Airline reaches milestone at Belfast Airport

Aer Lingus, the flag carrying airline of Ireland, has reached a landmark total of flight bookings from Belfast International Airport, it has been reported.

The airline reached the milestone of its 500,000th booking a year after it began operations from Belfast, a development that marked its first investment in a base outside the Republic of Ireland.

Enda Corneille, corporate affairs director for Aer Lingus, said: "We're delighted to have reached the half a million mark and growth continues to be in line with our expectations.

"The support from the travelling public in Northern Ireland has been fantastic, and with a growing selection of routes on offer to popular sunshine and city break destinations, we hope to build on this success in the months ahead."

The airline has added a number of services to its schedule from Belfast Airport over the past year, including new winter 2008-09 flights to Lanzarote, Milan and Munich.

Posted by Graham Greenaway on the 09/09/2008 16:28:12
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