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Aer Lingus Play

Aer Lingus Play

by Aer Lingus

109 ratings
67 reviews
🎬 Entertainment
✈️ Travel
Free

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • December 3, 2021
  • April 3, 2026

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Aer Lingus
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Personalize and view your in-flight entertainment before your flight. Once onboard, connect your device to the entertainment system to control your seatback monitor, watch live TV, and track your journey with the inflight map.

✓Personalize in-flight entertainment
✓Create playlists
✓Connect to seatback monitor
✓Control seatback screen
✓Watch live television
✓Track flight with inflight map
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Aer Lingus Play. Based on 109 reviews and a 1.6/5 average, it highlights the 4 positives and 40 negatives reviewers mention most about this Entertainment app.

Positive things

  • 👍Can see available entertainment
  • 👍Works fine for some users
  • 👍Useful for choosing movies
  • 👍Good interface design

Negative things

  • 🐛App doesn't work
  • 🐛Keeps disconnecting
  • 🐛Pairing issues
  • 🐛No signal connection
  • 🐛Useless functionality
  • 🐛Waste of time
  • 🐛Not worth the space
  • 🐛Terrible user experience
  • 🐛Doesn't recognize flight details
  • 🐛No content available
  • 🐛Embarrassing design
  • 🐛Cannot connect to seatback
  • 🐛Flight crew can't fix
  • 🐛Not available on flight
  • 🐛No place to enter code
  • 🐛Bluetooth doesn't connect
  • 🐛Junk app
  • 🐛Splash screen only
  • 🐛Functionally limited
  • 🐛Non-user friendly
  • 🐛Requires paid Wi-Fi
  • 🐛Endless launch screen
  • 🐛Frustrating to use
  • 🐛Does nothing
  • 🐛Not entertaining
  • 🐛Shoddy product
  • 🐛Laggy and gets stuck
  • 🐛Terrible, just terrible
  • 🐛Doesn't list flight
  • 🐛Redundant app
  • 🐛Cannot get past logo
  • 🐛Connectivity issues
  • 🐛Terrible UX
  • 🐛Advertised but doesn't work
  • 🐛Epic fail
  • 🐛Inconsistent messages
  • 🐛Broken everything
  • 🐛Media only on seatback
  • 🐛No food menus
  • 🐛Only flight info
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What's New in Aer Lingus Play

1.0.39

April 3, 2026

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included. • Usability and stability improvements

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User reviews

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Won’t pair

Used to pair but last few times it won’t pair or give me any option to pair. I have reinstalled but won’t work. I am on WiFi on the plane but the app is useless so I can’t use mt headphones.
AmyFroAmyFro

No obvious way to connect this when on flight

Completely useless.
BruaannBruaann

Useless

Was completely pointless, the app kept disconnecting. Served no purpose to the flight and was entirely pointless. Don’t download!
Hannah.K <3Hannah.K <3

Looks the part

Doesn’t work!!!!stewardess told me takes a while after take off to get signal landed back in Dublin still hadn’t connected despite multiple attempts!!!! Rubbish!
C L MURRAYC L MURRAY

awful

my airpods will not connect waste of time
really🦎🦎really🦎🦎
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Developer apps

Aer Lingus
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Reported Bugs

13 issues

App keeps disconnecting

Bug

Pairing does not work

Bug

Bluetooth connection fails

Bug

App does not connect to seatback

Bug

App does not recognize flight details

Bug

No content available

Bug

No place to input pairing code

Bug

App does not load past splash screen

Bug

App gets stuck or is laggy

Bug

App shows "not available on this flight"

Bug

App doesn't work on mobile data or plane Wi-Fi

Bug

App doesn't work after takeoff

Bug

App shows "This media is only available for playback on the seatback"

Bug
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Requested Features

9 requests

Allow audio/video playback on device

Feature

Integrate AirPlay natively on iOS

Feature

Build in audio playback over Bluetooth

Feature

Improve connectivity and pairing

Feature

Fix content availability issues

Feature

Make Wi-Fi connection clearer

Feature

Allow offline viewing of content

Feature

Improve user interface for pairing

Feature

Ensure app works on all flights

Feature

FAQ

What can I do with the Aer Lingus Play app?

The app allows you to personalize and view your in-flight entertainment content, and create playlists before your flight. Once onboard, you can connect your device to the in-flight entertainment screen to control your seatback monitor, use it as a second screen for live television, and track your flight with the inflight map.

Is the Aer Lingus Play app free to use?

Yes, the Aer Lingus Play app is free to download and use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned.

How do I connect the app to the in-flight entertainment system?

Once you are onboard your flight, you can connect your device to the in-flight entertainment screen. The description does not specify the exact connection method, but it is designed to integrate with the onboard system.

What features are available once I'm on the plane?

After connecting your device, you can control your seatback monitor, watch live television on your device as a second screen, and track your flight's progress using the inflight map feature.