Which regional airports have Emerald Airlines Avios flights to Ireland and Northern Ireland?

Emerald Airlines may not be a familiar name to you, but Aer Lingus will be.

Aer Lingus has operated its smaller regional routes under a franchise model for many years. The contract was held by Stobart Air until Aer Lingus awarded it to Emerald Airlines, a start-up carrier, in 2021 under a 10-year deal.

It has taken a while for services to build up, and of course the tail end of the pandemic didn’t help, but Emerald Airlines now has an established route network.

As you can see from the image above, aircraft and crew are Aer Lingus-branded. Tickets are sold at aerlingus.com and you can book Avios seats as you would with any standard Aer Lingus service.

Emerald Airlines will operate from 15 UK airports this winter. It primarily serves Dublin and Belfast City, apart from a one-off route between Bristol and Cork. There is one intra-Ireland route which is not listed below, from Donegal to Dublin.

It uses a modern fleet of ATR72-600 aircraft. These can seat up to 72 passengers and have a range of 1,500km.

This is the schedule for winter 2023, running from late October to late March 2024. Flights from the UK to Ireland and Northern Ireland operated by Aer Lingus itself are not included.

The frequency number is for the peak week or day during the winter timetable and is not necessarily available every week or every day.

Aberdeen

• 6x weekly to Dublin

Birmingham

• 2x daily to Dublin
• 5x daily to Belfast City

Bristol

• 3x daily to Dublin
• 6x weekly to Cork

Cardiff

• Daily to Belfast City

East Midlands

• 2x daily to Belfast City

Edinburgh

• 5x daily to Dublin
• 4x daily to Belfast City

Exeter

• 5x weekly to Dublin
• 5x weekly to Belfast City

Glasgow

• 4x daily to Dublin
• 2x daily to Belfast City

Isle of Man

• Daily to Dublin
• 3x weekly to Belfast City

Leeds Bradford

• 3x daily to Dublin
• 3x daily to Belfast City

Liverpool

• 2x daily to Dublin

Manchester

• 3x daily to Dublin
• 4x daily to Belfast City

Newcastle

• Daily to Dublin
• Daily to Belfast City

Newquay

• 4x weekly to Dublin
• 4x weekly to Belfast City

Southampton

• 3x daily to Dublin
• 3x daily to Belfast City

You can book for cash or Avios on aerlingus.com here.

You can find out more about the airline (but not book) on the Emerald Airlines site here.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2025)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital on Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, and the standard card is FREE. Capital on Tap cards also have no FX fees.

There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.