Aer Lingus opens air routes to Bristol and London, commencing with a flight from Baldonnell to Bristol on this date. This marked a milestone in Irish aviation history as Aer Lingus, Ireland’s newly established national airline, began international service. The inaugural flight departed from Baldonnell Aerodrome, just outside Dublin, and landed in Bristol, England, symbolizing a new era of faster and more accessible travel between Ireland and Britain. The London route followed shortly after, expanding the airline’s reach and helping to establish regular commercial air links between the two countries. These early flights were operated with modest aircraft and limited capacity but laid the groundwork for Aer Lingus’s future role as a major player in transatlantic and European aviation.