The return Ryanair flight to Liverpool is estimated to depart at 11.00pm.
On July 14 my wife and I travelled back from Manchester on a flight which, while delayed, would have landed around 10.00pm had it been allowed to proceed to BHD
Needless to say we were diverted to BFS adding quite a bit of time to our journey home to East Belfast.
BHD told me the diversion was necessary because the aircraft had to depart on a repositioning flight immediately after its passengers disembarked.
This would have meant a take-off during 'curfew' hours presumably causing annoyance in Holywood or the Albertbridge Road depending in which direction the aircraft departed.
We were on a BAe 146. Is a Ryanair B737-800 quieter than this aircraft or is this airline's SLF being treated more favourably than Flybe's?