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Find out what's the latest from City of Derry Airport.18/19 May – Ryanair.com 24 Hour Closure
The www.ryanair.com website will be closed for upgrade maintenance at the below times between Fri. 18 May and Sun. 20 May. Passengers must ensure that they have booked tickets, checked in online and printed their boarding passes etc. prior to the below times.
1. Bookings cannot be made on Ryanair.com from 22:00 hrs on Fri. 18 May until 22:00hrs Sat. 19 May
2. Online Check-in – Not available from 16:00 hrs on Fri. 18 May until 12:00 hrs. Sun. 20 May
3. Flight Changes cannot be made from 22:00 hrs on Fri. 18 May until 22:00hrs Sat. 19 May
Ryanair wishes to apologise to all passengers who may be affected by their website closure which is unavoidable in order to upgrade the www.ryanair.com website.
Ryanair Operates additional flights for Heineken Cup Final
Ryanair, Ireland’s favourite airline will operate 2 extra flights between City of Derry Airport and London Stansted for Ulster fans travelling to the “All-Ireland” final at Twickenham (19 May).
Ryanair’s Heineken Cup Final flights will allow Ulster fans travel to London from just £150 return. Seats will be booked up fast so fans are urged to log on to www.ryanair.com before they sell out.
Flight will depart on Saturday 19th May at 9.15am and return from London Stansted (20th May) at 11.30am. Book today on www.ryanair.com
CODA sponsored Chamber’s President’s Annual Lunch
The City of Derry Airport, Regional & City Airports and Parson Brinkerhoff sponsored this year’s Londonderry Chamber of Commerce President’s Annual Lunch, which took place at the City Hotel on 26 April.
The lunch is one of the Chamber’s main events of the year, and is well recognised at a national and regional level, as the premier business occasion in the North West. It attracted a wide range of guests representing the business, political, educational and social life of the region.
Damien Tierney, City of Derry Airport Manager said the airport was delighted to support the local chamber saying the event provided the airport and other businesses with unique opportunities to make contacts, network and share business ideas. He commented: “We are clear in our commitment to the North West region and are delighted to be sponsoring the Chamber Annual Lunch. It is one of the highlights of the local business calendar and is a great event for networking and showcasing local business here in the city and further afield.
"City of Derry Airport is committed to establishing long term relationships with business customers. Supporting local business in the Northwest is important to us and we look forward to further developing our relationship with the local business community through the local Chamber of Commerce.”.
Padraig Canavan, Chamber President, welcomed the support from City of Derry Airport,
Regional & City Airports and Parson Brinkerhoff. We are pleased to welcome keynote speaker President of London Chamber of Commerce and CEO of the International Airlines Group Mr Willie Walsh.
City of Derry Airport Team Up with Airporter
Passengers in the city can now avail of a direct service to and from the City of Derry Airport thanks to local firm Airporter who have secured a license to transport passengers to the Airport from 01 April this year.
Welcoming the news, the Airport Manager Damien Tierney, said the partnership was a very positive development providing a permanent link between the airport and the city. “We are delighted to announce this partnership with Airporter and are pleased that a local company will be providing a dedicated support service to our passengers. The direct link public transport service to the city will be of huge benefit to passengers using the airport as we prepare for a busy spring and summer season in 2012 and prepare for becoming the first UK City of Culture in 2013.”
Airporter Director Niall McKeever said that he and his staff were delighted at the news "We will provide a dedicated, direct service to and from the airport. It is a flight specific service which means we will meet every departure and arrival at the airport. This is our commitment to the people of the city and to City of Culture year. Passengers will be picked up and dropped off at the airport in modern, luxury coaches and taken in comfort to the heart of the city. We are hopeful the new service will start 1st April and are really excited about this new chapter in the Airporter story."
For more information about City of Derry Airport and routes for Summer 2012, please visit www.cityofderryairport.com and for more information about airporter services log onto www.airporter.co.uk.
RYANAIR ADDS POPULAR SPANISH ROUTE (ALICANTE)
Ryanair, the world’s favourite airline, announced that its popular Derry to Alicante route is back in the summer 2012 schedule, which will now offer 6 low fares routes.
Ryanair celebrated its extended summer 2012 schedule by releasing 1 million £9.99 seats for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays on over 1,000 routes across its European network, in February & March. These £9.99 seats are available for booking onwww.ryanair.com until midnight Monday (9th Jan).
Ryanair’s £9.99 Seat Sale includes all taxes and charges so passengers who choose to avoid discretionary fees by paying for Ryanair’s cheapest flights with MasterCard Prepaid, travel with carry on luggage only and decline our priority boarding service can book, check-in online and fly for this advertised £9.99 fare on these seat sale flights.
Seats on Ryanair’s summer route from Derry to Alicante will go on sale today with fares starting from £57.99 one way inclusive for travel in July & August.
Ryanair’s Maria Macken said:
“Ryanair is pleased to announce the addition of our popular Derry – Alicante route to our summer 2012 schedule, which will now offer 6 low fares routes. From July 2nd our Alicante route will operate two times weekly throughout the summer giving passengers in Derry even more choice when it comes to visiting Spain.
Speaking after the announcement, Airport Managing Director, Damien Tierney, welcomed the new route saying;
“Alicante, Spain has proven to be one of our most popular sunshine destination over recent years. Alicante is perfect for that summer break and is ideal for relaxing beach , water sports and golfing holidays. Situated along the Mediterranean Sea the direct flight to Alicante will bring sunshine closer to the North West and will continue to be a popular choice for many holidaymakers locally".
Mr Tierney said; "This is positive news and it is a reflection of the hard work that goes on between the airport and Ryanair to deliver an ever improving route network from the airport".
City of Derry Airport also provides direct services to Glasgow Prestwick, Birmingham, London Stansted, Liverpool and Faro. The 2012 summer schedule is currently being finalized and the final details will be announced shortly.
IRISH OPEN TO BE STAGED AT ROYAL PORTRUSH IN 2012
This year's Irish Open will be staged at Royal Portrush for the first time since 1947, BBC Sport understands.
The European Tour is set to confirm details of the 28 June to 1 July tournament at the venue on Friday.
Major winners Darren Clarke, Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy have all called for a tour event at the course on Northern Ireland's Antrim coast.
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The Stormont Executive said last year it would provide "substantial financial backing" for such a tournament.
Killarney has hosted the event over the last two years while there was been speculation that it would be staged in the Dublin area in 2012.
Carton House, near Maynooth, was also mentioned as a possible location this year.
The tournament remains without a sponsor but US Open champion Rory McIlroy has already guaranteed his participation at Royal Portrush.
McDowell and Clarke, who both have strong links with the north coast, have agreed to act in an ambassadorial role for Royal Portrush, which will celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2013.
"Fantastic news on the Irish Open 2012 coming to Royal Portrush," McDowell told his Twitter followers.
"Always been a dream of mine to play a top event in my home town," he added.
Harry Bradshaw won the Irish Open when it was last held at Royal Portrush, which also hosted the event in 1930 and 1936.
The Open Championship was last played at Portrush in 1951 and there was a clamour for the major to return to the course after Darren Clarke's success at Sandwich last year.
Airshow to return to City of Derry Airport – Sept 2012.
A Belgian Air Force F16 fighter jet performs aerial acrobatics over City of Derry Airport last year ahead of Portrush International Air show. The single seater jet can achieve speeds of unto 1500 miles per hour and can climb at a rate of 254 meters per second. Picture Martin McKeown. Inpresspics.com.
2012 is the 11th year of NI International Airshow in Portrush and it is set to welcome back a number of crowd favourites who couldn’t attend last year.
The free show, takes place at the seaside town on the second weekend of September. One of the reasons for the spectacular popularity of the event is that it is much more than just an airshow. There will be something to appeal to all tastes. The shoreline is packed with arena shows, trade stands, etc. A show not to be missed.
