Shannon- Belfast
DM. I agree passengers were in excess of 10,000 pa and I flew that route quite frequently. I used to fly into Belfast, hire a car and head to Craigavon to visit a customer and make it back to the airport for the return leg. The route was mainly operated by an MD11 with American flight crew and Shannon based cabin crew. Most of the pax getting off or on at Belfast were those who availed of the transatlantic connections offered by Aer Lingus I.e. Onward connection to Boston, Baltimore, JFK, Chicago, Newark and Boston. Naturally Continental pose a huge threat to this route possibly being reactivated by Aer Arann but saying that the population of Shannon town comprises an incredible amount from NÍ. I'd like to see it back and would definitely support it.