To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the possible sale of Aer Lingus, what plans they have to protect and maintain regular and frequent air links between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom.
Answered on
10 February 2015
Airlines, as the airports they serve, operate in a competitive market. Northern Ireland is well-connected by air to London with over 17,000 flights per year between the two Belfast airports and Derry Airport and the five main London airports, carrying over two million passengers. The airports also maintain good connections with other UK airports – Belfast International Airport has connections to eleven domestic destinations, Belfast City Airport to nineteen and Derry airport to three.