Aer Lingus

flag-carrier airline of Ireland
Organization airline Q83716
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Aer Lingus is an airline[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,510 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Ireland[3]
  • Instance of: public company[4]
  • Airline hub: Dublin Airport[5]
  • Item operated: Airbus A320 family[6], Airbus A330[7], Airbus A350[8], Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair[9], Douglas DC-3[10], BAC One-Eleven[11], Vickers Viking[12], Boeing 707[13], Boeing 720[14], Bristol 170[15], Vickers Viscount 700[16], Vickers Viscount 800[17]
  • Headquarters location: Dublin Airport[18]
  • Has organizational division: Aer Lingus Regional[19]
  • IATA airline designator: EI[20]
  • ICAO airline designator: EIN[21]
  • Child organization or unit: Aer Turas[22], Aer Lingus UK[23], Aer Lingus Regional[24]
  • Commons category: Aer Lingus[25]
  • Industry: air transport[26]
  • Inception: May 28, 1936[27]
  • Location of formation: Dublin[28]
  • Parent organization or unit: International Airlines Group[29]
  • Official website: https://www.aerlingus.com[30]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Aer Lingus[31]
  • Commons gallery: Aer Lingus[32]
  • Described at URL: http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/aer-lingus-group-plc-history/[33]
  • Motto text: Smart flies Aer Lingus[34]
  • Legal form: Limited Company[35]
  • Uses: AMOS[36]
  • Reward program: AerClub[37]
  • Merchant Category Code: 3043[38]
  • Airline accounting code: 053[39]
  • Street address: Dublin Airport, Co. Dublin[40]

Why It Matters

Aer Lingus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . aerlingus.com. Retrieved . aerlingus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Aer Lingus. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/aer-lingus
MLA “Aer Lingus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/aer-lingus.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_aer-lingus_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Aer Lingus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/aer-lingus}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Aer Lingus — https://4ort.xyz/entity/aer-lingus (retrieved 2026-10-14)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/aer-lingus · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child organization or unit → Aer Turas, Aer Lingus UK, Aer Lingus Regional
    P14750 → 05D2-F6C1-DE3D-13DB-CB31
    Instance of → airline, public company
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+267507'}, {'amount': '+260465'}, {'amount': '+273260'} +1
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: 05D2-F6C1-DE3D-13DB-CB31, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.