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Aer Lingus has been on an expansion drive in recent months and is now an airline with several routes that make travel easier for residents and visitors in markets less served by international flights. Among EI’s latest additions to its growing network of Mediterranean destinations is Malta, a new destination for an airline whose more significant presence in Southern Europe is a boon to locals and visitors alike. Especially for people wanting to travel from one less-served market to another, Aer Lingus is the unexpected go-to airline with the bonus of connecting at Dublin International Airport, one of the best in the world for connecting passengers.

Dublin Airport is easy for travellers.

The new route linking the Emerald Isle with the island of Malta began in late October and will no doubt be very popular among Irish travellers seeking some winter sun in the coming months. Malta joins the rich portfolio of Mediterranean destinations Aer Lingus serves, making the airline a favourite of cruise passengers flying into one port and out another. Given Malta’s recent increase in cruise traffic, adding the country to the Aer Lingus network makes total sense.

Check-in at Malta International Airport was accessible, friendly, and fast—the three things most valued when embarking on a flight. The airport’s automated gates allow passengers with boarding passes to proceed to Security, which is similarly friendly and quick during the evening. The evening departure allows one last full day to enjoy all that Malta offers. Rather than having many seating areas throughout the airport, Malta’s airport has a central seating area and only releases the gate for a flight a short before departure. At that time, passengers move on to their gates, where more seating is available. Ireland not being part of the Schengen Area; it is necessary to go through Immigration to exit the Schengen Area, but this process is simple and quick here.

Aer Lingus EI 465 left Malta on time at 6:45 pm and arrived in Dublin at 9:50 pm, considering the one-hour time difference. Service on board was friendly and efficient, as is always the case on Aer Lingus flights. The seats are in a 3-3 configuration on this Airbus aircraft and are suitably comfortable for the duration of the flight.

: Aer Lingus from the Cliffs Of Moher to Sanap Cliffs.

: Malta, a new destination for Aer Lingus.

Arriving at DUB, the airport was quiet, given the arrival time, and the lack of hustle and bustle facilitated passing through Immigration and continuing to transport to one’s destination. Dublin Airport is exceptionally well connected by bus to a wide variety of cities across the Republic Of Ireland and Belfast in Northern Ireland, and the latter is served by Dublin Express late into the night as a continuation of the route originating in Dublin city.

Although Dublin is, of course, the main international airport for the Republic Of Ireland, it also serves as a convenient airport for long-haul travel for residents of Belfast. This vastly underappreciated city deserves much more attention as a satisfying travel destination. The Discover Northern Ireland website has plenty of information about the sights, sounds, and tastes of another side of Ireland that fewer visitors come to know. Tourism Northern Ireland‘s business website is similarly informative for travel agents and other tourism-industry professionals looking to improve their knowledge and awareness of the destination.