(IN SHORT) Belfast City Airport has introduced its upgraded Aspire Lounge following a £1.2 million investment, and it was inaugurated at an exclusive event attended by prominent figures from Northern Ireland’s business community and the aviation industry. The revamped lounge, which reopened over the summer, now has the capacity to accommodate 178 passengers, a 70-passenger… Read the full press release
(IN SHORT) Belfast City Airport has announced plans to introduce new flights to Alicante in the summer of 2024, operated by easyJet. The service will commence on May 24, 2024, with flights scheduled for Thursdays and Sundays. The addition of this European summer destination marks significant growth for Belfast City Airport, which has been expanding… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2023-Sep-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Belfast City Airport has announced the expansion of its summer 2024 schedule with three charter services to Menorca, Mallorca and Italy. The new services, facilitated by Northern Ireland’s leading tour operator, Travel Solutions, are available to book now. Summer 2023 saw huge demand for the Palma… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2023-Sep-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Emerald Airlines, the largest airline serving Belfast City, and the exclusive operator of Aer Lingus Regional services, has released its Winter 2023 schedule. The Winter schedule will commence at the end of October 2023, through to the end of March, 2024. With over 1.1 million seats… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2023-Apr-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Lufthansa’s new service to Frankfurt has taken off from Belfast City Airport, marking the first time the German flag carrier has operated in Northern Ireland. The service, which is the only direct air link between Northern Ireland and Germany, will operate up to four times a… Read the full press release
easyJet has added 140,000 additional seats on routes from Belfast International and Belfast City to London Gatwick, London Luton, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Manchester easyJet offers more seats on UK domestic flights than any other airline Brand new routes from Belfast City to London Luton and Manchester are now on sale From June the airline will… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2023-Mar-24 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet has announced it will commence services from Belfast City Airport to London Luton and Manchester this summer. Flights to both destinations will operate up to four times a week with fares beginning at only £25.99, bringing the total number of routes served by the airline… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2022-Dec-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Germany’s flag carrier airline, Lufthansa, has announced it will commence operations at Belfast City Airport. The airline, which is one of Europe’s largest, is entering the Northern Irish market for the first time and will operate flights from Belfast City Airport to Frankfurt, Germany, from 23rd April… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2022-Nov-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Northern Ireland’s largest airline easyJet has celebrated the launch of the first flights on its seasonal winter route from Belfast City to Glasgow, providing customers in Belfast with even more convenient domestic connections this winter. The inaugural flight to the Scottish City took off this afternoon,… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2022-Aug-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Despite launching in April, flybe continues to grow with a new winter schedule that will see the airline fly to twelve destinations. New winter flights will commence on 30 October and include additional routes and frequencies from Birmingham to Belfast City Airport and Belfast City Airport to East Midlands. Due to high demand,… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2022-Mar-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Flybe Ltd, one of the UK’s newest airlines, has confirmed 12 new routes from George Best Belfast City Airport, with seats on sale now at www.flybe.com. The airline will operate services from Belfast City to Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, London Heathrow, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Manchester, Southampton, Aberdeen,… Read the full press release
Belfast to Manchester, UK goes twice daily Belfast to Edinburgh increases to 11 flights per week Two additional services to London Heathrow, restoring the full 21 flights per week as operated pre-pandemic, fares from £39.99 each-way Fares to Manchester and Edinburgh from £29.99 each-way Connecting Northern Ireland with Aer Lingus direct to the Caribbean and… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2021-Sep-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Aer Lingus and Belfast City Airport are pleased to announce that from 31 October, Aer Lingus will significantly increase its services from Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow, Manchester, and Edinburgh. Belfast City to Manchester will increase from its current daily schedule to twice daily flights;… Read the full press release
Airline to extend some of its newest Belfast routes: Exeter, Glasgow and Leeds Brand new Birmingham route launches Also, London City and Southampton operate to Salzburg Belfast, UK, 2021-Sep-10 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways is extending three of its newest domestic routes – Exeter, Glasgow and Leeds from Belfast this Winter season. Customers… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2021-Aug-04 — /Travel PR News/ — A direct service to Glasgow has taken off from Belfast City Airport with British Airways. Passengers on the inaugural flight were greeted by a bagpiper playing traditional Scottish music. Katy Best, Commercial Director at Belfast City Airport, commented: “The launch of a Glasgow services further enhances… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2021-Jul-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Flights to Barcelona have taken off from Belfast City Airport today (02 Jul 2021) with Vueling Airlines. The inaugural flight received a traditional water cannon salute upon arrival whilst flamenco dancers entertained outbound passengers as they boarded their flight. Katy Best, Commercial Director at Belfast City… Read the full press release
London, UK, 2021-Jun-18 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways is launching four new domestic routes from Belfast this summer, supporting important business and tourism links between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. Over the next few months, the airline will start to operate 18 flights a week between George Best Belfast City… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2021-Jun-18 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways is launching four new domestic routes from Belfast City this summer, supporting important business and tourism links between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. Over the next few months, the airline will start to operate 18 flights a week between George Best… Read the full press release
London, UK, 2021-Jun-18 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet has announced it will launch a double-daily service from Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick. The service will commence on 9th July 2021 with fares starting from £28.99 one way. Katy Best, Commercial Director at Belfast City Airport, said: “We are thrilled to welcome both another new… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2021-May-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Flights to Cardiff from Belfast City Airport have taken off with Eastern Airways, marking the return of the popular route at the airport. The Belfast to Cardiff service, one of only two direct air links to Wales on the island of Ireland, will give passengers additional… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2021-May-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Stobart Air, has today (20 May 2021) announced it will add a Glasgow service to its route network from George Best Belfast City Airport from 1st July 2021. The new Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) route will initially… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2020-Oct-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Eastern Airways will commence up to six flights a week from George Best Belfast City Airport to Welsh capital Cardiff from 11th January 2021, while also having recently increased frequency on routes to Southampton and Teesside International Airport. The service, the only direct air link to Wales on… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2020-Sep-15 — /Travel PR News/ — George Best Belfast City Airport has further strengthened its UK route network, with the inaugural Aer Lingus Regional flights to Birmingham and Manchester taking off today, 14th September. Operated by Stobart Air, these Aer Lingus Regional routes will commence with a double-daily service, with up to three… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2020-Sep-09 — /Travel PR News/ — Business leaders from Glasgow and Belfast today (4 Sep 2020) applauded the launch of Loganair’s new service between the two cities. Glasgow Chamber of Commerce chief executive Stuart Patrick crossed the Irish Sea on the first flight from his city’s airport and was greeted at George… Read the full press release
Flights between London City Airport and Belfast City Airport resumed on Monday 7 September Secretary of State for Northern Ireland backs restored route, saying “It is crucial to the recovery of the economy that vital air passenger services… are maintained” 5x weekly service restores popular route – London City’s fastest growing in 2019 Belfast, Northern… Read the full press release
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2020-Jul-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis, KLM has been adapting its network and flight schedule in line with travel restrictions and demand. KLM flights from Belfast City were suspended end of March when air travel came to a virtual standstill, with only 5% of the… Read the full press release
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, 2020-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Eastern Airways has today (22 Jun 2020) resumed its services from Belfast City Airport to Southampton and Teesside. Initially these flights will be daily weekday services with the frequency set to increase throughout July, August and September. Katy Best, Commercial Director at Belfast City Airport said:… Read the full press release
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, 2020-Jun-05 — /Travel PR News/ — UK regional airline, Eastern Airways, will resume its growing network of routes from George Best Belfast City Airport initially including Southampton and Teesside from 22nd June with flights on sale through www.easternairways.com From Monday 22nd June, an initial daily weekday service to Southampton and Teesside International will be the… Read the full press release
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, 2020-Mar-03 — /Travel PR News/ — The Points Guy UK (TPG UK) has announced today (7 Feb 2020) that George Best Belfast City Airport is Northern Ireland’s best airport and the third best airport across the whole of the UK. TPG UK research in its inaugural annual report named Glasgow as the… Read the full press release
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, 2020-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Eastern Airways has announced its return to Northern Ireland with a six-times weekly service from George Best Belfast City Airport to Teesside International Airport. Katy Best, Commercial Director at Belfast City Airport, said: “Commencing on 9th March 2020, this service will further enhance air access from… Read the full press release