21/10/2026
Belfast City Airport Lands Third AirportsUK Health And Safety Award
Belfast City Airport has won the AirportsUK Health and Safety Week Award in the Medium Airport category, marking its third triumph in four years and recognising its commitment to a safe, supportive and resilient workplace.
The accolade was presented at a ceremony at AirportsUK's Westminster offices, where representatives from AirportsUK and across the UK aviation sector gathered to celebrate standout Health and Safety Week initiatives within the airport industry.
The airport was commended for championing safety, occupational health, wellbeing and mental health, and for a broad programme of activities helping colleagues understand risks, care for themselves and support one another.
Fiona McCurdy, Safety and Compliance Manager at Belfast City Airport, commented: "As an airport at the heart of the local community, the health and safety of our passengers and users of the site remains our highest priority.
"Through training, promotion and continuous engagement with colleagues, we work hard to ensure the highest standards of health and safety are present across all aspects of our operations.
"We are incredibly proud to receive this award for the third time in the last four years, a testament to our commitment to health and safety in our airport and the opportunity this event affords us to promote it each year.
"We extend our thanks to AirportsUK for hosting a fantastic awards event and offer our congratulations to the other winners and highly commended recipients recognised."
The accolade was presented at a ceremony at AirportsUK's Westminster offices, where representatives from AirportsUK and across the UK aviation sector gathered to celebrate standout Health and Safety Week initiatives within the airport industry.
The airport was commended for championing safety, occupational health, wellbeing and mental health, and for a broad programme of activities helping colleagues understand risks, care for themselves and support one another.
"Through training, promotion and continuous engagement with colleagues, we work hard to ensure the highest standards of health and safety are present across all aspects of our operations.
"We are incredibly proud to receive this award for the third time in the last four years, a testament to our commitment to health and safety in our airport and the opportunity this event affords us to promote it each year.
"We extend our thanks to AirportsUK for hosting a fantastic awards event and offer our congratulations to the other winners and highly commended recipients recognised."
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