09/07/2007

Jetstream Express drop Belfast flights

Jetstream Express has ceased operating flights between Blackpool and Belfast.

Flights on routes between Aberdeen and Southampton have also been axed.

In a statement Jetstream Express said: "We regret this action and the inconvenience it may cause but these routes have not proved viable."

The company, which started the Blackpool-Belfast flights in May, said that all unused portions of the tickets will be refunded and that the company would be contacting ticket holders shortly.

(SP)

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