A new company will begin operating a service from East Midlands Airport to Belfast following the collapse of a major flight operator. It was announced last week that Flybe had entered administration, affecting hundreds of jobs and scores of flights.
Flybe had operated services from Belfast, Birmingham and Heathrow to airports across the UK and to Amsterdam and Geneva. Emerald Airlines, the largest operator out of Belfast City Airport and the operator of the Aer Lingus Regional network, has now announced it will be taking on one of Flybe's routes.
Ciarán Smith, the Head of Commercial at Emerald Airlines, said: "We are very pleased to be strengthening our schedule out of Belfast City Airport. As the demand for travel options from Belfast only increases, this new route will no doubt be warmly welcomed."
