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United to operate transatlantic flights year-round to Belfast

Monday, 3 August 20153 min read

Good news for Game of Thrones fanatics.

United Airlines has announced its Belfast to New York route will become a year-round service.

In addition to its current schedule, the airline will now also operate the service from January 7 to March 10, 2016, three times weekly.

United’s managing director sales, UK and Ireland, Bob Schumacher, said: "We’re pleased to offer our Northern Irish customers a year-round direct link to New York.

"New York remains a popular destination for travelers and our Newark Liberty hub provides the most convenient route into the city as well as easy connections to hundreds of other destinations across the United States and beyond. With this schedule change, we are offering our customers even more choice."

Belfast International Airport managing director, Graham Keddie, said: "The decision by United to return to full year-round service is of great significance to the Northern Ireland economy."

"Our one and only direct, scheduled transatlantic service to Newark Liberty is a lifeline for US-owned firms and adds massively to efforts to attract additional and highly prized US investment."