Jet2 annouce BFS – BCN! (easyjet are ripping i bet!)

Daily flights between Belfast and Barcelona will begin next month, a low-cost airline has announced.
A spokesman for Jet2.com said on Monday that the new route was being developed to meet customer demand.

In April, the Leeds-based company began operating a service between Belfast International Airport and Prague.

The Barcelona flights begin on 24 September, with fares starting from £21 each way.

Operating from Belfast International Airport, Jet2.com only entered the Northern Ireland market last November when it introduced daily flights to Leeds-Bradford.

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The company’s chief executive, Philip Meeson, said the flight was designed to meet customer demand.

“We’ve asked our passengers where they would like to fly to, and they’ve all said Barcelona,” he said.

“I think it’s potentially the most popular destination from this airport.”

Flights to mainland Europe have seen a large increase this year, with Easyjet offering flights to Paris, Nice, Malaga and Alicante.

Primeflight began operating twice-daily flights between Belfast and Brussels in March, aimed at business people.

Before these new routes, the only direct flight to continental Europe from Belfast was to Amsterdam.