Ryanair stops flying all the way to and from Northern Ireland. After the airline decided earlier this year to no longer fly to Derry, flights at Belfast City and Belfast International Airport will soon be discontinued.
Ryanair’s move to stop all flights at both Belfast airports is a blow to connections between Northern Ireland and the rest of Europe. Previously, Flybe and Stobart Air were also active in Belfast, but these airlines forced to cease the operations because of losses.
“It has been a difficult time for aviation, consumers could hope for some stability in Northern Ireland air transport,” a Belfast International spokesperson said. “We hope to attract other airlines on the routes Ryanair flew”.
For the time being, Northern Ireland can fly to London with EasyJet, which commutes from Belfast to Gatwick and Stansted airports, as well as British Airways to Northern Ireland.
Ryanair states that the state passenger impact and the total derogation from any post-covid aid for the two airports were decisive in the decision to withdraw.
The budget pilot will stop flights from Belfast International to Alicante, Málaga, Kraków, Gdansk, Warsaw and Milan as of 30 October. Eight scheduled services from Belfast City, to Alicante, Barcelona, Faro, Ibiza, Mallorca, Málaga, Milan and Valencia, will stop on 12 september, after they only started in June.