A NEW air route will be launched from Belfast City Airport to the Isle of Man next month.
Emerald Airlines, which operates the Aer Lingus Regional services, will begin the new route on Monday April 24.
The service will initially operate four times a week, but will increase to six times weekly during the peak summer season (book at www.aerlingus.com).
Conor McCarthy, executive chairman at Emerald Airlines, said: “We're delighted to be bolstering our Belfast City schedule by adding a new link between Belfast and the Isle of Man.
“We look forward to continuing to grow our services, providing more options for those travelling to and from Belfast.”
Emerald says it is progressively bolstering its 2023 schedule, with more than 2.5 million seats on sale, across 28 routes and 17 destinations in Ireland, UK, and Channel Islands.
Katy Best, commercial director at George Best Belfast City Airport, said: “This new service to Isle of Man will be the 13th Aer Lingus route from Belfast City, providing excellent choice for passengers this summer.
“The airline will also operate new routes to East Midlands, Jersey, Newcastle and Newquay, in addition to its existing services to Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and Southampton.”
She added: “The first Aer Lingus flights operated by Emerald took off in March last year and we are very pleased with the performance and growth of the routes since then.”
Earlier this year, the airline reaffirmed its commitment to the UK, by adding 15,000 seats across its existing network from Belfast.
And it says it is "progressively bolstering its summer 2023 schedule", adding 200,000-plus extra seats this summer from Belfast City.
Meanwhile recruitment remains ongoing for the airline’s Belfast and Dublin bases, with vacancies found at www.emeraldairlines.com/jobs
