Belfast International Airport welcomed 705,000 passengers during August and has over 400 weekly flights and seven new routes for winter 2024. The new routes follow a successful summer period, where demand for travel exceeded pre-pandemic levels. Monthly traffic figures from VINCI show that 705,000 passengers travelled though the airport. An increase of 11% on 2023 figures. The busiest day was 16th August when the Airport welcomed 27,000 passengers.
This winter the Belfast International Airport will boost its connectivity and offering further with 70 routes across the UK, Europe and beyond. New routes for winter 2024 include Prague, Marrakech, Fuerteventura with easyJet, a New Crystal Ski programme to Salzburg and Turin, Winter Sun with Jet2.com to Madeira and new city break options to Kaunas with Ryanair. There will also be more ski programme options with Travel Solutions and Balkan Holidays to Bulgaria.
Commenting on the summer figures and the launch of the winter schedule, the Chief Executive Officer at Belfast International Airport, Dan Owens said; “We have experienced one of our busiest summers on record as demand and appetite for travel continues to grow. By working closely with our airline and travel partners to increase capacity, we have been able to identify a range of new destinations that we know will appeal to passengers and boost connectivity for the region.”
