Belfast City Airport is disappointed to advise customers that Ryanair will be ceasing operations at Belfast City Airport at the end of the summer schedule.

This decision will affect all Ryanair flights from 0630hrs on 1st November 2010. Ryanair currently serves 5 routes from Belfast City Airport: London Stansted, Liverpool, Glasgow Prestwick, East Midlands and Bristol.

All other routes to and from Belfast City Airport are unaffected.

All affected passengers will be receiving an email from Ryanair advising them on how to obtain a refund for affected flights. Passengers may also contact Ryanair directly on 0871 246 0000 from the UK or 081 8303030 if dialling from the Republic of Ireland.

Management at George Best Belfast City Airport has deemed its Community Information Days a success following the completion of two sessions which ended at midday today.The Community Information Days enabled local community groups the opportunity to discover more about the airport’s Community Fund and also question airport management on the runway extension and any other aspect of the airport’s operations.The two day event was widely publicised on TV, Radio, print and online media, with invites also issued to 21,000 households through the airport’s Community News letter.Despite only 42 people attending the two-day event, Ruth Kimbley, Communications Executive, deemed the event a success.“The vast majority of attendees were supportive of the runway extension and our operations, realising that the extension would mean no bigger planes, no change in the operating hours and no extra flights.“Whilst we realise noise is an issue for many residents, this is monitored closely and reported in a transparent manner. Many of the residents I spoke with were interested to learn the facts behind our operations.“The airport has close links to the community it serves and will always continue to operate an open door policy for residents to discuss their concerns.”

Manx2.com is set to add another flight to its Ireland schedule.

The Company, based in the Isle of Man, will launch a new direct link between Belfast City and Cork on Wednesday 8th September. From this date two return flights will operate every week day with a late flight on Sunday nights.