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25/07/2007
Ryanair introduces new Belfast flights
Ryanair have announced new flight services from Belfast to three destinations in the UK.
Budget airline, Ryanair, have been in talks with officials from George Best Belfast City Airport and made the announcement on the new flight services today.
A spokesperson for Ryanair said that the new routes to East Midlands, Glasgow and Liverpool are good news for business and tourism and will be expecetd to deliver 270,000 passengers per annum, generating a visitor spend of £40,000,000 and sustain some 270 local jobs.
The airline will be giving away an initial 10,000 flights for just £10 and will open further routes to continental Europe within the coming year.
Meanwhile, Irish airline Aer Lingus is set to become the only airline that offers flights from Belfast International Airport to London Heathrow.
The service is due to begin later this summer and it is understood that four flights a day in each direction will be in operation.
(SB/SP)
Budget airline, Ryanair, have been in talks with officials from George Best Belfast City Airport and made the announcement on the new flight services today.
A spokesperson for Ryanair said that the new routes to East Midlands, Glasgow and Liverpool are good news for business and tourism and will be expecetd to deliver 270,000 passengers per annum, generating a visitor spend of £40,000,000 and sustain some 270 local jobs.
The airline will be giving away an initial 10,000 flights for just £10 and will open further routes to continental Europe within the coming year.
Meanwhile, Irish airline Aer Lingus is set to become the only airline that offers flights from Belfast International Airport to London Heathrow.
The service is due to begin later this summer and it is understood that four flights a day in each direction will be in operation.
(SB/SP)
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