"City
airport welcomes return of service between Belfast and Cork"
Belfast Telegraph - 13th February 2004
THE resumption of air services between Belfast and Cork was welcomed today by the City Airport.
It was announced yesterday that Dublin-based airline Aer Arann was moving to plug the gap left by the collapse last month of Jetmagic.
The new service will start on March 1 and Aer Arann expects to carry more than 20,000 passengers a year on the route.
The airline, which was behind the abortive attempt to start a Belfast-Dublin service last summer, said it would operate two flights a day, Monday to Friday.
Flight times and precise fares will be announced in the next few weeks.
Brian Ambrose, newly appointed chief executive at Belfast City Airport, said: "We are delighted to welcome Aer Arann to Belfast City Airport.
"We know that there is considerable demand for a Belfast-Cork service from the local business community and we look forward to working with the airline to promote this service."
Jennifer Mooney, commercial manager of Aer Arann, said the Belfast service would be its sixth service from Cork.
She added: "Recognising the need for continued air access between north and south following Jetmagic's recent collapse, we are confident we can capture this market."
Aer Arann operates
more than 400 flights per week and last year carried 600,000 passengers with
84% of flights on time (within 15 minutes) and 91% within 30 minutes.
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