What strategy is Aer Lingus deploying to conquer the business travel market?
Farida Chikhaoui - Aer Lingus offers daily flights to Dublin and Cork from Paris CDG, as well as flights from Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Rennes, Toulouse and Perpignan. From Dublinour passengers can reach ten destinations in North America. With the real advantage of being able to make formalities directly to our airport.
Is Aer Lingus offering new business products?
F. C. - We launched our new Business class in 2015, which includes a two-metre long, fully reclining seat-bed, as well as spacious storage areas, a wide choice of entertainment and thefree high-speed Wi-Fi access. We have also improved our ground services. Our passengers in Dublin can now benefit from a lounge dedicated to transatlantic flights51st & Green. À Paris CDGBusiness Class passengers have free access to the American Airlines Admirals Club lounge. Finally, in December Aer Lingus launched a new loyalty programmeAerClub, which replaces the former Gold Circle.
How many long-haul flights depart from France, and which destinations are the most popular?
F. C. - Nearly 10 % of our customers use Aer Lingus transatlantic services, with the most popular US destinations being New York, Boston, San Francisco and Chicago. This year also saw the biggest expansion of our transatlantic network since 1958, with the opening of Los Angelesof Newark and Hartford.
