Aer Lingus takes 500,000th booking at Belfast Airport

Aer Lingus has taken its 500,000th booking for flights from Belfast International Airport.

The airline reached the milestone a year after it began operations from Belfast, a development that marked its first investment in a base outside the Republic of Ireland.

Enda Corneille, corporate affairs director for Aer Lingus, said: "We're delighted to have reached the half a million mark and growth continues to be in line with our expectations.

"The support from the travelling public in Northern Ireland has been fantastic, and with a growing selection of routes on offer to popular sunshine and city break destinations, we hope to build on this success in the months ahead."

The airline has added a number of services to its schedule from Belfast International Airport over the past year, including new winter 2008-09 flights to Lanzarote, Milan and Munich.

Flights to Lanzarote will begin on September 27th, while services to both Munich and Milan will get underway on October 28th.

Mr Corneille said that Aer Lingus now offers destinations "to suit every traveller's taste", from Rome and Paris for culture vultures to Malaga for sun-seekers.

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