Indianapolis Gains New Transatlantic Service

The Indiana capital last had transatlantic service between 2018, but the route ended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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An Aer Lingus A321neo aircraft. (Photo: Shutterstock | Croatorum)
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Key Takeaways:

  • Aer Lingus will launch a new transatlantic route connecting Dublin and Indianapolis starting May 3, 2025, with flights operating four times a week.
  • This service marks the return of long-haul transatlantic travel to Indianapolis, which has been absent since a previous route ended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Indianapolis will become Aer Lingus's 18th U.S. destination, filling a significant long-haul travel void in the Midwest city.
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Indianapolis will see a new long-haul transatlantic route beginning in 2025. The Indiana capital last had transatlantic service between 2018 and 2020, but the route ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Starting on May 3, 2025, Aer Lingus will fly between its Dublin hub and Indianapolis, presumably on an A321XLR. According to Ishrion Aviation on Twitter/X, the new route will operate four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Flights have already been loaded on the airline’s website.

Indianapolis will be the Irish airline’s 18th U.S. destination. Most recently, Aer Lingus added new service between Nashville and Dublin.

With the new route, Aer Lingus fills a long-haul void in the Midwest city when Delta axed its Indianapolis-Paris route in March 2020. In 2022, the airport began offering lucrative incentives to bring back long-haul service.

Air Canada also provides international service to Indianapolis, resuming its Toronto route in May 2022. In addition, American and Southwest offer service to Cancun.

Ryan Ewing

Ryan founded AirlineGeeks.com in February 2013 and has spent more than a decade covering the airline business. His work has been featured by CNN, WJLA, CNET, and Business Insider. His aviation experience spans airport operations, Part 135 regulatory compliance, and airline crew workforce planning, along with time behind the yoke of a Cessna 172 and interviews with airline executives. Ryan now serves as Group President of Firecrown Media’s Aviation Group. He holds a B.S. in Air Transportation Management and an MBA from Arizona State University and teaches Airline Management at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
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