Belfast City Airport: Brussels Airlines ends service
Northern Ireland is losing its direct air connection with Brussels. Brussels Airlines began the service from George Best Belfast City Airport last March but said it would cease the 5-times-a-week service soon. The service is said to have been struggling. When it was launched, Invest NI said the route was "strategically important" for exporters. The route was previously offered from Belfast International but had ceased. Brussels Airlines said: "We stop flying the route at the end of March, as it did not perform as we had anticipated. The airline said it reviewed its route network on a regular basis. "Route results, route potential and optimal fleet utilisation are, amongst others, some main drivers of these reviews," the airline added. "In this context we have decided to suspend our Belfast-Brussels route from the summer season onwards. <br/>
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Belfast City Airport: Brussels Airlines ends service
Northern Ireland is losing its direct air connection with Brussels. Brussels Airlines began the service from George Best Belfast City Airport last March but said it would cease the 5-times-a-week service soon. The service is said to have been struggling. When it was launched, Invest NI said the route was "strategically important" for exporters. The route was previously offered from Belfast International but had ceased. Brussels Airlines said: "We stop flying the route at the end of March, as it did not perform as we had anticipated. The airline said it reviewed its route network on a regular basis. "Route results, route potential and optimal fleet utilisation are, amongst others, some main drivers of these reviews," the airline added. "In this context we have decided to suspend our Belfast-Brussels route from the summer season onwards. <br/>
