Today’s ‘Daily Aviation Brief’ from industry site FlyingInIreland highlights two developments that could boost Ireland’s trans-European connectivity: Aer Lingus has teamed with Scandinavian start-up Into Norway to co-market services between Dublin and Oslo, while Air France-KLM has entered talks to launch a Shannon–Paris Orly route from summer 2027. The Aer Lingus collaboration will see the carrier place its code on Into Norway’s thrice-weekly Oslo Gardermoen–Dublin flights beginning 1 December. Norwegian passengers will gain through-ticket access to Aer Lingus’s North American network, while Irish exporters to the Nordics benefit from same-day connections to Stavanger and Bergen. At Shannon, local business groups have lobbied for renewed mainland-Europe links since Lufthansa dropped its Frankfurt service last year. A Paris Orly rotation operated by Transavia under the Air France-KLM umbrella would reconnect the Mid-West’s med-tech cluster with continental hubs and support inbound tourism along the Wild Atlantic Way. Air France-KLM told the Irish Independent it hopes to conclude negotiations with Shannon Group before Christmas, pending slot availability and regional marketing support. If confirmed, the route would be the first time Paris Orly is served from Ireland. For corporate mobility programmes, the news underlines a rebound in secondary-airport connectivity and offers fresh one-stop options to Asia via Oslo and Paris. Travel buyers should monitor fare-filing over the coming weeks to secure soft-launch discounts.
Source: FlyingInIreland
