TEXT: 15/03/2016 REPRO FREE Pictured at the Aer Lingus Regional announcement of their Shannon to Edinburgh route are Aer Lingus Regional cabin crew Amy Scott, left, and Calvin Long, right, along with Shannon Group acting CEO Mary Considine and CBS Sexton Street Pipe Band members Niamh Hickey aged 15, left, Aoife McDarby aged 12, right, and Clodagh Purcell, aged 2. Picture credit: Diarmuid Greene/Fusionshooters -  Aer Lingus Regional will operate six flights per week – every day except Saturday. -  New route will add 35,000 seats for Shannon Airport in 2016, rising to 45,000 per annum from 2017. -  Edinburgh based customers can avail of transatlantic pre-clearance services in Shannon. -  Flights from €29.99 now available for booking on aerlingus.com. Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Stobart Air, today launched the first flight on its new route from Shannon to Edinburgh.  The new route will operate six times weekly with fares from €29.99 one-way including taxes and charges. It will result in an additional 35,000 seats for Shannon Airport in 2016, rising to 45,000 per annum from 2017. Edinburgh passengers flying to Shannon will be able to take advantage of Aer Lingus's transatlantic services to New York and Boston.  Shannon Airport offers U.S. bound passengers immigration and customs preclearance services, meaning that there are no border checks upon arrival in the United States, thereby avoiding potentially long queuing times.  Flights are available for booking on aerlingus.com.