Aer Lingus hub plans could mean 1,000 jobs for Belfast

UP TO 1,000 jobs could be created if Aer Lingus proceeds with plans to make Belfast International Airport its British hub, it was claimed yesterday.

The airport, Aldergrove, is understood to be one of only a handful of airports being considered for the British leg of the expansion by Aer Lingus.

The airport’s managing director John Doran said he was “hopeful of a positive outcome” in the current talks with the airline.