Aer Lingus announces new flight routes from Belfast City Airport after Flybe collapse
Last updated 2nd Feb 2023
Aer Lingus Regional has announced two new services to Newcastle and Nottingham East Midlands from Belfast City Airport.
It follows the collapse of Flybe with all domestic regional points vacated by the airline now to be re-established by Aer Lingus Regional.
The Belfast City to Nottingham East Midlands service is to commence on March 26, initially as a daily service, and will increase up to double daily from mid-April.
Meanwhile the daily flights between Belfast City-Newcastle will commence on the 28th of April.
The airline already provides connectivity to Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, and Southampton from Belfast.
The two new services are in addition to the airline’s Summer services to Jersey and Newquay.
Commenting on the announcement, Ciarán Smith, Head of Commercial at Emerald Airlines said: “We are very pleased to be strengthening our schedule out of Belfast City Airport.
“As the demand for travel options from Belfast only increases, these two new routes will no doubt be warmly welcomed. Earlier this week we announced that we will be adding 15,000+ seats immediately across our existing network from Belfast City, and we will continue to grow these services in the months ahead.”
Emerald Airlines is set to add 180,000+ extra seats this Summer from Belfast City Airport, operating over 400 weekly flights this Summer to and from Belfast.
Katy Best, Commercial Director at Belfast City Airport, said: “Following the collapse of Flybe, East Midlands and Newcastle were the airline’s only destinations not served by other carriers from Belfast City Airport.
“Having Emerald Airlines step-up and operate the Aer Lingus Regional services on both routes, in addition to its already extensive network from Belfast City, is therefore excellent news as it leaves no Flybe destination unserved.
“Maintaining a robust route network and ensuring connectivity to and from Northern Ireland remains our priority, and we look forward to continuing and developing our successful partnership with Emerald Airlines.”
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