Hotel is planned for City Airport
The BBC has learned there are plans to build a hotel at Belfast City
Airport.
It follows news that the airport is also considering an extension to its
runway.
It is understood the airport wants to build a hotel close to the
terminal building, possibly on the site of the short stay car park.
The project is still on the drawing board, with a planning application
not yet submitted. An official announcement is expected after Christmas.
The airport’s plans for expansion are currently the subject of a
judicial review.
Local residents’ groups have gone to court to oppose plans to increase
passenger numbers.
The airport expects to handle about two million passengers this year and
business will be boosted next week with the launch of new flights by
Ryanair.
The airport is also considering the extension of its runway, which has
further angered local residents.
A spokesman for the airport said that as publicly stated in its
masterplan, it would continue to explore commercial development in
selected areas of the airport site.
