A Ryanair flight from Glasgow to Derry has been diverted to Belfast as strong winds buffeted the North West this afternoon.
The plane had been due to land in the city shortly after 3pm but was redirected. Passengers will make their way to their intended destination by bus from Belfast from 5.45pm, according to City of Derry Airport, whilst those who had been due to travel to Glasgow from Derry on the same plane at 3.30pm are being bussed to Dublin.
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Belfast International is now the fifth busiest airport in the United Kingdom for domestic passenger traffic.
Its new ranking emerged in a Civil Aviation Authority report on airport and passenger activity for 2016. In the league table of 47 UK airports, Belfast International comes in behind Heathrow, Gatwick, Edinburgh and Glasgow in terms of passenger flow. Overall, the airport grew by more than 17% last year with over 5.1 million passengers through the facility. That figure is expected to grow further in 2017. Managing Director Graham Keddie said it was "an outstanding result" for the airport. On the 9th January 2017, United Airlines flew its last BFS-EWR flight. The Minister for the Economy, Simon Hamilton, said he would proactively search for a new carrier to fly what he describes as the 'essential, Belfast to New York service.
Airlines that have been suggested to replace United include; Norwegian Jet2 Delta It is widely thought that Norwegian will be the replacement airline operating flights to New York and Boston. |
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