Ryanair will return to Northern Ireland’s Belfast City Airport for Summer 2021 with eight new routes. The carrier will offer low-fare flights to Malaga, Mallorca, Faro, Alicante, Barcelona, Ibiza, Milan-Bergamo and Valencia with zero change fees.
On Thursday (March 4, 2021), Ryanair announced their return to Belfast City Airport after an 11 year hiatus for summer 2021 with service to eight destinations. Northern Ireland customers will enjoy service to summer destinations with seven weekly flights to Malaga, Mallorca, Faro and Alicante, five weekly flights to Barcelona, and twice-weekly service to Ibiza, Milan-Bergamo and Valencia. With the UK’s highly successful vaccine rollout and 35 percent of Northern Ireland adult residents vaccinated, low-fare summer travel from Belfast is now more convenient than ever, including Ryanair’s “zero change fee” should travel plans change.
In Thursday’s announcement, Ryanair’s Director of marketing, Dara Brady, said,
“We are delighted to make a return to Belfast City Airport this summer, having previously operated here in 2010. The UK Govt’s highly successful rollout of their vaccination programme gives customers the confidence that travel will be possible this summer and NI consumers now have 8 routes at low fares to some of the most popular summer holiday destinations in Spain, Portugal and Italy to choose from. To celebrate the launch of these 8 summer routes from Belfast City, we are launching a seat sale with fares available from just £14.99 for travel from June to October 2021, which must be booked by midnight Saturday, 6th March only on Ryanair.com. We look forward to welcoming NI customers on board our flights to the likes of Alicante, Barcelona, Milan and Valencia this summer. A much-deserved getaway is only a click away, so to avoid disappointment, we advise customers to act fast and book before these amazing low fares are snapped up.”
Also commenting on Ryanair’s return, Belfast City Airport’s CEO, Brian Ambrose, added,
“This is excellent news for those in Northern Ireland considering a getaway this summer. The choice of routes offered by Ryanair will facilitate both city breaks and relaxing beach holidays for our passengers. Travel has been significantly restricted over the last 12 months and as the vaccine rollout continues at pace and the restrictions ease, we expect there will be considerable demand for these routes, and we look forward to welcoming Ryanair customers through the terminal.”
Ryanair Holdings, plc is Europe’s largest airline conglomerate and the parent company of Buzz, Lauda, Malta Air, and Ryanair DAC. The airline usually carries over 154 million passengers annually with over 2,500 daily departures. Ryanair typically serves over 200 destinations in 40 countries with a fleet of over 400 Boeing 737 Family aircraft and 20 Airbus A320s. Currently, the low-cost carrier has an additional 210 Boeing 737-8200s on order. Ryanair has maintained a stellar safety record for 35 years and prides itself on being “Europe’s greenest cleanest airline group,” promising customers a reduction in CO2 emissions of up to 50%, versus the “Big 4 EU major airlines.”
Source: Ryanair