The Aer Lingus A321neo is the latest aircraft in the Irish airline’s fleet. Featuring both business and economy class, it is deployed primarily on thinner long-haul routes out of Ireland to the United States.
You can also find it on selected European services in between transatlantic flights. After spending some time in the newly refreshed Aer Lingus Lounge, I headed down to the boarding gate and was on board shortly after.
EI152 – Dublin to London Heathrow (DUB-LHR)
25 January 2022
Airbus A321neo LR – EI-LRC – St. Fiacre
Seat: Economy 7A
Departure: 06:40 Arrival: 08:00
Cool blue mood lighting greets you upon entering the aircraft, which gives a nice feel. After passing through business class, I arrived at the first row of economy, which is row 7. There is extra space here, as this is where baby bassinets would be situated on long flights.
Aer Lingus A321neo Cabin
Immediately upon sitting down, I noted how nice, soft and comfortable the seats are. Certainly a better seat than those used on short European services.
Inflight Service
Aer Lingus offer food, snacks and drinks for purchase on short-haul flights and you can see the Bia Menu here. Since they are currently not offering their highly regarded Irish Breakfast, I decided to have nothing.
Overall Thoughts
The Aer Lingus A321neo is a pleasant way to travel. I can see it would be quite comfortable for the six or seven hour journey between Ireland and the US east coast.
My only gripe about the flight is that I was on a business class ticket booked through British Airways. Unfortunately you are only given economy class on the Aer Lingus codeshare, rather than a seat up front. Even so, there were people sitting in the lie flat seats, and I wasn’t jealous at all. Or was I?
Have you experienced the Aer Lingus A321neo yet? What did you think of it? Thank you for reading and if you have any comments or questions, please leave them below.
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re: legroom. It would help a lot to know your shoe size and pant leg length (Not height since torso is not included in legroom). USA Men’s sizes range from 30″ to 38″+. Your foot size appears to be size 7.5 men’s, am I right? And with that, I would guess a size 30″ leg. An average man of 6′ 1″ has a shoe size of probably 10-12 men’s with a pant size of 32″-34″. Legroom comfort will vary, so being clear is amazingly helpful when choosing legroom on a long haul flight. Thank you. PS It would also help to include seat pitch and width.
According to AeroLOPA here – https://www.aerolopa.com/ei-32q – the seat width is 17.7″, pitch is 31″, but clearly a lot more in row seven. The average height in the USA is 5’9″ and you are correct, it will vary by individual. My comfort would be vastly different to someone who is 6’4″ or someone who is 5’0″. As with any review, it’s completely subjective, which is why I like to provide as many detailed photos as I can so that people can make up their own minds. I’ve mentioned my height in other posts – you are spot on with the leg and for the shoe, I’m a UK 8 which is a US 9.