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Location -
The Belfast International Airport lies west of Belfast in Northern Ireland.
The place is also colloquially known as Aldergrove, after the village, which
lies immediately to the west of the world-class airport. Location-wise Belfast
International Airport is located only 15 miles from the northwest of Belfast.
The motorway M2 and the access road A57 can easily lead you to the airport.
The airport is also well connected by roads, vehicles and trains.
Know your Airport - Locals at this some
times refer Belfast International Airport as "Nutt's Corner."
Belfast International shares its runways with the Royal Air Force base RAF
Aldergrove, which otherwise has its own facilities. Over 4.82 million passengers
(2.1% of passengers at all UK airports) traveled through the airport in
2005 (a 1.7 million/54.1% increase over 2000). Belfast International is
the 11th busiest airport in the UK in terms of passenger numbers and it
is the busiest airport in Northern Ireland. It is also the second busiest
airport on the island of Ireland (after Dublin Airport's 18.4mill passengers).
Belfast International Airport has transatlantic flights, with scheduled
flights to New York, Toronto and Vancouver as well as flights to many major
European cities. There are chartered flights to Africa, North America, the
Caribbean and many European destinations.
Airport Structure
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Terminals
- Opened in 1963 as a civil airport the Belfast Airport Terminal
today serves over 4 million people every year. Equipped with a number
of shopping and eating centers, 5 ATMs, telephone, postal and Internet
facilities the terminal houses of Belfast airport offers its visitors
a number of essential facilities.
Inside The Terminals - At the information desk
information regarding the flights, public transport options and general
information are available. The arrival and departure schedule of the
flights and the corresponding times by which to check in are also
available at the main terminal. While for international and European
flights passengers have to check in 2 hours before the flight’s
departure, for domestic flights, passengers require to check in 1
hour before the flight’s departure. Boarding begins 45 minutes
before departure, so make sure you keep enough time on hand to comfortably
complete all the formalities and essential jobs from before.
Safety - In order to ensure safety of travelers,
Belfast Airport has implemented a number of security measures. Checking
and restricting c0ontent of hand luggage is one of the main steps
taken by the airport authorities. Passengers availing flights at Belfast
airport are allowed to carry one hand baggage with them which must
be within the dimensions of 45cm width x 35cm length x 16 cm depth
including whatever attachments like wheels, pockets or handles it
may have. Among items that are prohibited from being carried in hand
baggage are included cosmetics, toiletries like toothpaste, hair gel,
lotions, deodorants, perfumes, aerosols and shaving foams. Also liquids
or drinks of any kind like soups and syrups as well as sharp objects
are also not allowed in flights. The only liquids allowed in flights
are essential medicines, baby milk and liquid baby food. Before checking
into the airports make sure you do not include either in your handbag
or luggage flammable liquids and solids, organic peroxides, infectious
substances, magnet containing instruments, magnetrons, non-safety
matches, fire lighters, poisons, quicklime, oiled paper, creosote,
oxidizers, gas cylinders, wet car cell batteries, fireworks, instruments
containing mercury, paints, thinners, acids, corrosives, alkalis and
radioactive materials.
Business facilities - The business lounge at Belfast
airport in association with the Bank of Ireland has been designed
specifically considering the requirements of the discerning traveler.
In order to enable you to make most of your time while at the airport
we offer you a number of business facilities including fax, Internet
access and photocopying facilities. At the same time, the Café
Paul Rankin offers you freshly brewed coffee, complementary alcoholic
refreshments and a variety of snacks with which you can simply unwind,
relax and enjoy your business trip to the fullest. You can also avail
the corporate membership offered by the business lounge and make the
most of business trips you make from this airport. While from Monday
to Saturday the lounge is open from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., on Sunday
it is open from 7:00am to 3:00pm. While the lounge admission will
cost you about £12 per visit, the annual membership rate is
about £200 and corporate membership about £800. Airport Lounges
Family interests - In order to make your trip more
memorable Belfast airport offers you some of the best eating and shopping
options. Burger King, Bar des Voyageurs, Café Paul Rankin,
Delice de France, Food Village, Zumo Fresh Juice and Smoothie Bar,
O’Brien’s Irish Sandwich Bar, Starbucks and Aldergrove
Bar are some of the eateries present at this airport that offer you
great food and drinks to refresh your senses. While Les Boutiques
offers you tax-free and duty-free shopping from branded skincare products
to gifts, confectionary and wines the shop offers you quality products
in a variety of categories. United Kingdom’s leading health
and beauty retailer Boots has also opened one of their outlets at
the airport’s Departure Lounge. So whether you need to buy some
essentials or gifts and souvenirs for family members and friends a
visit at this shop will definitely provide you just what you need.
While the Sock Shop offers you a wide range of socks and hosiery to
select from, the four World News shops present at Belfast airport
will provide you with books, magazines, newspapers, confectionary,
stationeries, drinks, snacks and different types of essential items. Airport Lounges
Parking options -
At Belfast
Airport you will get secure, well run and convenient parking facilities
with our car parks providing you with round the clock security and
attentive, knowledgeable staff to help you at every need. At same
time the luxury courtesy coaches and buses available will transfer
you to and from the airport terminals with maximum comfort and minimum
wait Belfast
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Extra information
- Belfast Airport offers its departing passengers a number of
facilities among which postal services, cash machines, currency exchange,
baby change facilities, airport information, business lounge, shops
and restaurants form some of the main features.
Leaving from Belfast airport - While located
centrally in Northern Ireland the Belfast city center is just 20 minutes
away by car travel, the historical city of Londonderry in North West
is approximately at a distance of 1 hour 25 minutes by car. For visitors
intending to travel around and explore the different parts of Northern
Ireland, car hire seems the best option and to facilitate this transport
option to visitors, five car hire desks are located in the arrival
hall for the benefit of passengers of inbound flights.
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Essentials - The visitor information desk located
in the arriving hall of the airport provides you whatever flight information,
visitors attraction and travel and accommodation facilities you need to
learn about and makes sure that from the very moment you arrive in this
city, your stay here is comfortable and convenient. For passengers arriving
in international flights currency exchange and car hire facilities are also
available in the arrival area.
Airlines operating from Belfast Airport
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Bmibaby, Continental,
easyJet, flyglobespan, Jet2.com, Manx2.com and Zoom airlines are some
of the major airlines that offer scheduled flights and operate from
Belfast airport.
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