Jet2 axe Belfast flights this winter
20.07.08
Low-cost airline Jet2 is to drop its Belfast - Blackpool Airport flights for the winter. The route will return late next March for the summer season, and is likely to become a summer only service.
A drop in passenger numbers over the winter and the rise in fuel costs have meant that the airline cannot run the daily service profitably. But the airport did escape the cutbacks announced by Ryanair last week. The budget airline has announced it is to axe hundreds of flights and temporarily close 7 bases in the coming winter season.
Sue Kendrick, communications manager at Blackpool Airport, said: ‘Low cost airlines are facing record fuel costs and falling bookings due to the general downturn in the economy. They are going to have to reduce operations. Whilst we are obviously disappointed, we can of course understand the reasoning behind the decision.’
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