London City and Belfast air connection restored

Monday, September 7, 2020

London City and Belfast recently restores a fast connection as flights between the two cities’ most central airports resumed operations. The five-times-a-week service between London City Airport (LCY) and George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), operated by LCY-based BA CityFlyer, brings back flying on the popular route which had ceased in February with the collapse of Flybe.

Last year the route was London City Airport’s fastest growing, up 14.7% year-on-year. A total of 210,936 passengers took advantage of the convenient connection between the two capital cities in 2019. Brandon Lewis, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, spoke about the return of the flights and said in a statement that the latest action would be excellent for Northern Ireland and the connectivity of the entire United Kingdom.

He mentioned that it is crucial to the recovery of the economy that vital air passenger services to and from London and Belfast City Airport are maintained and expressed that he is delighted that the popular and well-established route will once again be open for business.

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