Manchester Airport is to see the introduction of a service to Belfast Metropolis Airport from September 14th.
Stobart Air, operator of Aer Lingus Regional, will base 5 ATR72-600 plane at Belfast Metropolis Airport.
The airline will function as much as 4 each day return flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast Metropolis Airport.
Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Stobart Air, operates three routes from Manchester together with Dublin, Cork and now Belfast Metropolis.
Stobart Air, following steerage from the European Aviation Security Company (EASA), the World Well being Organisation (WHO), and the European Centre for Illness Prevention and Management (ECDC), has applied plenty of enhanced well being and security measures to guard employees, crew and passengers.
Stobart Air have launched new boarding and disembarkation procedures to cut back passenger interplay.
Passengers will board and disembark the plane in small teams and in line with seat row numbers.
On the boarding gate, prospects will scan their very own boarding card and present their passport or ID to the employees member, making this course of contactless.
Commenting on the announcement, Stobart Air managing director, Andy Jolly, stated: “Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Stobart Air has been challenged and we have now labored arduous over the previous variety of months to guard our airline and to place us for the longer term, as soon as restrictions ease and passenger demand will increase.
“Working with Belfast Metropolis Airport and Manchester Airport, together with our companions, Aer Lingus we’re happy to ascertain a base at Belfast Metropolis to service flights to Manchester.
“Excessive frequency day-return flights from Manchester to Belfast Metropolis Airport will cater for each enterprise and leisure travellers for direct, handy and cost-effective flights.”
