A new flight route to a popular summer location is preparing to take its inaugural flight from Belfast International Airport on Tuesday.
The first set of passengers will jet off from Northern Ireland to the Greek Island of Rhodes tomorrow as easyJet's new service begins its operations in Belfast.
The new route will operate up to twice a week on Saturdays and Tuesdays throughout the summer season until October 28.
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This week, the airline also welcomed an additional aircraft to its base at the International Airport, to serve customer demand from Northern Ireland this summer.
The arrival of the 186-seat Airbus A320 means easyJet now bases eight Airbus A320 family aircraft at Belfast International, demonstrating the airline’s long-term commitment to Northern Ireland by providing more great value choice, offering 36 routes to eight countries across Europe and the Middle East.
The airline will operate its largest-ever flying programme from Northern Ireland this summer with 23% per cent more capacity than pre-pandemic, flying 4.7 million seats.
Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Country Manager, said: “We are delighted to be welcoming the arrival of our eighth aircraft in Belfast today and to be celebrating the launch of our new summer route to Rhodes, both of which are a testament to our continued success and commitment to our customers by providing greater choice and direct connectivity to more of the fantastic destinations Europe has to offer, for what will be our biggest ever summer in Northern Ireland.
"We are proud to be the largest airline in Northern Ireland and the expansion of our fleet and strengthening of our network at Belfast International demonstrates our confidence in the resilient strength of demand for travel in the UK, with customers choosing us for our trusted brand, unrivalled network and great value fares and we can’t wait to welcome more customers on board.”
Graham Keddie, managing director, Belfast International Airport said: “easyJet are a key strategic partner at Belfast International Airport and the addition of an eighth Airbus aircraft to its already substantial base here is further commitment of the importance of Belfast International to the easyJet network.
"Rhodes is always a firm and growing favourite with local holidaymakers and we are delighted to see it added to the overall easyJet network from Belfast International Airport.
"We are looking forward to a busy summer season ahead with even more choice available for passengers direct from their local airport."
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