The airline is operating the route for the first time since the onset of the pandemic on an initial six-times-weekly frequency, rising to daily next month.

Then, from Friday (8 April), Aer Lingus will operate a second flight five-times-weekly on its Dublin-Chicago route.

Elsewhere, Dublin-Los Angeles flights will resume on 12 May, Dublin-Seattle on 7 July and finally Dublin-Miami in October.

Newly relaunched Aer Lingus Regional, now operated by Emerald Airlines following the collapse of Stobart Air, will provide regional feed for Aer Lingus’s transatlantic services from Dublin.

New UK connections from Bristol and Leeds Bradford will get under way on 15 April, followed by Exeter and Newquay on 29 April.

Aer Lingus Regional will also offer connectivity from Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Heathrow and Gatwick.

In total, Aer Lingus will operate 12 transatlantic routes via Dublin – New York JFK, Newark, Miami, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orlando, Washington DC, Seattle, Toronto and Philadelphia.

It will operate a further two US transatlantic routes to New York JFK and Boston from Shannon.

Aer Lingus will deploy new Airbus A321neo long-range aircraft on several of its US routes, offering greater fuel efficiency and lower noise footprint.

Like IAG stablemate British Airways, Aer Lingus has partnered with VeriFLY to allow passengers to get prior approval of any necessary Covid-19 travel documentation before they travel.

Passengers travelling to the US with Aer Lingus via Dublin can also pre-clear US immigration before they depart to avoid lengthy immigration queues at the US border.

‘Building back connectivity’

Bill Byrne, Aer Lingus executive vice-president US, said: “Aer Lingus are excited to announce the resumption of a number of exciting US destinations this summer as we build back our connectivity to the US, connecting people from Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle and London on to North America via Dublin.

“With the convenience of US Customs and Immigration pre-clearance at Dublin and Shannon, time spent connecting through both airports provides customers with a speedier journey overall as you arrive in the US as a domestic customer."