Aer Lingus has chosen Pittsburgh as its next trans-Atlantic gateway, with flights to Dublin slated to begin on 25 May 2026. According to company statements and local coverage in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the route will operate four times a week—Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays—using Airbus A321neo LR aircraft configured for both business and economy cabins. The service strengthens historic links between western Pennsylvania and Ireland; nearly 15 percent of the Pittsburgh metropolitan population claims Irish ancestry, and the city has cultivated business ties through tech, life-sciences and advanced-manufacturing investment missions.
For Irish-based companies the new route offers non-stop access to the U.S. “Rust-Belt-to-Robotics” corridor, home to Carnegie Mellon University and a fast-growing start-up ecosystem in autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence. Corporates will also benefit from Dublin’s U.S. pre-clearance facility, allowing Pittsburgh-bound passengers to arrive as domestic travellers and shave hours off connection times.
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Travellers who need a visa—or simply want clarity on whether they qualify for Ireland’s visa-waiver rules—can save time by using VisaHQ’s online portal. The service, which outlines Irish entry requirements and processes applications entirely digitally, is available at https://www.visahq.com/ireland/ and can be a handy companion when planning your first Pittsburgh-to-Dublin hop.
Aer Lingus Chief Network Officer Bill Byrne said the carrier’s A321neo LR fleet “enables low-risk entry into mid-sized U.S. markets that have deep Irish roots and strong tech potential.” The airline, now part of IAG, aims to fly its largest-ever trans-Atlantic programme in summer 2026, including frequency boosts to New York, Boston and Orlando and recently announced launches to Raleigh-Durham and Indianapolis.
Travel-management companies should update city-pair pricing and advise travellers that PIT–DUB services will pause briefly in January–February 2027 for routine fleet maintenance. Introductory economy fares start at US $459 round-trip (including taxes) when booked before 31 March.
For Irish-based companies the new route offers non-stop access to the U.S. “Rust-Belt-to-Robotics” corridor, home to Carnegie Mellon University and a fast-growing start-up ecosystem in autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence. Corporates will also benefit from Dublin’s U.S. pre-clearance facility, allowing Pittsburgh-bound passengers to arrive as domestic travellers and shave hours off connection times.
Travellers who need a visa—or simply want clarity on whether they qualify for Ireland’s visa-waiver rules—can save time by using VisaHQ’s online portal. The service, which outlines Irish entry requirements and processes applications entirely digitally, is available at https://www.visahq.com/ireland/ and can be a handy companion when planning your first Pittsburgh-to-Dublin hop.
Aer Lingus Chief Network Officer Bill Byrne said the carrier’s A321neo LR fleet “enables low-risk entry into mid-sized U.S. markets that have deep Irish roots and strong tech potential.” The airline, now part of IAG, aims to fly its largest-ever trans-Atlantic programme in summer 2026, including frequency boosts to New York, Boston and Orlando and recently announced launches to Raleigh-Durham and Indianapolis.
Travel-management companies should update city-pair pricing and advise travellers that PIT–DUB services will pause briefly in January–February 2027 for routine fleet maintenance. Introductory economy fares start at US $459 round-trip (including taxes) when booked before 31 March.
