8 | UPDATES


www.nitravelnews.com


July/August 2023


United Airlines Marks 25th Anniversary of Dublin Airport – New York/Newark Service


10 Million: Hong Kong welcomes record amount of visitors


Hong Kong Has Welcomed Over 10 Million Visitors This Year


HONG Kong has welcomed over 10 million visitors in the first five months of 2023.


Data from the Hong Kong


Tourism Board showed a good start to the year but officials fear the lack of international flights compared to pre-Covid will slow the full recovery. The last two months of 2023 saw Hong Kong tourism numbers recover to about 50% of pre-Covid levels.


Visitor numbers from the mainland and Southeast Asia are recovering fastest at 60% of 2019 levels.


Flights to the British Virgin Islands Launched


AMERICAN Airlines has launched new flights to the British Virgin Islands from its Miami hub. The new daily flight to Tortola’s


Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport further expands the airline’s Caribbean network which now comprises 40 destinations for summer 2023. American is the only carrier offering British Virgin Islands flights from Miami.


AER LINGUS REGIONAL LAUNCHES 13 DESTINATIONS FROM BELFAST CITY


AHEAD of the busy summer travel season,


Regional, exclusively operated by Emerald Airlines,


Aer Lingus has


completed the launch of its full summer schedule from Belfast City Airport to 13 destinations across the UK. This marks a significant milestone for the carrier, being the largest airline to operate at Belfast City Airport, further strengthening its commitment to providing air travel services to customers across


BELFAST to Dublin gains new express service after £8.5 million investment.


Dublin Express is launching the new bus service from 18th July after teaming up with


Northern Ireland and beyond. Katy Best, Commercial Director


at Belfast City Airport, commented “The summer is one of the busiest times of the year at Belfast City Airport, and we often have up to 10,000 passengers a day using the terminal. “Aer Lingus Regional’s summer schedule incorporates flights to 13 destinations, including popular holiday locations such as Jersey and Isle of Man. “This provides passengers with


New Belfast to Dublin Express Service Launches Quinn’s will


Dungannon-based Quinn’s coach hire.


operate the new service taking 16 trips to both Dublin Airport and Dublin City Centre from Belfast city Centre daily.


ultimate choice and convenience to help them make it a summer to remember. “In addition to an extensive selection of routes, passengers who choose Aer Lingus Regional from Belfast City Airport can travel hassle-free thanks to our unrivalled city centre location and average security processing times of just six minutes. “We look forward to the future


of our partnership with Aer Lingus Regional and to greeting many more travellers to Belfast City Airport.”


Passengers can now enjoy seamless connections from Belfast City Airport to Birmingham, Cardiff, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Jersey, Isle of Man, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle, Newquay and Southampton.


UNITED Airlines is marking the 25th anniversary of its nonstop service between Dublin Airport and New York/ Newark. Since its launch in June 1998, the airline has carried almost 3.5 million customers on over 20,000 flights on that route. Today, United operates daily year- round nonstop flights from Dublin Airport to New York/ Newark and Washington D.C., as well as seasonal nonstop flights from Dublin to Chicago.


“For a quarter of a century


now, United has connected Dublin with the United States, offering our customers in Ireland nonstop connections to the New York metropolis and the U.S. East Coast, as well as an unrivalled network of onward connections from our New York/Newark hub to


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56