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George Best Belfast City Aiport

Other Business Names:

  • Belfast Harbour Airport
  • Belfast City Airport
  • Short Brothers
  • Bombadier
  • Grupo Ferrovial

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Belfast, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland

Sectors:

  • Transport services Airport services

Notes:

Airport close to centre of Belfast originally opened in 1937 and for long used for military purposes and by Short Brothers. 1983 opened for commercial flights and subsequently sold by Bombadier, owner of Shorts, to Grupo Ferrovial of Spain in 2003. Then known as Belfast Harbour Airport and later as Belfast City Airport. Renamed 2006 George Best Belfast City Airport. Continues in 2016

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