Flybe continue fight against Belfast City Airport runway extension
09.12.09
Flybe has asked Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson to intervene in the row over Belfast City Airport’s runway extension planning application. The UK regional airline flies domestic flights from Belfast City, but is opposed to plans to extend the runway by 590m to allow planes to fly further, opening up new destinations in Europe and the Mediterranean favoured by rival Ryanair, who established a base at the airport this year.
It is reported that Environment Minister Edwin Poots could be poised to make his decision on whether the plans to extend the runway should go ahead before Christmas. But the Chief commercial manager of Flybe, Mike Rutter, met with the First Minister yesterday, telling him that the plans threatened the airport’s status as a ‘breeze-through’ short-haul airport that has been concentrating on business customers and bringing investment there. It also threatens Flybe's status at the airport, with rival Ryanair potentially picking off Flybe's most profitable routes.
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