Airport Information
The current site of Belfast International Airport dates back to 1917. Aldergrove was selected as the Royal Flying Corps training establishment during World War One. After the war, Aldergrove airport started to take civil traffic alongside Royal Air Force aircraft. In 1933, Northern Ireland's first ever civil air service started between Glasgow and Aldergrove. It remained an RAF base during the Second World War, particularly for Coastal Command and following the end of the war, civil flights were re-established at the airport.
On October 28th 1963, HRH the Queen Mother reopened Aldergrove as a civil airport and inaugurated the present terminal building. By 1969 annual passenger numbers reached 1 million. Today, Belfast International Airport is the most technically advanced airport in Ireland, the closest European all-weather airport to the USA and has an annual passenger throughput of over 4 million.
Business Facilities
For an admission charge, business travellers can use Belfast Airport's Business Lounge. A range of business facilities are available including fax, photocopying and internet access points together with coffee, complimentary alcoholic drinks and a range of snacks specially chosen from the café Paul Rankin menu. In addition, two Internet kiosks are located adjacent to the food court in departures, with two more in the international departures area.
For business executives requiring an overnight stop at Belfast, the 4 star Fitzwilliam International Hotel is located on site, just 50 metres from the airport terminal. With 106 luxuriously appointed bedrooms, fine cuisine and 10 conference & banqueting suites, complete comfort and cutting edge hospitality is assured during your stay at Belfast International Airport.