. 2019
Emerald Airlines is continuing with the expansion of its fleet this year, with the addition of three new ATR 72-600s by the end of quarter one of 2023.
The ATR 72-600, the latest generation of turboprop aircraft combining environmental and economic performance, has a significant environmental advantage over regional jets and other turboprop aircraft emitting up to 40% less CO2 on short, regional flights.
