Loganair has launched its new service linking Scotland’s oil and gas capital with the capital of the Irish Republic.
Flights between Aberdeen and Dublin are planned to start on 5 September, with tickets on sale from this week.
Loganair is replacing the previous service between the two cities which was lost with the collapse of Stobart Air two weeks ago.
The route will be operated using Loganair’s 49-seat Embraer 145 regional jets, with prices on the 1 hour 20 minute trip starting at £64.99 from Aberdeen and €69 from Dublin one way, including all taxes and charges.
The direct service – initially operating four times per week in each direction on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday – will increase to daily from 28 March next year, with extra flights added on Monday and Friday from 24 April 2022.
The route adds to 10 others already flown from Aberdeen by Loganair, including to Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol.
It also marks a return to Dublin for the Glasgow-based airline, the first since the suspension of its Inverness service last year.
Both Inverness and Teesside will also be on the Loganair network from Dublin next summer.
Loganair’s chief commercial officer Kay Ryan said: “We are truly excited to be operating this important service and pleased to be able to step in and quickly restore the vital link between these two great cities.
“It fits well with our increasingly dominant presence as the UK’s premier regional airline and develops our growing relationship with IAG through our codeshare with BA.
“We believe that, as certainty grows with the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination programme, an easing of current travel restrictions to and from the Irish Republic will allow customers to book and travel with confidence.”
She added that Loganair would be offering connections from its network via Aberdeen to Dublin – including from Sumburgh in Shetland and Kirkwall in Orkney.
Matt Hazlewood, group commercial director for Aberdeen Airport’s owner AGS Airports, said: “These routes strengthen our connectivity in the north-east of Scotland following the collapse of Stobart Air two weeks ago.
“Bringing back business safely is a key priority at our airport and this route will be warmly welcomed by our passengers and stakeholders.”
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