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A 'rock choir welcome' as easyJet flies in its 500,000th passenger to Belfast City

EasyJet's 500,000th passenger at Belfast City Airport, Abby Wood, celebrates with Ellie McGimpsey, aviation development manager at the airport. Picture: Kelvin Boyes/PressEye
EasyJet's 500,000th passenger at Belfast City Airport, Abby Wood, celebrates with Ellie McGimpsey, aviation development manager at the airport. Picture: Kelvin Boyes/PressEye

EASYJET has celebrated the significant milestone of 500,000 passengers - just two years after commencing operations from Belfast City Airport.

And the momentous occasion was celebrated with a rock choir welcome for lucky half-millionth passenger Abby Wood.

She was greeted to a performance from the Rock Choir when she arrived on a flight from London Gatwick, and was presented with a bouquet of flowers.

Rock Choir is the UK’s leading contemporary award-winning choir experience offering local weekly rehearsals, performances and life-affirming events to more than 400 towns and communities.

EasyJet currently operates six UK routes from Belfast City Airport to Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, London Gatwick, London Luton and Manchester.

Ellie McGimpsey, aviation development manager at Belfast City Airport, said: "Reaching the milestone of half a million passengers in under two years is an incredible achievement for easyJet, and we were delighted to celebrate this occasion and express our gratitude to all passengers for their continued support.

“EasyJet’s services have been consistently popular with passengers who wish to avail of convenient and affordable air travel options, and the feedback we have received since it began flying from Belfast City Airport in July 2021 has been fantastic.

“Its consistent presence at Belfast City Airport forms part of our ongoing commitment to offering unrivalled convenience and connectivity to passengers and we look forward to continuing our successful partnership with easyJet and long into the future."

Ali Gayward, easyJet's UK country manager, said: “We are delighted to celebrate carrying more than 500,000 passengers to and from Belfast City Airport. We’ve continued growing our operations at Belfast City, serving our customers with more domestic connections to a greater range of destinations than ever before.

“Whether our customers are connecting with friends and family, exploring more of the fantastic destinations the UK has to offer or travelling for business, we are committed to offering great value and a warm welcome.”