Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus will try to honor advance seating requests but can’t guarantee any particular seat. The airline reserves the right to assign or reassign seats at any time, even after boarding of the aircraft. This may be necessary for operational, safety or security reasons.

You can change your booking online.

Aer Lingus will not accept bookings for unaccompanied minors. Children under 12 years of age must be accompanied by an adult aged 16 years or over who will take responsibility for the child. On Transatlantic flights, Aer Lingus offers a 10 percent child discount for passengers between the ages of two and 12.

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Aer Lingus only accepts domestic cats and dogs for carriage on transatlantic flights. Animals must be booked as cargo, and there are restrictions on days that they can fly and on specifics about the animal, such as age. You must provide fairly extensive documentation on the animal and you should research the latest restrictions well before you fly.

Small instruments may qualify as carry-on items. Medium-sized instruments may be carried in the cabin if the passenger purchases an individual seat for the instrument.

On short-haul flights between Ireland, the UK and Europe there is a "Sky Cafe" from which drinks and snacks can be purchased. On long-haul flights there is a complimentary three-course meal with a non-alcoholic drink. Special meals, such as diabetic, Kosher or vegan can be booked in advance by calling the reservations line. In-flight shopping is also available.

Aer Lingus's frequent flyer program is called the Gold Circle Club. The Gold Circle Club consists of three tiers: Gold Circle, Gold Circle Prestige and Gold Circle Elite. A Membership card is provided by Aer Lingus for various benefits. Gold Circle Membership provides access to exclusive airport lounges, special reservation services and other benefits, such as advanced seat preferences and dedicated check-in areas.

Aer Lingus offers their Sky Café service on all flights within Europe. They serve a variety of hot and cold food and beverages at reasonable prices. See photographs of Aer Lingus meals and read reviews from fellow flyers at AirlineMeals.net. On all long-haul flights, they provide a meal, which is served free of charge. They also provide complimentary soft drinks and alcoholic beverages.

The airline's in-flight magazine is Cara.

While it is not part of alliance, but has codeshares with Oneworld, Star Alliance and SkyTeam members, as well as interline agreements with Aer Arann, United and JetBlue Airways

Dublin-based Aer Lingus is the national airline of Ireland. It flies more than 80 routes across Europe, the UK and Ireland and serves an expanding list of long-haul destinations in the United States. Aer Lingus Teoranta was first registered as an airline in 1936 and has been operating scheduled services ever since. It is Ireland’s oldest extant airline and the second-largest in the area, behind low-cost rival Ryanair.