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NEWS
Welcome back Raymond from all the team at Travel Matters!
Congratulations and good luck in your new role as Account Manager for Newmarket Holidays, covering Amy Burt’s maternity leave.
RYANAIR TO RETURN TO
BELFAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Ryanair has announced its return to Belfast International Airport with a Summer 2023 schedule, following the reopening of its base next year.
The airline will start with 12 routes from Belfast International, operating over 􏰄􏰄􏰃 weekly flights. Destinations will include Alicante, Faro, Barcelona-Girona, Malaga, Milan-Bergamo and Paris Beauvais. Ryanair will also launch domestic services to East-Midlands, Edinburgh, London-Stansted and Manchester.
EMIRATES RAMPS UP NEWCASTLE OPERATIONS
Emirates has expanded its operations to Newcastle with the introduction of a fifth weekly flight.
The additional service has been introduced to meet demand for international travel with Emirates seeing a steady uptick in bookings over recent weeks.
The most popular destinations from Newcastle following the easing of travel restrictions include Dubai, Bangkok, Phuket, The Maldives and Sydney.
Flight EK034 departs Newcastle at 21:10 arriving in Dubai
at 􏰀􏰁:􏰂􏰃 the following day with flights leaving Newcastle on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Newcastle continues to be served by Emirates’ wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft, fitted in a two-class configuration split between Business and Economy.
By October, Emirates will serve the UK with 􏰄􏰄􏰀 weekly flights across seven UK hubs including Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Glasgow.
Richard Jewsbury, Emirates Divisional Vice President in the UK, commented: “Scaling up operations to Newcastle will provide even better connectivity to the North East and we’re thrilled to be adding more capacity. Bookings to Dubai and beyond have been steadily growing and our forecasts expect this trend to continue over the peak summer period
and beyond.”
Alicante, Spain
Two-Night Mini Cruise to Amsterdam
Our cruise ships always provide a great experience, whether one is looking to relax, dance the night away, or spend some time with friends and family over a great dinner.
With comfortable cabins in a range of prices,
an amazing maritime atmosphere and a dedicated staff, our cruise ships mean it is always a great time to take an Amsterdam cruise.
Prices start from £74 per person.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me: Mark.henderson@dfds.com
For more information, please go to
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