Aer Lingus ready to stop long-haul flights from major city airport as major update issuedAer Lingus made an announcementView Image (Image: Adam Vaughan)A major city airport has issued an update after Aer Lingus announced plans to fully cease its transatlantic operations by the end of March. ‌Aer Lingus announced that its Manchester to New York route would cease from February 23, while the long-haul routes will cease completely by March 31, MEN reports. Aer Lingus added: “Aer Lingus will continue to engage with staff representative groups to discuss the phased reduction in operations, redeployment opportunities and the terms of a severance package at the Manchester Base. In November the M.E.N reported that the company was moving to close its operating base at Manchester Airport, affecting around 200 jobs. At the time, the firm said that its Manchester long-haul operating margin performance 'continues to significantly lag behind that of Aer Lingus's Irish long-haul operating margin' and that they were assessing the base's 'long-term viability.'