Belfast International Airport welcomes home London Luton service

easyJet's London Luton service retuens to Belfast International Airport

Alan in Belfast: The C.S. Lewis Belfast International Airport … or ...

by Alan in Belfast

My vision is that we name Belfast International Airport “The C. S. Lewis Belfast International Airport. Whenever Belfast City Airport announced that they were going to incorporate George Best into the airport name, I remember an online rumour that the other airport would join the trend and become the Gloria Hunniford Belfast International Airport. Most of the people flying into Belfast International Airport will know who C. S. Lewis is. that he came from Belfast may surprise them. I have a dream –. “ The C. S. Lewis Belfast International Airport. Lewis is Belfast’s, Ulster’s and Ireland’s most famous, widely read, quoted and popular person....

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Belfast, Northern Ireland: From Blast to Bloom

s two communities - a minority of Catholics wishing to be reunited with the Republic of Ireland and a majority of Protestants pledging their allegiance to the British Crown - were left to fight their own internal battle. Separated from the rest of Ireland as a result of the Anglo-Irish Treaty between Ireland and colonial power Britain in 1920-21, Northern Ireland&rsquo. The Northern Irish capital was once a place to steer clear of because of sectarian abductions, kneecappings and shootings between Loyalists and Nationalists as well as occasional bombings. s became the bloodiest decades in the history of Northern Ireland. For a while the armed conflict seemed to cease, but in the late 1960&rsquo. Many people turned to terrorist movements like the IRA, UDA, UFF and UVF for protection and counter strikes. Now say hello to a completely different city - one determined to rise from its bloody past....

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