Aer Lingus flights to Vilnius welcomed

Aer Lingus' forthcoming flights to Vilnius in Lithuania from Gatwick Airport have been welcomed by the European country's tourist board.

The airline will launch three weekly flights to Vilnius on September 10th, increasing frequency to a daily service on October 24th.

Vilnius is already served by three Aer Lingus flights a week from the airline's base in Dublin.

Augusta Jaudegyte, director of the Lithuanian tourism office in the UK, said: "The Aer Lingus decision to launch direct flights to Vilnius is great news. This year is very special for Vilnius and Lithuania. We celebrate the millennium anniversary of the first mention of Lithuania's name in a historical source and Vilnius is the European Capital of Culture.

"The new, convenient and competitively priced flights will definitely help to attract more tourists from the UK."

The Vilnius service is one of six winter routes that Aer Lingus will be launching this year from London Gatwick, its first base outside Ireland.

Bucharest and Eindhoven will host new flights operated by the airline from October 25th, along with Tenerife, Warsaw and Lanzarote.

Posted by Kate, 23 June 2009 17:06

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