Ryanair abandons flights from Northern Ireland

The action comes just three months following the airline recommenced flights from Belfast Town following an absence of 11 a long time. 

Ryanair operates routes to Malaga, Alicante, Krakow, Warsaw, Gdansk and Milan from Belfast Global. 

A spokesman for the airport reported: “It is disappointing that Ryanair has now resolved to withdraw functions from the overall Northern Ireland market at the stop of Oct, getting variously had a existence in all three nearby airports in latest a long time.

“It has been a tricky period of time for aviation and a time when shoppers need to have some steadiness and faith in the Northern Ireland air transportation community.”

Previously on Tuesday, chief executive Michael O’Leary reported the airline was established to hit its focus on of carrying involving 90m and 100m travellers for the yr to March 2021. It flew 149m travellers in the yr to March 2019.

Shares rose jumped two.1pc to €16.41 in London, valuing the airline at €18.6bn.