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easyJet expands Belfast base with 8th aircraft

Leading UK low-cost airline easyJet (U2/EZY) has placed its 8th Airbus A320 aircraft at Belfast International Airport (BFS/EGAA) for the launch of easyJets new service to Rhodes, Greece. The airline is operating its biggest ever network from Northern Ireland this summer with a 23% increase of capacity compared to pre-pandemic [read more]

Eastern Airways ATR 72 (Image: Brad Simpson/Eastern Airways)
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Eastern Airways to launch Southampton to Belfast route

Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) has confirmed it is launching a new connection between Southampton Airport (SOU/EGHI) and Belfast International (BFS/EGAA) from the 9th of February next year. A 72-seat ATR72 turboprop will operate the new daily route which will provide a connection to the UK’s south coast including Hampshire, Dorset and [read more]

Woodgate Aviation draws NHS in the sky
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Northern Ireland flight pays tribute to the NHS

A British Air Charter company has paid tribute to the NHS with some flight tracking sky art yesterday. Belfast, Northern Ireland based Woodgate Aviation operated the flight using one of the companies Beech B200 Super King Air aircraft which are often used for Air Ambulance missions. G-NIAA took off at [read more]

A Loganair Saab at London City Airport (Image: TransportMedia UK)
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Loganair to move Dundee service to London City

Loganair (LM/LOG) will move its Dundee to London service to London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) from March 2020. The Public Service Obligation (PSO) route currently connects Dundee to the UK’s capital via Stansted but the move to London City will put those flying on the route directly into the heart of [read more]

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Norwegian cuts some UK to US services to summer only

Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air International has cut some UK to US transatlantic routes to summer only from October 2018. Services from Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH) to Providence (PVD/KPVD) and Belfast International (BFS/EGAA) to Newburgh Stewart (SWF/KSWF) will no longer be operated between the end of October 2018 and March 2019. Norwegian Air [read more]

Easyjet adds 3 new destinations from Belfast
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Easyjet adds 3 new destinations from Belfast

UK Low Cost Carrier Easyjet has added 3 new destinations from Belfast International (BFS/EGAA) for Summer 2018. The LCC will offer flights to Naples (NAP/LIRN), Valencia (VLC/LEVC) and, in a contender for the shortest route on the network, to the Isle of Man (IOM/EGNS) just 67nm away from Belfast. The [read more]

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Ryanair announces 2018 summer schedule from Belfast

Ryanair has announced its 2018 summer schedule from Belfast International Airport (BFS/EGAA). The schedule sees the Northern Irish airport get a £200m investment from the Irish Low-Cost Carrier. Summer 2018 will see two Ryanair aircraft based at Belfast International Airport which will operate 14 routes including a new twice-weekly service [read more]