Aer Lingus has announced a new direct service to Denver, Colorado and the re-launch of its Minneapolis-St. Paul route, both taking off from Dublin as part of its summer 2024 programme.

These routes will bring the total number operated by the airline between Ireland and North America to 18.

Flights to Minneapolis-St Paul commence on 29 April 2024, increasing from four flights a week to a daily year-round service from October 2024.

The Dublin-Denver flights, which will also operate four times a week, will begin on 17 May 2024.

Chief Executive Lynne Embleton, pictured with two members of cabin crew, said: “Denver and Minneapolis-St Paul are significant business destinations within the US and the new Aer Lingus routes facilitate corporate links and connectivity between Europe and North America, through our Dublin hub.”