I see from local press
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business that the Easyjet spin doctors are active again - now claiming they are the single biggest contributor to the NI economy and tourism over the past 5 years! - this is a crass insult to local agencies such as the NI Tourist Board who have made massive efforts to boost inward tourism.
How can an airline which pays minimal charges at BFS claim to contribute significantly to the regions economy - the vastly reduced revenues at BFS bear testament to this - they also state that over 7m passengers have been carried to and from Belfast since Sep 1998 - this may be true but it is very likely that the majority of these were NI passengers taking advantage of cheaper fares after being ripped off by the mainliners for years.
Easy also claim they are the most successful airline operating in N Ireland - by what yardstick do they measure "success" - do they mean making money? - for an airline that not so long ago was showing losses of £48m this seems unlikely. It would be better if Easyjet justified these claims rather than insulting peoples intelligence by issuing rash statements like these!