Ryanair helps Belfast City Airport boom
17.10.08
Ryanair, the UK’s least favourite airline, has highlighted official Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) traffic statistics for the period January to July 2008, which show Belfast City Airport passengers growing by 28% - the fastest growing airport in the UK. The airline says that this is 'thanks entirely to Ryanair’s new and very successful base there.'
Passengers at the competing Belfast International ' stagnated (growing by less than 2%) as it suffered under the dead hand of Aer Lingus’s high fare services,' Ryanair said in a statement.
Ryanair’s chief executive Michael O’Leary said: 'We are continuing to work closely with Belfast City Airport to ensure that the runway extension is completed on schedule in the second half of 2009. We hope this will allow Ryanair to expand further at Belfast City by adding a range of flights to European destinations.'
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