Airport News
Belfast Airport offers new Reykjavik route
Tue, 30 Nov, 2010
Belfast Airport has announced the launch of a host of new services for summer 2011 between the Northern Ireland capital and Reykjavik.
As of June next year, Iceland Express will provide weekly flights to the country's largest city, in addition to ferrying Icelandic tourists to Belfast.
International airport business development director Uel Hoey welcomed the new services, stating that investing in new direct access channels is a "priority" for Belfast Airport.
"The aim should always be to develop the market, not simply splinter or replicate services," he said. "We are not in the business of simply re-arranging the existing business."
Mr Hoey went on to state that the hub will continue to have its wide-ranging regional objectives recognised and granted support by Northern Ireland's government.
Last month, Belfast Airport had its newly-refurbished terminal opened by the Queen, who was accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh and also heard plans to invest in a host of additional facilities over the next few years.