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Flight Summary

Belfast is served by two airports, Belfast International (BFS) and Belfast George Best City. Belfast City is by far the closest to the city centre of Belfast and also has more direct access to Northern Ireland's motorway network, although Belfast International (BFS), which sits a few miles east of Lough Neagh, is in a more central position for the rest of the region.

Quick Facts

Airport Code: BHD | BFS

James Says

Although the range of flights to and from Belfast has expanded greatly in recent years, there is always going to be a certain amount of leakage to Dublin. The Irish Republic's capital has a much broader network of flights to the USA, as well as a rapidly expanding network of no-frills flights to mainland Europe with Ryanair.
The major player offering cheap flights at Belfast is still easyJet, who initially concentrated their growth on the substantial UK domestic market. In recent years, easyJet have opened up new routes from Belfast to popular European destinations such as Prague and Málaga, with Jet2 joining in to offer further competition.
Back in 2005, Continental Airlines started daily flights from Belfast International to New York Newark, although the airline has threatened to axe the service if UK Air Passenger Duty continues to rise.
The one thing that Belfast still lacks is a decent network airline offering flights to one of the big three mainland European airports - Amsterdam (KLM), Frankfurt International (Lufthansa) or Paris Charles de Gaulle (Air France), leaving the Northern Irish capital without access to the massive range of connecting flights these airlines offer from their respective hubs.

Your Comments (4)

Arturo

06 January 2012 at 17:56 | #

I need to go to Belfast next month - I can either do flights to Belfast International with Easyjet, which are nice and cheap, or fly into Belfast City with Easyjet and pay a bit more.

Is it worth the extra?

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- James Avery
  
  06 January 2012 at 18:18 | #
  
  Arturo, I have just got back from Belfast, so I will update our content over the next few days. I would always choose City over Belfast International, if only for the great views of the city and its impressive geographical setting. You can also jump in a cab and reach most of the central city area for less than £10 - imagine trying to do that in London or Manchester!
  
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Gerald Glass

17 January 2012 at 22:21 | #

I think people really under-estimate the dramatic setting that Belfast sits in. Flying in is usually good from any angle. My favourite place to sit is on the right hand side on flights out of Belfast City that head over the cranes and then hook left to go back towards London or other airports in England.

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- James Avery
  
  17 January 2012 at 22:25 | #
  
  I agree entirely, I took my first flight from Belfast City just after New Year, and even with low cloud and rain, the night-time glimpse of the city was stunning. I imagine that any flights to Scotland hook right pretty quick, especially in a Q400 turboprop, so you'd want to be on the left?
  
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