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02/12/2016
Icelandair Announces Belfast As A New Destination
Icelandair has announced Belfast as a new destination from 01 June 1 2017.
Belfast will become Icelandair's 44th scheduled destination with a full year-round service three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays operated by sister airline Air Iceland.
The flight from George Bests Belfast City Airport to Reykjavik will provide easy connections with Icelandair's wide network of destinations in the US and Canada.
Birkir Holm Guðnason, Icelandair CEO said: "Belfast is a vibrant fast growing city with great business and leisure opportunities and we are happy to be able to offer our customers this exciting addition to our network."
Katy Best, Commercial and Marketing Director at George Best Belfast City Airport, commented: "Belfast City Airport is delighted to announce our new three-times weekly flight to Reykjavik, which is a further extension of our growing European route network and a major boost to the Northern Ireland economy.
"Icelandair has a proven international pedigree and our partnership with the airline for this new service will be a hugely welcome addition to the local market for business and leisure passengers.
"With a fantastic range of cultural events, activities and historical sites, the Icelandic capital is an increasingly popular tourist destination, while the route offers passengers an extremely convenient connection to a host of destinations in the USA and Canada."
Northern Ireland Economy Minister, Simon Hamilton MLA, said: "I welcome the hard work and commitment of George Best Belfast City Airport to develop routes like this one which will contribute to our efforts to make global connections as we create a competitive economy. This new route to Iceland which will open up connections to North America, is another important step as we continue to build our air connectivity so that it is as easy as possible for people all over the world to access Northern Ireland for both business and tourism purposes."
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Belfast will become Icelandair's 44th scheduled destination with a full year-round service three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays operated by sister airline Air Iceland.
The flight from George Bests Belfast City Airport to Reykjavik will provide easy connections with Icelandair's wide network of destinations in the US and Canada.
Birkir Holm Guðnason, Icelandair CEO said: "Belfast is a vibrant fast growing city with great business and leisure opportunities and we are happy to be able to offer our customers this exciting addition to our network."
Katy Best, Commercial and Marketing Director at George Best Belfast City Airport, commented: "Belfast City Airport is delighted to announce our new three-times weekly flight to Reykjavik, which is a further extension of our growing European route network and a major boost to the Northern Ireland economy.
"Icelandair has a proven international pedigree and our partnership with the airline for this new service will be a hugely welcome addition to the local market for business and leisure passengers.
"With a fantastic range of cultural events, activities and historical sites, the Icelandic capital is an increasingly popular tourist destination, while the route offers passengers an extremely convenient connection to a host of destinations in the USA and Canada."
Northern Ireland Economy Minister, Simon Hamilton MLA, said: "I welcome the hard work and commitment of George Best Belfast City Airport to develop routes like this one which will contribute to our efforts to make global connections as we create a competitive economy. This new route to Iceland which will open up connections to North America, is another important step as we continue to build our air connectivity so that it is as easy as possible for people all over the world to access Northern Ireland for both business and tourism purposes."
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