Northern Ireland Aviation Enthusiast's Forum
General Aviation Discussion => General Aviation Discussion => Topic started by: jasT1981 on November 23, 2020, 05:36:17 PM
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Economy Minister, Diane Dodds has today said there are 3 new proposed routes for Belfast to help us come out of Covid. New York, Boston and Doha in Qatar are the 3 proposed locations and she is in talks with Belfast Int for this to happen.
you need to scroll down the page a bit to see the full article.
https://www.derryjournal.com/health/coronavirus/live-updates-coronavirus-ni-446-psni-officersmembers-staff-because-covid-19-new-direct-flights-qatar-new-york-and-boston-could-be-part-nis-covid-19-economic-recovery-reveals-diane-dodds-voucher-scheme-confirmed-every-3044230 (https://www.derryjournal.com/health/coronavirus/live-updates-coronavirus-ni-446-psni-officersmembers-staff-because-covid-19-new-direct-flights-qatar-new-york-and-boston-could-be-part-nis-covid-19-economic-recovery-reveals-diane-dodds-voucher-scheme-confirmed-every-3044230)
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I'd expect the NY and BOS service to be a A321neo aer lingus, Qatar for the doha, thats if the fanfare and red carpet treatment they got with the Chinese students was anything to go by...
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I can`t see this happening until 2022 at the earliest, airlines have been under immense pressure because of Covid-19, and I can`t see any of the major players wanting to come in, when US routes from Dublin are well established. It might work as a seasonal project, but I suspect airlines will be playing safe and not looking at new routes for some time.