Kent airport celebrates busy Open
19.07.11
Darren Clarke may have won the Open Championship at Royal St George’s Golf Club, Kent, on Sunday, but nearby Manston Airport and resident airline Flybe also enjoyed the spoils of a busy Open.
Flybe is the only scheduled airline flying into Manston and, over the four-day duration of the Open, it operated twelve flights split evenly from Edinburgh and Belfast City, the latter route in particular attracting a great many late bookings.
Flybe reported that bookings soared with strong demand on all flights as players, support staff and golfing fans flew in and out for the championship. Total bookings were up 70% compared with the same period in 2010, with those on the airline’s popular Edinburgh service 40% above last year.
With its 2752m runway Manston os capable of handling the very largest of the business jets from North America too, and was popular with those flying in using a private jet.
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