Belfast Airport bids to lure customers north

BELFAST International Airport (BIA) has launched a cross-border drive for business as it announces yet another new international route.

Canadian airline Zoom is to add Halifax, Nova Scotia to its scheduled destinations from May in addition to the Vancouver and Toronto routes it launched over the last two years.

With an extra 10 scheduled and two charter routes due to open by July, BIA is seeking to encourage Irish travellers to start their journey in Belfast instead of Dublin.