Monday February 1st 2010: Aer Arann has marked the first birthday of its Isle of Man-London City service.

Pictured at the first birthday celebration of Aer Arann’s Isle of Man – London City service at Ronaldsway airport were Brian Johnson, Civil Aviation Director; Minister for Transport David Andersson, Kerry Crozier, Aer Arann, Carol Kelly, Aer Arann, Andrew Kelly, Corporate Affairs Director, Aer Arann and Steve Dawson, department of Tourism.

Since its launch the route has provided a crucial business and leisure link between the Isle of Man and the UK capital; in particular connecting the two financial service centres on the Island and in the City.

The airline made history a year ago by becoming the first airline to become certified to operate the ATR 72-500 series aircraft into London City Airport having worked with the CAA, ATR and London City airport to obtain the required steep approach certification for the modern, quiet and environmentally friendly turbo prop.

Commenting on the anniversary, Aer Arann Corporate Affairs Director Andrew Kelly said “We are delighted with the success of the Isle of Man – London City route in its first year. It is a quality service offering business and leisure customers a convenient, friendly and most importantly a value for money service”.

“In order to operate the route we had to adapt our business model and our success in doing this is reflected in the fact that we carried 60,000 passengers in our first year. We now have 30% of the total Isle of Man to London market” he added.

“We look forward to welcoming new and existing passengers on board our flights in the year ahead and to making this one of the busiest and most successful routes in our network,” he concluded.

The Isle of Man – London City route has offered excellent access opportunities for the business community and also very convenient travel times for leisure travellers. Aer Arann regards it as an example of the airline's commitment to regional air travel and its focus on building business by offering critical links and access to major centres from regional airports.

As well as its London City service, the airline also operates a daily service from the Isle of Man to Dublin offering access to its Irish domestic network and connectivity to major international destinations. It recently introduced an Isle of Man – Paris rotation which will operate weekly throughout February 2010. For further information visit www.AerArann.com

Tuesday January 26th 2010: Aer Arann and Aer Lingus have today announced that agreement has been reached to establish a franchise arrangement between the two airlines.

Under this franchise agreement Aer Arann will operate 12 routes from Dublin and Cork . The routes will include current Aer Lingus and Aer Arann routes as well as 3 new routes.

These franchise services will be branded as “Aer Lingus Regional” and operated using Aer Arann ATR 72-500 aircraft and crew. All franchise flights will be sold and distributed through www.aerlingus.com . Aer Arann will assume full operational and commercial responsibility for the services covered by the franchise agreement with Aer Lingus receiving a franchise fee in recognition for providing its brand and product suite to Aer Arann.

The new agreement significantly increases Aer Lingus presence in the Ireland-UK market with new services to Ireland from Bristol , Blackpool, Cardiff , Doncaster/Sheffield, Durham , Glasgow and Edinburgh in addition to new seasonal services from Cork to Jersey in the Channel Islands and La Rochelle in France.

Welcoming the new agreement Aer Lingus Chief Executive Mr. Christoph Mueller said

“This franchise agreement is good news for all stakeholders in Aer Lingus as it will allow us to serve key regional destinations, linking them with our Dublin transatlantic network as well as offering our business and leisure customers improved schedule and frequency options.”

Aer Arann Chief Executive Mr. Paul Schütz also welcomed the agreement calling it “a major development for Irish aviation and the tourism industry. The combined strengths of both airlines, including brand power and market presence, will allow us to offer a quality customer product that meets the capacity requirements of existing and new routes.

Aer Arann is a leading regional airline that is wholly-owned by its Chairman, Padraig O'Ceidigh. In addition to operating routes for Aer Lingus Regional the airline will continue to operate under its own Aer Arann brand on routes within Ireland , from Ireland to the UK and France and from the Isle of Man to London and Paris .

Aer Arann Media Contacts:

Notes to the editor

The following routes and frequencies will be covered by this franchise agreement.

• The Dublin-Glasgow route will increase to up to four roundtrips per day

• The Dublin-Edinburgh route will see an Aer Lingus daily service supplemented by two Aer Arann round-trip services, one in the morning and one in the evening.

• Dublin to Cardiff – 3 Daily roundtrips

• Dublin to Blackpool – Daily service

• Dublin to Doncaster/Sheffield - Daily service

• Dublin to Durham Tees Valley – 6 roundtrips per week.

• A new service will be launched from Cork to Glasgow with six roundtrip services per week (excluding Tuesdays).

• Cork to Bristol – 6 roundtrips per week

• Cork to Edinburgh – 11 roundtrips per week

• Cork to Cardiff – Daily service

• Cork to La Rochelle – 2 weekly

• Cork Jersey – 2 weekly

Passengers who hold existing bookings on any of the services covered by this agreement will have their bookings amended and new travel documents will be issued without charge. Aer Arann will proactively contact each passenger with information on changes to their flight bookings

Aer Arann will continue to operate its own route network including flights between:

• Dublin and City of Derry , Donegal, Sligo , Ireland West Knock, Galway, Cork and the Isle of Man
• Galway and London Luton, Manchester , Edinburgh , Dublin and Lorient
• Waterford and London Luton, Manchester , Birmingham , Galway and Lorient
• Cork and Dublin and Belfast
• Donegal and Glasgow and Dublin

Monday January 25th 2010: A glimpse of summer sunshine has appeared in Waterford with the news that Aer Arann’s popular Lorient route has returned for summer 2010.

Taking off on May 29th and operating until August 28th, the route offers easy, direct access from Waterford and surrounding counties to Lorient, the gateway to the stunning Brittany region of France.

Flights from Waterford to Lorient start from €69 one way including taxes and are on sale now at www.AerArann.com

Andrew Kelly, Corporate Affairs Director at Aer Arann said “Following the success of the service in 2009 we are delighted to once again offer the south east this convenient link to France and all it has to offer. We look forward to welcoming both regular and new passengers onboard this service from May 30th”.

Graham Doyle, Chief Executive, Waterford Airport, said: “We’re delighted that Aer Arann is flying to Lorient from Waterford again this summer. It has proven a very popular link to and from the southeast. It will bring an exciting dimension to our services and further add to the convenience we offer to passengers throughout this region.”

The flights will operate ever Saturday from May 29th with a second daily rotation beginning every Tuesday from June 22nd.

So beat the January blues and get booking your summer break today. For further information on flight departure times, special offers and bookings, visit www.AerArann.com or contact Aer Arann reservations on 0818 210 210.

Wednesday January 20th 2010: Aer Arann has been advised by the Irish Aviation Authority that flights at all Irish airports will be disrupted due to a dispute between the Authority and its air traffic controllers.

At the moment flight disruptions will occur during the afternoon of Wednesday 20th January between 2pm and 6pm with follow-on delays to flight arrivals and departures.

Disruptions caused by the air traffic control dispute are entirely outside the control of Aer Arann and will impact all airlines flying to and from Ireland. The Irish Aviation Authority controls Irish airspace and as such all flights, including those to and from regional airports are subject to disruption.

At the moment only 5 flights have been cancelled:

RE 623 Dublin – Cork

RE 624 Cork – Dublin

RE 207 Dublin – Donegal

RE 206 Donegal – Dublin

RE 234 Galway – Dublin

Delays are expected on a further fifteen flights:

RE 377 Dublin – Isle of Man

RE 378 Isle of Man – Dublin

RE 315 Dublin – Cardiff

RE 316 Cardiff – Dublin

RE 287 Dublin – City of Derry

RE 288 City of Derry – Dublin

RE 217 Dublin – Sligo

RE 218 Sligo – Dublin

RE 209 Dublin – Donegal

RE 236 Galway - Dublin

RE 516 Manchester – Galway

RE 507 Galway / Waterford – London Luton

RE 508 London Luton – Waterford/Galway

RE 237 Dublin – Galway

RE 227 Dublin – Ireland West Knock

Passengers due to travel on Aer Arann flights today are asked to visit www.AerArann.com for updated information on flight disruptions. Alternatively, customers can contact Aer Arann customer relations on one of the following numbers:

Ireland: 08 18 210 210

UK: 0870 876 76 76

Passengers on Aer Arann flights today, 20th January, not listed in this media statement or on www.AerArann.com are advised to check-in as normal for an on-time departure.

For further information please contact

Gina Kelly

Media & Communications manager

Aer Arann

Gina.kelly@aerarann.com

+353 86 7805451

Tuesday January 19th 2010: A glimpse of summer sunshine has appeared in Galway with the news that Aer Arann's popular Lorient route has returned for 2010.

Taking off on May 29th and operating until August 28th, the route offers easy, direct access from Galway and surrounding counties to Lorient , the gateway to the stunning Brittany region of France and also twin to the City of Tribes.

Flights from Galway to Lorient start from €79 one way including taxes and are on sale now at www.AerArann.com

Andrew Kelly , Corporate Affairs Director at Aer Arann said “Following the success of the service in 2009 we are delighted to once again offer Galway and its surrounding counties this convenient direct link to France and all it has to offer. We look forward to welcoming both regular and new passengers onboard this service from May 30th” .

Michael Moloney, Marketing Manager at Galway Airport said “ Lorient continues to grow in popularity and I have no doubt that we will add extra passengers onto the route this summer as people from the Midlands now have easier and quicker access to the airport by using the new M6 motorway – it couldn't be easier to get to us”.

Flights from Galway to Lorient will operate every Saturday from May 29th with a second daily return flight beginning every Tuesday from June 22nd .

So beat the January blues and get booking your summer break to Lorient today. For further information on flight departure times, special offers and to make a booking, visit www.AerArann.com or contact Aer Arann reservations on 0818 210 210.