Blackpool Airport lose Belfast flight
20.07.08
Low-cost airline Jet2 is to drop its Belfast International flight from Blackpool Airport for the winter. The flights will return next March for the summer season, with the route likely to become a summer only service.
A dip in passenger numbers for the services over the winter and the rise in fuel costs have meant that the airline cannot run the daily service profitably. But the airport has escaped the cutbacks announced by Ryanair last week. It has announced it is to axe hundreds of flights and temporarily close seven bases in the upcoming season.
Sue Kendrick, communications manager at Blackpool International, said: ‘Low cost airlines are facing the fact that with the rise in fuel costs and falling bookings due to the general downturn in the economy, they are going to have to reduce operations. Whilst we are obviously disappointed, we can of course understand the reasoning behind the decision.’
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