Belfast City Airport

Mitchell, Swissport, Nicole, Mitie, Conor, Swissport, Chloe, CCS Airport Services and James, WHSmith at the launch Belfast City Airport’s ‘Runway to Success Jobs Fair’, taking place on 7th November 2023 to fill over 30 roles available with its commercial and operational partners

Runway to career success as Belfast Airport hosts jobs fair

A woman and her dog brave the waves in Whitehead, Carrickfergus on Wednesday as Storm Agnes battered Northern Ireland.
The storm - which is the first named storm of the season - is forecast to bring strong and disruptive winds until Thursday morning.
Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Storm Agnes - heaviest impact still to come

Royal Caribbean announces new charter flight offering from Belfast

Passengers at Heathrow Airport endure disruption from air traffic control issues continues across the UK and Ireland. Travel disruption could last for days after flights were cancelled, leaving thousands of passengers stranded during a technical fault in the UK's air traffic control (ATC) system.
Photo: Lucy North/PA Wire

NI airports not clear on when chaos will end

he Copeland Distillery has secured new listings at Belfast City Airport’s World Duty Free. The Distillery’s gin, rum and whiskey range has only been on-shelf for six weeks so far, but sales are already off to a flying start with the Distillery’s Traditional Irish Gin the second most-popular duty-free purchase across all products sold at Belfast City within the first two weeks of being on-shelf. Pictured is Gillian O’Neill, World Duty Free Group, Gareth Irvine, founder, The Copeland Distillery and Michael Jackson, head of commercial, Belfast City Airport

Copeland Distillery sales flying high as travel booms at Belfast City Airport

Belfast City Airport celebrates 500,000th passenger with easyJet

Easyjet celebrates flying half a million passengers from Belfast airport

Recent data analysed by CompareNI.com shows the most recent statistics for delays and cancellations at Belfast airports

Over 1,000 flights cancelled in Belfast so far this year - tips on what to do

Belfast International Airport in Co. Antrim

Belfast International sees biggest increase in drop-off fees in the UK says RAC

Maggie Black, 5, from Glenarm who died in December from Addison's Disease, a rare condition, especially in children

Airport donates defibrillator in memory of tragic Co Antrim child

Drawing inspiration from the iconic Giant’s Causeway, the new Belfast City Airport lounge will utilise feature LED lighting to evoke a strong sense of local identity while the use of warm colours will create a calm and relaxing atmosphere

Take a sneak peek at Belfast City Airport's new £1.2m lounge

Belfast City Airport revealed as Northern Ireland’s most punctual airport

Belfast City Airport revealed as Northern Ireland’s most punctual airport

Michael Jackson, head of commercial at Belfast City Airport pictured with Katy Best, commercial director at Belfast City Airport announcing two additional easyJet services to London Luton and Manchester. Flights to both destinations will take off on June 26 and will operate up to four times a week

easyjet expands Belfast presence with additional routes

George Best Belfast City Airport has introduced a new £3 charge for express drop offs and pick ups

Belfast City Airport defends new £3 parking charge

Flights to Isle of Man have been announced with Aer Lingus Regional, bringing the total number of routes served by the airline from Belfast City to 13

Aer Lingus add new service to the Isle of Man from Belfast

Michelle Hatfield, Belfast City Airport, and Graham Allen, Aspire Lounges, welcome the news of a £1.2m investment into the lounge product at Belfast City Airport

Aspire announces £1.2m investment into Belfast City Airport

The departure boards at Manchester Airport showing two cancelled Flybe flights as the regional carrier has ceased trading and all scheduled flights have been cancelled, authorities have said. Picture date: Saturday January 28, 2023.

Belfast airport boss says Flybe collapse is ‘disappointing and unexpected’
The collapse of the airline Flybe has been described as "disappointing and unexpected" by the chief executive of Belfast City Airport.

Airport queues

Passengers flying into local airports 'should escape' long delays for luggage

Tens of thousands of people are expected to return home to Northern Ireland for Christmas over the coming days.

Belfast City Airport expects 10,000 passengers in one day in run up to Christmas

Stopped in traffic

Road traffic collision close to Belfast City Airport

Lufthansa airline will operate four flights per week from Belfast City Airport to Frankfurt, providing the only air link between Northern Ireland and Germany

Belfast Airport announces arrival of Lufthansa with routes to Germany

Sydenham Bypass. Image from Google

Delays expected as Sydenham Bypass closes for the weekend for improvement scheme

Crowds flocking to see the Queen

Public invited to line streets in Belfast and Hillsborough for visit of new King

King Charles

King Charles to carry out engagements in Northern Ireland on Tuesday

Danni Simpson at her new mural at Belfast City Airport

A warm Northern Ireland welcome for returning travellers to Belfast City Airport

Cole McClelland, Jack Leathem, Damien Wisdom, and Conor Finch, pass a significant milestone in George Best Belfast City Airport’s ‘High Flyers Apprenticeship’ programme to become operational firefighters within the Airport’s fire service

Meet the four NI firefighting apprentices who have graduated at Belfast City Air...

Belfast City Airport

Belfast City hailed as the UK’s most punctual airport

Judith Davis, airport operations manager, and Fiona McVeigh, area manager at Caffe Nero, welcoming the new Caffe Nero branch at Belfast City Airport

Belfast City Airport unveils new Caffè Nero
Premium European coffee house brand Caffè Nero has opened a new flagship store in Belfast City Airport.

New routes being offered by Aer Lingus from Belfast City Airport

New flights revealed from Belfast City Airport

Inaugural Flybe flight from Birmingham receives water cannon welcome at Belfast City Airport

Flybe commences flights from Belfast City Airport

Judith Davis, Airport operations manager and Fiona McVeigh, area manager at Caffe Nero

Caffe Nero serves up the perfect blend at Belfast City Airport creating 12 jobs

Pictured at The Drop Zone in Belfast City Airport are Shaun McAnee and Mark Beattie

Danske drop zone opens at Belfast City Airport to help passengers stay connected

Aer Lingus Regional at Belfast City Airport

Aer Lingus Regional to serve Cardiff from Belfast City Airport

George Best Belfast City Airport’s Operations Manager, Judith Davis, is joined by David Adamson, Regional Manager at Randox Laboratories, to announce the creation of a new in-terminal, COVID-19 testing centre

Airport announces Covid Testing Centre with Randox

Belfast City Airport.

Belfast City Airport announces Covid testing facility plans

Enjoying the sunshine

Ryanair announce 8 new hotspot destinations for summer 2021 from NI airport

Leaf IT CEO Steven Goldblatt and Director of IT at Belfast City Airport, Brian Roche

Belfast City Airport agrees Cloud Nine deal

Belfast City Airport

Belfast City Airport among first in the UK to become 5G enabled with new contrac...

Arriving home for Christmas, people arrive this morning at George Best Belfast city airport before the new restrictions begin

PICTURES: This is what was happening today at NI airports

Ellie McGimpsey, Aviation Development Manager at George Best Belfast City Airport, joined by Ciaran Doherty, Stakeholder Liaison Manager at Tourism Ireland

Take off for first flights to new routes from Belfast City Airport

Loganair takes off from Belfast City Airport to Dundee

Belfast City Airport’s new route to Dundee gets lift-off with Loganair

Belfast City Airport

Flights between Belfast and London city airports resume

Aer Lingus Regional Service from Belfast City Aiport to Edinburgh

Aer Lingus Regional has launched the first of six new routes from Belfast City A...

Brian Ambrose (right), Chief Executive at Belfast City Airport has announced six new Aer Lingus routes from Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford and Exeter. David Shepherd (second from right), Chief Commercial Officer at Aer Lingus said the move will ensure connectivity between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. Andy Jolly (left) , Managing Director of Stobart Air the operator of Aer Lingus Regional routes, confirmed five ATR72-600 aircraft would be based at Belfast City Airport. Economy Minister Diane Dodds (second from left) was at the airport for the announcement.

Belfast City Airport announces six new routes and they're due to start next mont...

Heather Michael and her daughter Rebekah

Mum’s ‘upset’ after milk for sick daughter seized at airport

Eastern Airways is to resume flights from Belfast City Airport

Belfast flights to Southampton and Teesside to resume

Belfast International Airport is planning 45 voluntary redundancies.

Union challenges airport which is cutting 45 jobs on why it rejected lockdown gr...

There were no social distancing measures on board the flight according to passengers (Photo: Shutterstock)

Customers say Aer Lingus is not implementing any social distancing measures on f...

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Belfast City Airport with with very few passengers on Thursday after All Flybe flights have been cancelled, after the airline collapsed into administration.

The firm announced in the early hours of Thursday it had ceased trading with immediate effect and that administrators had been appointed.

Flybe provided almost 80% of flights from Belfast City Airport, flying to more than 14 destinations across the UK.

Those booked to travel with the airline have been asked not to go to the airport.

Around 500 Flybe flights flew in and out of George Best City Airport.

The airline employed around 2,400 jobs across the UK, with over 100 local jobs now at risk.
Photo Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker Press

£5.7m investment to protect NI-GB flights

Belfast City Airport is negotiating with other airlines to fill the slots left by the Flybe collapse

NI business chiefs urge chancellor to scrap Air Passenger Duty

Flybe planes parked at Belfast City - the collapse of the airline threatens jobs at the airport

Unions angry at Belfast City Airport ‘temporary lay-off’ plan

George Best Belfast City Airport.

Picture: PressEye

New Teesside service from Belfast City launched after Flybe collapse

Catherine Densham had worked for the firm straight after leaving college 13 years ago

Major trade union calls for Flybe to be nationalised amid fears for NI economy

Flybe planes parked at Belfast City Airport

Belfast City Airport in talks with airlines to fill routes vacated by Flybe

Flybe planes

Collapse of Flybe a ‘huge blow for Northern Ireland’ - carrier advises customers...

The Points Guy UK (TPG UK) has announced that George Best Belfast City Airport is Northern Ireland’s best airport and the third best airport in the UK

Belfast City Airport is named amongst the best airports in the UK