A second Aer Lingus Airbus A321XLR, is now painted in Hamburg,
D-AYAH (EI-XLT) Airbus A321-253NY Aer Lingus MSN11590 was spotted and photographed at Hamburg XFW.
Aer Lingus was the XLR’s original launch operator. However, due to the pilot pay dispute, IAG dropped Aer Lingus and instead opted for Iberia to receive the first A321neo(XLR). The first two aircraft, MSN12248 and MSN 11504 were instead reallocated to Iberia. Then first will commence service on Madrid Barajas to Boston later this year.
Recently, A321neo(XLR) MSN11348 was seen in Aer Lingus’s livery (although its engines still bear the Iberia logo).
Adrian Dunne, Aer Lingus chief operations officer, said. “We now have the cost certainty to welcome the A321neo(XLR) into Aer Lingus, with the first two aircraft arriving in Q4 2024.”
https://aviation.flights/aib/A320/11590
