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FROM NEXT YEAR Irish holiday makers will have a range of exotic new locations more easily available to them.
New direct flights from Irish airports will mean that previously remote destinations could become realistic holiday spots.
The new routes will include flights to Cuba, Ethiopia and Jamaica – places that currently require connecting flights to reach.
New destinations
From June of next year there will be a direct flight between Dublin and the Ethiopian capital city of Addis Ababa. It will take place four times a week and shall be operated by Ethiopian Airlines.
The airline will be displaying at the Holiday World Show next months and are hoping to sell Ethiopia as an accessible destination for holiday makers.
This will see the first scheduled flights between Ireland and African continent and follows agreements made in November by President Michael D Higgins and Minister for Development and Promotion of Trade Seán Sherlock when on a State visit to the country.
The deals signed opened up travel and ensured that business transactions between the two countries would avoid double taxation.
Cuba
The new flights will also see a direct routes opened up between Ireland and Cuba. This follows the reopening of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba earlier this month.
Irish tourists will also be able to fly directly to the Caribbean Island of Jamaica – with a new flight expected later this year.
These new destinations will be on display at the Holiday World Show at the RDS from the 23rd to the 25th of January.
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“the first scheduled flights between Ireland and the African continent”? What about Ryanair’s flights to Marrakech — or is Morocco not in Africa anymore?!
Poorly worded.. although to be fair.. North Africa is not real Africa.. You need to cross the Sahara to see real Africa. North Africa is just sand and Arabs.
It’s the African continent but the Maghreb region
I’ve been to Morocco and I tell you it’s more than just sand and Arabs you unsophisticated idiot.
There used to be a Dublin – Cape Town flight
You know nothing Jon Snow
Cuba.. now that’d be good craic =)
I call President
I wanna be minister for transport. Those cars are class!
Direct flights from Africa? Now asylum seekers won’t have to fly to London or Amsterdam and then ask directions for Ireland.
It’s going to be easy to get a cheap seat out there but a bitch trying to get one back to Ireland.
Hey hey! The boom times are back!
Not for me though, it’ll be two weeks on the Wild Atlantic Way. Who needs the sun anyhow?
As good as any sun holiday and if it is fine out side you have the advantage of the beautiful scenery.
Wow I never knew you could fly direct to Iceland from Dublin.
My parents went there a couple of years ago and found it to be a beautiful country. A little bit expensive in places but the volcanoes and scenery made up for it.
Where is your source for the new direct Jamaica and Cuba flights???? Curious
There is no source… Its pure speculative bullcrap.. BULLCRAP
What do you know, Snow?!
Direct flight to Nuremberg please sick of long waits in frankfurt for a 25 min flight
Get the bus
Can’t see the Ethiopa route working, though I really hope it does. Anything direct to the Caribbean will be great.
It’s more a refueling stopover for Ethiopian airways on the Addis Ababa – LA flight. They don’t have to take on any passengers in Dublin to make money.
But still no direct flights to Tel Aviv :-(
Cant see Irish heading on a bender to Cambodia
Was there this year.. cambodia is amazing.. I’d definitely recommend it!
Siem Riep has a road called Pub Street
Couldnt agree more Ben. Amazing country. Cannot for the life of me understand why one would travel to the other side of the world on a ‘bender’ though.
I dunno Mr.T .. We drank a lot over there… had a horrible hangover when we went to the killing fields.. that was a rough day..
Can someone please post a source for the Caribbean flights? I couldn’t find anything on it. Wouldn’t it be grand!
LTU- Berlin Airlines had scheduled non stop flights from Dublin to Cape Town up to 2007. It was excellent. Get on at Dublin get off at Cape Town. I used it.
Ebola we welcome you to Ireland please make yourself at home and enjoy our hospitality on us.
What airline is “the airline”. Badly worded article.
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