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CBRE NI has today issued a stark warning that three quarters of Belfast’s office stock may become obsolete by 2030 due to upcoming EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) legislation. Speaking to over 500 guests at firm’s annual commercial property Outlook event at ICC Belfast, CBRE NI Managing Director, Brian Lavery, said that it is only a matter of time before regulations, already in place in England and Wales, take effect in Northern Ireland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v

Eastern Airways will commence up to six flights a week from George Best Belfast City Airport to Welsh capital Cardiff from 11 th January 2021, while also having recently increased frequency on routes to Southampton and Teesside International Airport. The service, the only direct air link to Wales on the entire island of Ireland, not only increases the number of destinations served by Belfast City Airport to 16, but also completes the route network left vacant by the collapse

The portfolio of new routes from Belfast City Airport, announced earlier in the year by airline partner Aer Lingus Regional, is now complete with the first flights to East Midlands Airport and Leeds Bradford Airport taking off today, 1 st October 2020. Both routes will operate up to three times per day, further enhancing Northern Ireland’s connectivity and providing passengers with more choice and convenient connections to the North and East of England. Commenting on the i

George Best Belfast City Airport has further strengthened its UK route network, with the inaugural Aer Lingus Regional flights to Birmingham and Manchester taking off today, 14 th  September. Operated by Stobart Air, these Aer Lingus Regional routes will commence with a double-daily service, with up to three flights daily from 15 th  October, to conveniently connect passengers with the West Midlands area and the North West of England. The launch of Birmingham and Manchester

Aer Lingus Regional has launched a new route from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh. This service, operated by Stobart Air, will connect passengers from Northern Ireland to the Scottish capital up to three times daily, providing choice and convenience for passengers. Edinburgh is the first of six new routes that Aer Lingus Regional will commence from Belfast City, with Birmingham, East Midlands, Exeter, Leeds Bradford and Manchester to follow in a phased approac

Belfast City Airport today announced the opening of a new Aer Lingus Regional base with the launch of six routes operated by Stobart Air. Services to Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford and Exeter will begin on a phased basis in line with passenger demand. From 27 August, flights from Belfast City to Edinburgh will begin, while services to Exeter will commence on 28 August. Flights to Manchester and Birmingham will operate from 14 September and t

Loganair has announced the addition of Glasgow to its portfolio of Scottish destinations from George Best Belfast City Airport. The service – a double daily Monday to Friday and on Sundays with a single flight on Saturdays - starts on September 4, using a 49-seat Embraer 145 regional jet. The weekday timetable from Monday through Thursday has departures from Glasgow at 07.15 and 16.00 and from Belfast at 08.30 and 17.15 – allowing for business meetings to take place in eith

Eastern Airways has announced it will commence a George Best Belfast City Airport – Southampton service from Monday 23rd March 2020. The UK regional airline will operate up to seven flights a week reconnecting Belfast to the south coast of England. The Belfast City Airport – Southampton route was previously operated by Flybe until the airline entered administration. Katy Best, Commercial Director at Belfast City Airport said: “Southampton has been a popular route from Bel

Eastern Airways has returned to George Best Belfast City Airport with the launch of a new six-times weekly service to Teesside International Airport. As a result of Flybe entering administration last week, Eastern Airways, former franchise partner of Flybe, is once again selling its flights independently. Today’s inaugural service from Teesside International Airport to Belfast City Airport was operated by an Embraer ERJ145. Ellie McGimpsey, Aviation Development Manager at