PRESS RELEASE

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

17 January 2008

RD 14 /07

Airport Plans taking off

Commenting on the ongoing development at Belfast International Airport during a Regional Development Committee visit to the airport on Wednesday 16 January 2008, the Chairperson of the Committee , Fred Cobain MLA, said:

“The Committee is pleased to visit the airport and to hear of its recent development and future plans.

“Air links are important for Northern Ireland, with greater connectivity bringing increasingly larger numbers of visitors here for business and leisure and enhancing commercial and trading links with the rest of the world.

“In an increasingly global market, our airports are playing a vital role in enhancing Northern Ireland’s ability to compete.”

Ends

Notes for Editors:

Membership of the Regional Development Committee is as follows:

Chairperson: Mr Fred Cobain
Deputy Chairperson: Mr Jim Wells
Committee Members: Mr William Irwin
Mr Stephen Moutray
Mr George Robinson
Mr Brian Wilson
Mr Cathal Boylan
Mr Willie Clarke
Mr Raymond McCartney
Mr John Dallat
Mr John McCallister

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