ITTN’s Katie Doyle spent a wonderful afternoon in the Ivy Restaurant, Dublin, on Friday celebrating Aer Lingus‘ new route to Indianapolis with the Aer Lingus leadership team, Great Lakes USA and Visit Indiana.
Attendees included Jenny Rafter (Head of Aer Lingus Global Sales), Ivan Beacom, Alan Molloy (Head of Global Corporate Sales, Aer Lingus), Lynsey Lamont, Sarah Lee-Fabi, and the Aer Lingus Corporate & OTC team, alongside Michelle A. MacBeath (Account Manager UK & Ireland for Indiana and Great Lakes via Cellet Marketing & PR) and Mary McKenna Tour America to celebrate this exciting milestone.
The new route, operated by Aer Lingus’ new state-of-the-art Airbus A321XLR aircraft, will create a direct link between Ireland and the state of Indiana and wider mid-west region of the United States.
Indianapolis is home to the Indianapolis 500, the largest single-day sporting event in the world; hosts more than 500 national and international events annually; and welcomes more than 29 million visitors each year. Indianapolis is also an important business hub in the mid-west region of the United States. Home to 52 Ireland-based business, and Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Company recently invested $1.8 billion in two Irish facilities. More than 70% of committed capital investment in the state was from foreign direct investment, which underscores the need to continue building nonstop routes.
This new direct route from Dublin to Indianapolis will commence on 3rd May, 2025, with four flights per week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
Fares start from €499 return, including taxes, fees and carrier charges.
The group of Aer Lingus key strategic partnerships had a wonderful afternoon enjoying a burrata with datterini tomatoes as a starter, a choice between blackened cod fillet, John Stone sirloin steak or chargrilled halloumi as a main finished off with a gorgeous whiskey crème brûlée for dessert!
We’re excited to watch this route grow and act as a direct European link to Indiana, making business and leisure partnerships easier for all!
