Belfast International Airport announces seven new flight routes as part of Winter 2024 schedule
Belfast International Airport has launched seven new routes as part of its Winter 2024 schedule.
With 400 flights per week for passengers, the new routes follow a successful summer period, where demand for travel exceeded pre-pandemic levels.
Monthly traffic figures from VINCI show that 705,000 passengers travelled though the airport which was an increase of 11% on 2023 figures.
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The busiest day was August 16 where the Belfast Internaitonal Airport welcomed 27,000 passengers.
This winter, the Airport will boost its connectivity and offering further with 70 routes across the UK, Europe and beyond.
New routes for winter 2024 include:
Prague (easyJet)
Marrakech (easyJet)
Fuerteventura (easyjet)
Salzburg (Crystal Ski)
Turin (Crystal Ski)
Madeira (Jet2.com)
Kaunas (Ryanair)
There will also be more ski programme options with Travel Solutions and Balkan Holidays to Bulgaria.
Dan Owens, Chief Executive Officer, Belfast International Airport said; “We have experienced one of our busiest summers on record as demand and appetite for travel continues to grow.
"By working closely with our airline and travel partners to increase capacity, we have been able to identify a range of new destinations that we know will appeal to passengers and boost connectivity for the region.”
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