Belfast City Airport: Difference between revisions

Close to B&Q (see above) but turn left upon entering Holywood Exchange (rather than right). The newly opened (December 07) Ikea has a multi-story open-roof car park that offers great views of runways 4 and 22. On a week-day you should be able to park your car right beside the fence on level 3. But on a Saturday or Sunday, if it is busy, you might not be able to drive into the multi-storey, but you can still walk up to it. Expect a few weird looks from the public if photographing, but you shouldn't get bothered by any staff. The multi-story is only open during store opening hours - on a Sunday this means you won't get onto the carpark top level until 1300hrs. See http://www.airliners.net/photo/EuroManx/EuroManx/1330520 for example photo.  

FlyBe is by far the main airline at Belfast City, with a large number of Dash 8 Q400s, and BAe 146s based at the airport. BMi fly the flagship route to London Heathrow with Airbus A321/320/319. Aer Arann operates an ATR42/72 service to Cork, Euromanx a Dash 8 Q200/300 service to the Isle of Man, and Manx2 also serves IOM with a variety of equipment, usually a Let410 or Metro. There is also a twice daily air mail operation to Prestwick with an Air Charter Scotland Cessna 310 or similar. General Aviation movements usually total 1 or 2 a day, generally biz jets, however there is a based Pilatus PC12 and G-MGYB Legacy of Haughey Air can usually be found on the ramp outside the old terminal.