

In the mid-1990s, a direct to Dublin non-stop was added, and in the busy summer tourist season, there often were three or more daily direct flights to both Irish cities. Clare, and after a brief stopover, it would continue on for the half-hour flight to Dublin. For many years, the flight went directly to Shannon Airport, in Co. Over six decades, Ireland’s national airline, Aer Lingus, has delivered maybe a million or more happy Irish folks to and from Boston and the Emerald Isle.įor many, the route has been straightforward – a ride over to Logan Airport at suppertime to board a green-colored, shamrock-bedecked aircraft for an overnight flight to Ireland.

An interview with Bill Byrne, the airline’s VP for global salesīoston historically has been a “Gateway City” to Ireland, one of only three American cities with that distinction.
