Travel agents from across Northern Ireland enjoy a trip to London Heathrow’s Terminal 2 with Aer Lingus and Belfast City Airport
Local travel agents have taken part in a trip, hosted by George Best Belfast City Airport and Aer Lingus, to London Heathrow to experience the ease of connections with the airport and the state-of-the-art facilities in T2.
Belfast City Airport facilitates the only route between Northern Ireland and London Heathrow.
The trip saw agents from Northern Ireland’s top travel agencies fly from Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow with Aer Lingus. They were met by Heathrow staff to explore the fantastic offering available to travellers as well as the numerous transfer connection options.
Diane Risk, Travel Trade Consultant at Belfast City Airport said:
“These trips are hugely important to develop relationships with our travel trade partners, who we work with closely throughout the year.
“London Heathrow is an important hub for business and leisure passengers, and Belfast City Airport offers the only Northern Ireland connection to Heathrow offering fantastic convenience to our passengers.”
Andrea Hunter, Business Development Manager at Aer Lingus, said:
“We were delighted to showcase our strong offering from Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow. The route is extremely popular for business people and passengers visiting and working in London and also for travellers with onward connections.
“It was a very positive trip and the travel agents were all extremely impressed by the state-of-the-art facilities in the terminal and the easy connection process, as well as the Heathrow Express offering.”
Aer Lingus offers three flights a day from Belfast City to London Heathrow Airport.