belfast airport news stories
Below we have collated all of the latest belfast airport news. Click on any of the links to find out more:
February 2012
08.02.12 Holiday flight emergency at Belfast Airport
January 2012
28.01.12 Belfast City Airport could have closed after Ryanair’s exit
24.01.12 bmibaby move Belfast – Amsterdam flight to help football fans
17.01.12 Flybe announce Newquay – Newcastle and Belfast flights
December 2011
22.12.11 IAG say BMI Belfast – Heathrow flights ‘secure’
12.12.11 Aer Lingus boss says Belfast base a success
06.12.11 Flybe Belfast flights hit by de-icer failure
03.12.11 Belfast Airport worker to fight security pass removal
01.12.11 MPs raise concerns over Belfast – Heathrow links
November 2011
30.11.11 Man charged over Belfast Airport drugs find
17.11.11 Fears raised over BMI Belfast routes
11.11.11 bmibaby announce Belfast – Menorca flights
09.11.11 Fedex to open NI base
05.11.11 Concerns raised over Belfast – Heathrow link
02.11.11 APD on long haul flights cut in Northern Ireland
01.11.11 European routes take off from Belfast City Airport
October 2011
26.10.11 Decision to remove Belfast City Airport passenger cap quashed
21.10.11 Prime Minister says Belfast air tax cut ‘a special case’
18.10.11 Etihad to buy Aer Lingus stake ?
17.10.11 Emergency exercise at Belfast International
14.10.11 Profits down at Belfast Airports
07.10.11 Flybe axe Liverpool – Belfast route
04.10.11 Two in court over Belfast Airport drugs finds
01.10.11 Minister announces review of Belfast City Airport operating rules
01.10.11 Military jet emergency at Belfast Airport
September 2011
28.09.11 APD cut on Belfast – New York flights
27.09.11 APD to be axed on Belfast – New York route?
23.09.11 Aer Lingus wants Ryanair to sell its shares
21.09.11 Belfast Airport backs calls for two tier airport security
18.09.11 Irish Government to sell Aer Lingus stake
16.09.11 easyJet launch summer 2012 flights from Belfast Airport
13.09.11 Council plan to ‘eliminate’ geese near Belfast City Airport
09.09.11 Aer Lingus for sale
August 2011
28.08.11 Bus firm provides free wi-fi at Belfast Airport lounge
27.08.11 Manx2 announce Belfast – Gloucester flights
10.08.11 Flybe plane emergency at Belfast City Airport
04.08.11 Ryanair boss calls for NI APD to be axed
July 2011
28.07.11 easyJet boost Belfast flights
26.07.11 easyJet announce Southend – Belfast flights
11.07.11 Young carers charity receive boost from Belfast City Airport
09.07.11 Belfast Airport expects busiest weekend
08.07.11 MPs want APD scrapped in Northern Ireland
06.07.11 Aer Lingus winter schedule boost from Belfast
05.07.11 Manx2 to launch new ‘business friendly’ IOM – Belfast timetable
June 2011
25.06.11 New food outlets open at Belfast International Airport
21.06.11 NI Executive fails to comment on ADP consultation
18.06.11 New Ireland store opened at Belfast City Airport
11.06.11 Flybe offer student baggage discount
07.06.11 Aer Lingus pilots strike called off
06.06.11 Aer Lingus Belfast pilots plan ‘work to rule’
05.06.11 Aer Lingus Tuesday strike likely after talks break down
04.06.11 Contract awarded for new check in system at Belfast Airport
03.06.11 Consumer Council calls for APD to be scrapped on Belfast flights
01.06.11 Aer Lingus could ground all flights during strike next week
May 2011
26.05.11 Flybe Belfast – Manston flights take off
18.05.11 Belfast City Airport to fund school children discovery flights
16.05.11 New sandwich bar at Belfast City Airport
11.05.11 easyJet flights return to Belfast International
03.05.11 Residents fear planning rules changes will see Belfast City Airport runway extension approved
02.05.11 Belfast Airport introduces smokers fee !
02.05.11 Belfast – New York route saved ‘for the time being’
April 2011
27.04.11 Pensioner charged over drunken air rage
24.04.11 Police admit Belfast Airport car park bomb errors
19.04.11 DoE wants new Belfast City Airport inquiry
15.04.11 New buses for Belfast Airport link
14.04.11 bmibaby announce seven new Belfast routes
09.04.11 Two Flybe flights hit by emergencies
06.04.11 easyJet fly 30 millionth passenger at Belfast Airport
01.04.11 Belfast City Airport flight cap challenge to go to court
01.04.11 Bomb in Belfast Airport car park for 2½ years
March 2011
30.03.11 easyJet move Luton flight from Belfast City to Belfast International
29.03.11 bmibaby launch Belfast – Stansted flights
25.03.11 easyJet increase Belfast – Amsterdam schedule
23.03.11 Belfast Airport drug smugglers jailed
20.03.11 No mechanical faults found in Cork crash plane
17.03.11 Bird strike for Flybe Belfast flight
16.03.11 Flybe to launch Belfast flights from Manston; axe Manchester flights
14.03.11 Jet2 announce summer Belfast – Alicante flights
06.03.11 Belfast Airport welcomes MTV Awards news
03.03.11 Belfast – Iceland flight launch delayed until 2012
February 2011
25.02.11 Manx2 axe Belfast – Cork route
20.02.11 bmibaby add East Midlands – Belfast service
16.02.11 easyJet launch Belfast – Malta flights
11.02.11 Belfast Airport hotel seeking increased wedding share
10.02.11 Six killed in Belfast – Cork plane crash
January 2011
21.01.11 Belfast Airport cannabis smuggler jailed
07.01.11 easyJet emergency at Belfast Airport
02.01.11 bmibaby switch flights to Belfast City Airport
December 2010
31.12.10 Concerns raised over Belfast City Airport security
11.12.10 Aer Lingus celebrate Belfast Airport milestone
07.12.10 Belfast City Airport passenger cap lifted
November 2010
28.11.10 Iceland Express announce Edinburgh and Belfast flights
27.11.10 Flybe plans robust response to BmiBaby Belfast City Airport move
25.11.10 Bmibaby to switch to Belfast City Airport
25.11.10 Flybe smoke emergency at Belfast Airport
24.11.10 Aer Lingus announce Belfast – Gran Canaria flights
18.11.10 Belfast City Airport parking now available online
09.11.10 Man in court over Belfast Airport drugs find
05.11.10 Irish Government ‘will not sell Aer Lingus stake to Ryanair’
04.11.10 Belfast Airport car park bomb ‘targeted civilians’
02.11.10 Bomb in Belfast Airport car park for almost a year?
02.11.10 Flybe reports strong demand for new Belfast routes
01.11.10 Bomb at Belfast Airport car park defused
October 2010
31.10.10 Ryanair stop flying from Belfast City Airport
30.10.10 Security alert at Belfast Airport car park
29.10.10 Belfast City Airport award £2m security and car park contract
26.10.10 Live crabs in suitcase at Belfast Airport
20.10.10 Decision on Belfast City Airport passenger cap delayed
15.10.10 Human trafficking campaign at Belfast City Airport
13.10.10 French women fined for Belfast Airport perfume theft awayday
09.10.10 Ryanair boss says regional airports can't survive without state subsidies
07.10.10 Belfast City Airport launch iPhone app
05.10.10 Belfast International duty free store revamped
04.10.10 Belfast City Airport parking online upgrade
03.10.10 Police called after easyJet Belfast flight cancelled
September 2010
27.09.10 HolidayExtras customers name Belfast as top airport
24.09.10 Manx2 prepare to launch Belfast Airport base
18.09.10 New Belfast City Airport hotel seeks staff
15.09.10 Campaigners angry as 278 flights break Belfast City Airport night curfew
14.09.10 Belfast airport switch for Manx2
09.09.10 NI Assembly to discuss Belfast City Airport runway extension
07.09.10 Flybe to launch three former Ryanair UK routes from Belfast City Airport
04.09.10 Bmibaby add Belfast – East Midlands services after Ryanair pullout
01.09.10 Ryanair to pull out of Belfast City Airport
August 2010
27.08.10 Belfast City Airport residents meeting
17.08.10 Charity boost from Belfast City Airport
11.08.10 Belfast City Airport runway inquiry delayed
05.08.10 Belfast roof damage not caused by low flying plane
July 2010
30.07.10 Italian man caught with £10,000 in his pants !
29.07.10 Aer Arann axe Belfast – Cork flights
09.07.10 Belfast Airport drop off fee ‘discrimination’
08.07.10 Belfast Airport drop off charge introduced
07.07.10 Belfast Airport considers trolley charge
02.07.10 Belfast International announce drop off / pick up charge
June 2010
26.06.10 easyJet to add Belfast City – Luton flights
11.06.10 Report on Belfast flight smoke incident
10.06.10 More roof damage caused by Belfast City bound planes
09.06.10 Fog hits flights at Belfast City
06.06.10 Pensioners say low flying Belfast City jets damaged their homes
05.06.10 Belfast City Airport seats limit may be lifted
May 2010
20.05.10 Belfast City Airport upgrades opened
19.05.10 Belfast City Airport hotel plans moving forward
16.05.10 Ash hits UK airspace again
15.05.10 Bigger duty free shop opens at Belfast Airport
14.05.10 Flybe axe Humberside – Belfast route – before it takes off !
12.05.10 Ryanair Belfast flight emergency caused by cleaning chemicals
11.05.10 Ryanair backtracks – Belfast flight problems were ash related
11.05.10 Emergency landing at Belfast City Airport for Ryanair plane
10.05.10 Ryanair denies Belfast Airport ash problems
08.05.10 Manx2 announce Belfast – Galway flights
04.05.10 Ash risk grounds Belfast and Highlands flights today
April 2010
10.04.10 Flybe announce Humberside – Belfast flights
09.04.10 Ryanair boss blasts Belfast Airport runway delay
03.04.10 Off duty policeman tackles air rage drunk on Belfast flight
March 2010
31.03.10 Weather hits Belfast flights
26.03.10 Belfast Airport emergency for Flybe plane
17.03.10 Public enquiry for Belfast City Airport runway extension
14.03.10 Aer Lingus to add extra Belfast – Heathrow flight
01.03.10 Places open on Belfast City Airport forum
February 2010
27.02.10 CAA report prompts calls to axe Belfast City Airport runway extension
22.02.10 Belfast Airport ‘third world’ facilities
17.02.10 Flybe announce Belfast – Humberside flights
05.02.10 Belfast City flights hit by fog
January 2010
30.01.10 Snow hits Belfast City Airport flights
23.01.10 Belfast City Airport open fast track security
December 2009
20.12.09 Expanded security to cut queues at Belfast City Airport
17.12.09 Greens say Belfast City runway extension will bring more noise
14.12.09 easyJet ask for Belfast City Airport runway inquiry
12.12.09 Belfast Airport opens latest upgrade phase
10.12.09 easyJet replace Belfast based fleet
09.12.09 Flybe continue fight against Belfast City Airport runway extension
08.12.09 Belfast Airport ‘expanding by stealth’
07.12.09 Belfast City Airport runway extension to be approved
November 2009
28.11.09 Belfast City Airport prepares to open £6m terminal expansion
27.11.09 Belfast airports argue over City’s passenger cap
24.11.09 Drug dealer stopped at Belfast Airport
21.11.09 Aer Lingus considers move to UK to solve staff cost issues
13.11.09 Aer Lingus boss questions Belfast need to two airports
12.11.09 Residents angry at Belfast City Airport passenger cap move
12.11.09 Man caught with cannabis worth £20,000 at Belfast Airport
05.11.09 €50,000 seized at Belfast Airport
04.11.09 Aer Lingus launch forth daily Belfast – Heathrow service
October 2009
28.10.09 No plans to upgrade Belfast Airport road
16.10.09 easyJet switches route to Belfast City Airport
09.10.09 Belfast City Airport passengers up 8.3%
08.10.09 £500 fine for Belfast flight air rage man
04.10.09 Free bags at Belfast City Airport
04.10.09 Thales signs UK airport radar contracts
03.10.09 Health concerns raised over Belfast City Airport runway extension
September 2009
16.09.09 BMI cut Belfast – Heathrow flights
15.09.09 £6m upgrade at Belfast City Airport
14.09.09 Investigation after Belfast plane damages roof
10.09.09 Aer Lingus axe five Belfast routes
10.09.09 Belfast Airport drug smuggler jailed
August 2009
29.08.09 Belfast to escape Aer Lingus pay cuts
26.08.09 Aer Lingus carry one millionth Belfast passenger
25.08.09 easyJet celebrate 25 millionth Belfast passenger
08.08.09 Aer Lingus to add Heathrow – Belfast flight
July 2009
21.07.09 Free wi-fi on Belfast Airport buses
11.07.09 Belfast – Orlando flight makes emergency landing
06.07.09 Jet2 emergency at Belfast Airport
June 2009
22.06.09 Belfast campaigners step up runway fight
16.06.09 Belfast Airport expects ‘summer bonanza’
14.06.09 Belfast Airport worker in birthday honours list
12.06.09 10 years for Belfast Airport drug smugglers
11.06.09 Flybe axe Belfast – Blackpool flights
10.06.09 Manx2 announce Belfast – Blackpool flights
06.06.09 Belfast bound flight had near miss
03.06.09 Jet2 launch Belfast – Jersey flights
02.06.09 Man jailed over Belfast Airport cocaine chocolates
May 2009
19.05.09 Aer Lingus takes millionth Belfast Airport booking
15.05.09 Ryanair flight diverted to Belfast Airport
13.05.09 Aer Lingus to suspend 5 Belfast routes this winter
07.05.09 £10m upgrade for Belfast Airport
07.05.09 Belfast drug smuggler jailed
05.05.09 Suspended sentence for Belfast air rage man
05.05.09 Belfast to get winter Egypt flights
April 2009
30.04.09 Compensation for man ‘humiliated’ by Belfast Airport security
29.04.09 New drop off ban at Belfast City Airport
27.04.09 Drop in passengers at NI airports
March 2009
31.03.09 Belfast Airport worst for parking
08.03.09 Belfast City Airport accused of breaching planning limits
06.03.09 Reader slams Belfast City Airport parking
05.03.09 Irish travellers flying from Belfast Airport
February 2009
25.02.09 Six years for Belfast Airport drugs mule
20.02.09 Belfast Airport fines for late flights
14.02.09 Six years for Belfast Airport drug smuggler
12.02.09 Ryanair announce Bristol – Belfast flights
10.02.09 Ryanair boss confident no inquiry for Belfast City Airport expansion
January 2009
19.01.09 Belfast Airport emergency
17.01.09 Aer Lingus carries 250,000 on Belfast – Heathrow route
December 2008
20.12.08 Belfast City Airport protest
19.12.08 Flybe oppose Belfast City Airport expansion
11.12.08 Teleticket add Belfast Airport flights
10.12.08 Aer Lingus mark first birthday at Belfast Airport
08.12.08 Belfast City Airport consultation ‘a sham’
November 2008
17.11.08 Belfast International calls for Belfast City runway inquiry
17.11.08 Belfast Airport drug smugglers jailed
14.11.08 Belfast City Airport applies for runway extension
07.11.08 easyJet launch summer 2009 schedule from Belfast Airport
02.11.08 Councillor seeks Belfast International safeguards over City expansion
October 2008
23.10.08 Outrage over Ryanair’s late night Belfast flights
22.10.08 Belfast drug smuggler jailed
18.10.08 Belfast City Airport given permission to expand
17.10.08 Ryanair helps Belfast City Airport boom
16.10.08 Ryanair wants investigation in to fuel costs at Belfast and Prestwick airports
15.10.08 Weak pound boosts Belfast Airport
10.10.08 Aer Lingus Belfast flights would not be hit by strike
09.10.08 Belfast flight diverted over ill passenger
07.10.08 Aer Lingus to axe 1500 jobs
06.10.08 Belfast Airport emergency landing
05.10.08 Loganair cuts Dundee – Birmingham flights
03.10.08 Jet2 axe Barcelona flights; add two new summer routes from Belfast
02.10.08 Belfast Airport drug smuggler jailed
September 2008
24.09.08 Ryanair: Aer Lingus takeover inevitable
23.09.08 Aer Lingus and bmi scrap over Belfast – Heathrow route
19.09.08 easyJet celebrates 10 years at Belfast Airport
18.09.08 Aer Lingus 42% of Belfast – Heathrow route
15.09.08 Ryanair praise Belfast City Airport
10.09.08 Aer Lingus takes 500,000th booking at Belfast Airport
10.09.08 Belfast Airport cocaine smuggler jailed
08.09.08 Schools disrupted by Belfast Airport plane noise
06.09.08 Ferrovial to sell Belfast Airport to ABN
02.09.08 Belfast City Airport curbs to be relaxed
02.09.08 Belfast Airport drugs seizure
August 2008
31.08.08 Aer Lingus ‘still committed to Belfast’
15.08.08 Big cocaine haul at Belfast airport
02.08.08 Slow takeoff for Aer Lingus Belfast – Heathrow route
02.08.08 Emergency landing for Flybe Manchester – Belfast flight
July 2008
30.07.08 Belfast City Airport upgrades website
27.07.08 New reduced mobility services at Belfast Airport
26.07.08 Transsexual prostitute ‘had £14,000 earnings at Belfast airport'
22.07.08 Four bidders for Belfast City Airport
20.07.08 Blackpool Airport lose Belfast flight
09.07.08 easyJet axe Belfast – Berlin flights
03.07.08 Jet2 add two Belfast routes
03.07.08 Charity benefits from confiscated items at Belfast airport
02.07.08 Belfast International Airport expects record summer
01.07.08 Belfast Airport drug smuggler jailed
01.07.08 Air rage passenger jailed
June 2008
25.06.08 Flybe to axe Belfast – Paris route
24.06.08 easyJet flight drama at Belfast airport
24.06.08 Belfast Airport threat to Henry the one legged goose
19.06.08 Jet2 add four new winter routes from Leeds Bradford
18.06.08 Residents group say Belfast City Airport to be allowed to expand
18.06.08 Concerns after Derry flights touch down in Belfast
14.06.08 Flybe ‘fumes’ incident caused by toilet
13.06.08 Aer Lingus offer free flights to Ireland
07.06.08 Aer Lingus to break even ‘at best’ in 2008
May 2008
30.05.08 Belfast City Airport ‘worth £150m’
30.05.08 Manx2 add Belfast – IOM flights
29.05.08 Investigation in to plane fumes
29.05.08 Manchester Airports Group consider Belfast City bid
29.05.08 Ryanair €90m loss on Aer Lingus stake
27.05.08 Belfast City Airport is for sale
25.05.08 O’Leary: Aer Lingus could go bust if oil price rises continue
22.05.08 Loganair Dundee – Belfast / Birmingham flights take off
21.05.08 NATS wins Belfast City Airport contract
20.05.08 Aer Lingus profit warning
20.05.08 Birds eggs destroyed over Belfast City Airport plane fears
14.05.08 CityJet axe Belfast – London City route
13.05.08 Flybe axe UK – Ireland routes
09.05.08 Aer Lingus add Belfast routes
09.05.08 Manx2 offer free Belfast flights for Euromanx passengers
05.05.08 Belfast City Airport for sale?
04.05.08 Belfast – Vegas flights take off
03.05.08 Drugs bust at Belfast Airport
April 2008
30.04.08 Flybe reports strong bank holiday demand for UK routes
29.04.08 Jail for Belfast Airport drug smuggler
22.04.08 Plane busts tyre on Belfast City Airport runway
20.04.08 Ryanair criticised over Belfast sign
19.04.08 TV program to ask ‘can polluted planes damage your health’
17.04.08 Mistakes led to Belfast bound plane’s flight emergency
17.04.08 Belfast City Airport stages crash simulation
16.04.08 easyJet launch ‘early bird’ Belfast – Gatwick service
14.04.08 Mobile check-in test at Belfast City Airport
14.04.08 Manx2 reaches 100,000 customers
11.04.08 Lightening hits Irish PMs plane at Belfast Airport
09.04.08 Aer Lingus and United Airlines sign codeshare deal
06.04.08 Belfast City Airport ‘not for sale’
02.04.08 Belfast City Airport to submit runway plans
01.04.08 Talks under way on sale of Belfast City Airport
March 2008
28.03.08 Problems with Belfast City Airport car park
19.03.08 Aer Lingus fail to stop Ryanair ‘interference’
12.03.08 Loganair Dundee – Birmingham flights available, but problems for Belfast
05.03.08 Record Belfast Airport sales for Ryanair
04.03.08 Loganair / Flybe announce Dundee – Birmingham and Belfast flights
03.03.08 Bomb alert closes Belfast Airport
01.03.08 Winds hit Belfast Airport flight
February 2008
28.02.08 easyJet scrap Belfast – Gdansk flights
27.02.08 No train link for Belfast Airport
26.02.08 Aer Lingus Irish strikes off
25.02.08 Aer Lingus launch more Belfast Airport routes
24.02.08 Autogrill wins €45m Belfast City Airport contract
23.02.08 Belfast Airport road access an 'embarrassment'
21.02.08 Zoom announce Belfast – Canada summer schedule
20.02.08 easyJet campaign for Belfast Airport rail link
19.02.08 Manx2 adds Isle of Man – Belfast and Gloucester flights
13.02.08 Aer Lingus announce Belfast – Paris flight; drop Amsterdam rotation
07.02.08 No Irish spoken on Belfast Aer Lingus flights
02.02.08 Aer Lingus boss says Belfast Airport passengers up in January
January 2008
31.01.08 Robin Hood and Belfast Airport work together to promote link
29.01.08 Belfast City Airport boss replies to residents runway concerns
26.01.08 Aer Lingus sells just a third of its Belfast Airport flights seats in December
20.01.08 Belfast Airport cigarette smuggler jailed
19.01.08 Belfast City Airport to install noise monitoring system
18.01.08 Row over football shirts at Belfast Airport
16.01.08 Passengers to top 6m at Belfast Airport
15.01.08 Ryanair and Aer Lingus in war of words over new Belfast - Heathrow route
14.01.08 Aer Lingus sells just one third of seats on new Belfast - Heathrow flights
11.01.08 easyJet boss calls for better road access to Belfast Airport
10.01.08 Forth cocaine haul in 3 months at Belfast Airport
07.01.08 One-bag rule still applies in Northern Ireland
05.01.08 Weather hits flights at Belfast Airports
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