Flying Aer Lingus A321LR London to Dublin

I traveled on Aer Lingus from London to Dublin to visit Ireland for Easter break and later flew to Toronto on Aer Lingus A321LR Transatlantic.

Heathrow was extremely crowded as travel are bouncing back. The Aer Lingus lounge at Heathrow is new with nice furniture. It has very limited food options (only soup and biscuits). The apron and runway view is hindered by the blinds in front...what a shame.

To my surprise, I received an upgrade to Business Class onboard the new Aer Lingus A321LR. Flight to Dublin was a short 55 minutes hop. The flight has proper long haul Business Class but is sold as Economy Plus.

The code of Aer Lingus A321LR is 32Q in booking engine. At least 1 or 2 flights between Dublin and London have the new A321LR flying, in addition to the evening A330 widebody service.

The Business Class has 16 flat seats with 4 seats being single seat that you don't share with anyone. ('throne seat' in row 2A/K and 4A/K).

I received a sandwich and cup of tea for the short 51 minutes hop.