IAG's Irish carrier, Aer Lingus, is to open a new Airbus A321XLR transatlantic service to the US city of Indianapolis next year. The carrier will fly four-times weekly from Dublin beginning 3 May. Aer Lingus,

Irish airline Aer Lingus on Monday said it would start a nonstop flight next year from Dublin to Indianapolis, the second time in the past month that St. Louis has been bypassed for a Dublin route on the carrier.

Aer Lingus is assessing which European services it will have to cut or reduce next year from the capital in order to facilitate launches of new transatlantic routes while Dublin Airport operates under the constraints of a controversial passenger cap.

Aer Lingus said its latest new transatlantic route - from Dublin to Indianapolis, Indiana, in the mid-west region of the US - will start on May 3, 2025.

Aer Lingus’ sister carrier Iberia is the launch customer for the A321XLR, with its first flights between Madrid and Paris now scheduled for Nov. 1, having been pushed back from Oct. 28. Iberia’s first transatlantic link will begin on Nov. 14 between Madrid and Boston.