Irish airline Aer Lingus has unveiled plans for new routes to be launched from Dublin, Cork and Belfast next year.

The carrier said that it will begin a twice-weekly service from Belfast to Nice in 2008, as well as launching new flights to Ibiza from Dublin and a new route between Cork and Jersey.

In addition to these new short-haul routes, Aer Lingus is set to boost its flights from Dublin to San Francisco to a daily service, while increasing frequencies to three flights a week to Orlando, Florida, and four flights a week to Washington.

A range of other European flights from Dublin will also an increase in frequency next year. However, the airline confirmed that it is to suspend its service to Dubai from the end of March 2008.

Aer Lingus chief executive Dermot Mannion said that the announcement "marks the continued development of Aer Lingus with a focus on growing both our long-haul and short-haul network".

The carrier recently announced a number of increases in its fuel surcharge for long-haul flights as a result of changes in oil prices.

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