Easyjet switches service to Belfast City
Friday, 16 Oct, 2009
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Easyjet has pledged to maintain the bulk of Northern Ireland flights from Belfast International Airport despite moving one service to the City Airport.
The route, currently operated twice daily between Luton and Belfast International, will switch to Belfast City Airport from January 7.
If successful, the budget carrier plans to provide greater frequencies on the Belfast City route and will consider additional routes from Belfast City over time.
Passengers who have already booked to travel between Luton and Belfast International from January 7 will be contacted and advised they can either transfer free of charge to the Belfast City route or claim a full refund.
Seats for the new route go on sale today at www.easyjet.com with fares starting at £21.99 one way.
Easyjet’s base at Belfast International covers five aircraft offering 19 destinations, carrying more than three million passengers a year and employing 173 staff.
The decision to move the route to Belfast City is a result of the airline’s plans to “assess if passengers find a benefit in flying to an airport closer to the city of Belfast when travelling on shorter routes”.
Easyjet’s commitment to maintaining market leading air services for the Northern Ireland market overall “remains unaltered” and the bulk of operations in Northern Ireland will remain at Belfast International.
UK regional general manager Paul Simmons said: “Easyjet is committed to Northern Ireland, very committed.
“We are No1 in the region, but we are not complacent. That is why we want to see if our passengers flying on selected shorter routes would prefer to fly via Belfast City Airport.
“The only way to actually do this properly is to run a route from there. We will take our time in assessing the passenger feedback and then take a view on how best to configure our operations between the two airports in the longer term”.
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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