Belfast City Airport has announced a new easyJet route from Northern Ireland to England flying later this year.
A new service from Belfast to Bristol will commence on September 7 2022, with flights going on sale on Thursday.
Matthew Hall, Chief Executive at Belfast City Airport said that the new flight is a welcomed addition to the two other easyJet routes available.
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He said: "easyJet was warmly welcomed to Belfast City Airport last July with its service to London Gatwick.
"This route has proved extremely popular and we are thrilled our partnership with easyJet will be further strengthened by the addition of a three times weekly service to Bristol from 7 th September.
"The airline will also commence flights to Liverpool on 1 st July taking the total number of UK destinations to which passengers can fly to from Belfast City Airport to 19. With 12 daily flights to London, this is considerably more domestic connectivity than any other airport in Northern Ireland.
"As air travel returns, we are very pleased our passengers can continue to benefit from the speed and proximity offered by Belfast City Airport, located just a five minute drive from the city centre, and with average security processing times of six minutes."
A spokesperson for easyJet said: "We are delighted to be expanding our presence at Belfast City airport with the introduction of a new domestic route to Bristol operating three times a week from September, following the launch of our Liverpool service earlier this summer and our Gatwick service last year.
"We are proud to be Northern Ireland's largest airline and are looking forward to offering more choice and great value fares in Belfast to our customers.”
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