London Oxford Airport announces new Manx2.com flights to Belfast.

Monday 30th July 2012

Following the successful launch of Manx2.com flights to the Isle of Man and Jersey earlier this year, which have been averaging load factors of 60%, London Oxford Airport has today announced the introduction of a new Manx2.com route to Belfast City Airport.

The four-flights-a-week service via the Isle of Man to Belfast will commence today, 30th July and are available to book now at www.manx2.com with lead in fares starting from just £74.95 one-way including taxes, with no credit card charges or booking fees to pay and an allowance of up to 10kg for hand luggage. The new service will provide easy and affordable travel for both business and leisure passengers looking to fly to Northern Ireland's capital city.

• Schedule:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday - the flight will leave London Oxford at 15:15 and arrive, via the Isle of Man, in Belfast City at 19:15.

Flights from Belfast City to Oxford (via Isle of Man) operate on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, departing 10:00, arriving at 12:05 and Wednesday, Friday departing 08:15, arriving at 12:05.

Chris Orphanou, Managing Director of London Oxford Airport, said: "The launch of this new scheduled service to and from Belfast gives us the opportunity to showcase the world-class facilities we have here. In addition to enabling local residents the chance to fly hassle-free to Northern Ireland, the combination of London Oxford's strategic location and its great road, rail and bus links makes it the ideal gateway for inbound passengers to explore this historic region of England."

David Buck, Manx2.com's Managing Director, said: "The new London Oxford Airport route is another example of our commitment to delivering our passengers sensible and affordable travel through a first-class, uncongested airport. At Manx2.com, we are determined to make travel even easier for all and thanks to this new route many popular destinations in London and the Midlands are more accessible to in-bound passengers."

• London Oxford Airport is wholly owned by the Reuben Brothers. Their investment activities include private equity, real estate ownership and development, which are predominantly based in the United Kingdom and Europe. Businesses include shopping centres, mixed use commercial real estate, data centres, race courses, public houses, hotels and other development projects. At the end of February the Reubens purchased the London Heliport at London Battersea, the UK's only CAA licensed heliport. The Heliport is a 22-minute helicopter ride from London Oxford Airport.
• Manx2.com is an Isle of Man-based company selling tickets for flights operating between the Isle of Man and Blackpool, Belfast, Leeds Bradford, Newcastle, Gloucester, Jersey, Oxford and Anglesey. It also has a contract with the Welsh Government to provide flights between Cardiff and Anglesey with partner carrier FLM Aviation. Manx2.com and its partners employ 60 staff on the Island and carry around 100,000 passengers every year. It has been voted the Island's best small company twice in three years at the annual IOM Newspapers Excellence Awards and in October 2010 Manx2.com topped a poll of air travel providers, to and from the Island, for giving the best service in an independent survey by Isle of Man Newspapers.

www.manx2.com