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Slow take-off for Belfast/Heathrow route - Irish, Business - Independent.ie
A YEAR after its controversial decision to switch Heathrow flights from Shannon to Belfast, Aer Lingus has cornered just 10pc of the Belfast/London air market, new figures show.
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An Aer Lingus spokesman, however, defended his airline's Belfast/Heathrow performance, saying market share "wasn't the main consideration" and stressing the route's improving performance.
Industry figures from the UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) show Aer Lingus carried about 87,000 passengers on the Belfast/Heathrow route between January and May.
That figure compares with the 132,000 passengers who used Shannon/Heathrow over the same period in 2007, and is also less than 10pc of the total Belfast to London market, which came in at 888,000 for the five months.
Aer Lingus's sole competitor on the Heathrow route, BMI, meanwhile, carried almost 220,000 passengers during the same five months this year.
Correct me if I'm wrong on this, but that should be read bearing in mind that BD has (?) 8 BHD-LHR rotations every weekday versus 3 BFS-LHR?