Aer Lingus has announced that it is axing its Belfast City to London Heathrow route at the end of this month due to Brexit rules.
The company confirmed that it will end its service between the Belfast and London hubs at the end of October, and described the decision to be “Brexit-related”.
In a statement, Aer Lingus said: “Aer Lingus is very keen to continue operating the Belfast City – Heathrow London service, which we have been operating since 2007.
“We are engaging with the relevant authorities in order to allow us to continue to serve this route into the future.
“For the upcoming winter season we will be working with our sister airline, British Airways, to ensure there is continuity of service and no impact to any of our passengers’ journeys.”
The airline confirmed that it had been operating under a temporary licence, which has now ended. Staff members for the service are to be deployed to other positions within the business, ITV News has reported.
Aer Lingus is an Irish Airline and does not hold the right to operate domestic flights in the UK.
This is the only mainline service operated by Aer Lingus from Belfast City. All other flights under the brand from Heathrow are operated by Emerald Airlines, which is Aer Lingus’ franchise partner.
