"MALAGA
BOAST FOR THE CITY OF DERRY AIRPORT"
Northern Ireland Leisure Travel News - Nov 2004
THE
City of Derry Airport will be operating flights to Malaga and Alicante
via Teleticket and Servitour from Summer 2005.
Speaking at the launch of the flights from the North West, the Commercial
Director of Servitour and Teleticket, Olivia Mullan, said the decision to
operate services from the City of Derry Airport was based on the company identifying
the strong market from the region.
Research Olivia commented: "We have carried out research and discovered
that a significant number of passengers using our services to and from Ireland
are from the North West region and we are therefore confident that the North
West public will support us in this new and exciting venture.
"The support of the local Travel Trade and the North West public will
allow us to increase the frequency of the routes."
The
Malaga flight will operate on Thursdays and is already on sale from £139
return. However, as they anticipate overwhelming demand, there will also shortly
launch Easter departures to both Alicante and Malaga on the Spanish coast.
She explained that the programme is unique in that 30 per cent of their seats
are sold in Spain to the Spanish tourist and business market. Olivia Mullan
said: "We will be promoting and marketing the North West region of Ireland
to the Spanish market and hope to see up to 2,400 Spanish tourists and business
travellers making the trip to the North West during the first year."
Boost The Mayor, Councillor Gearoid O'Heara, welcoming the announcement, said
it was a major boost to the Airport and the North West region as a whole.
"Today's announcement of direct flights to Malaga and Alicante is excellent
news for the Airport and region.
"From a tourism perspective, we have a great advantage to market the
North West region to five million people in the Alicante and Malaga region."
The Chairman of the Airport Committee, Councillor John Kerr, additionally
welcomed the two new destinations. He said: "The addition of Malaga and
Alicante to our Summer 2005 programme, which already includes Majorca, Salou,
Faro and Lanzarote is excellent news."
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