Travellers on Aer Lingus’s Dublin-Chicago route can now book onward travel on American Airlines services to Albuquerque, Nashville, Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, San Jose and Tucson. The connections will carry the Aer Lingus code.

The codeshares are the first to be implemented since Aer Lingus joined the Atlantic Joint Business (AJB) between American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia and Finnair last year. 

Aer Lingus said: “Further expansion of the codeshare is also planned for the near future.”
 
Customers can also book the codeshare flights on Aer Lingus connecting from Birmingham, Gatwick and Manchester.

Additionally, American Airlines will place its code on Aer Lingus flights between Dublin and Heathrow. 

Reid Moody, Aer Lingus’s chief strategy and planning officer, said: “We are delighted that through the codeshare agreement with American Airlines, Aer Lingus customers will be able to avail of greater connectivity options and more seamless travel between the US and Europe via our Dublin hub, which also has the added benefit of US Customs & Border Protection pre-clearance located in Dublin.”