Originally Posted by
nighthawk117
As part of the governments plan to restore the power sharing agreement in Northern Ireland, it seems they have agreed to begin talks with the United States on a pre-clearance facility in Belfast.
Source:
https://assets.publishing.service.go..._Paper__1_.pdf
Obviously this document is Northern Ireland specific, so no mention of Edinburgh or any other UK airport. Hopefully they are also included in the talks, and not just a one off for Belfast! If they can justify it in Belfast (which at the moment has no US flights) then surely EDI must be considered?
Sounds very much like a political aspiration rather than a realistic proposition anytime soon. Hypothetical - but if Belfast were to secure an American route, which would be required to be heavily subsidised in my opinion to attract a carrier, would one route justify the obvious costs associated with pre-clearance? Would the Irish Republic Gov be happy to see another PC so close to Dublin? EDI, have been pushing for PC for years now. They have only recently completed the congressional committee visit stage. The CEO is now encouraging the two Gov’s to make it happen. The Belfast story is good
PR in the grander scheme in relation to the NI executive sitting again.