Aer Lingus boss says Belfast base a success
12.12.11
Aer Lingus is enjoying double celebrations in Northern Ireland this month, the Belfast Telegraph reports. December 10 marked the airline's fourth anniversary of flying from Belfast, and it has announced flying over 2.3m customers to London and Europe since the operation began. Just over a million customers have flown to Heathrow and over 1.25m to Europe.
The airline also recently retained the award for 'Best Airline to Europe from Belfast,' at the Northern Ireland Travel and Tourism Awards. Declan Kearney, Aer Lingus director of communications, said it is committed to Northern Ireland and revealled that its three-times-daily flights had captured 40% of the Heathrow market. He told the newspaper: ‘We have created over 100 jobs, invested millions, offer nine routes and have carried over 2.3m passengers.’
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