Motion or amendment: Delivering the Belfast City Airport Master Plan
Motion or amendment by Mr Jonathan Buckley on .
- MLA
- Mr Jonathan Buckley
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 24 March 2026
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion · Private Members' Motion
- Heading
- Delivering the Belfast City Airport Master Plan
- Assembly identifier
- Document 477536
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Delivering the Belfast City Airport Master Plan
That this Assembly welcomes the Belfast City Airport Master Plan 2040, which aims to accommodate seven million passengers, double the airport workforce and provide a £1.7 billion boost to the Northern Ireland economy by 2040; supports plans to expand terminal and airfield facilities, establish a new onsite hotel and pursue the first direct rail link of any airport in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland; believes these steps are essential to strengthen Northern Ireland’s reputation as a leading destination for visitors from Great Britain, Europe and the rest of the world; cautions against laws, policies or targets which would jeopardise such investment in major infrastructure and, specifically, hamper efforts by local airports to attract more flights, expand their route network and meet the needs of passengers; regrets the continuing failure of the Department for the Economy to produce a comprehensive aviation strategy for Northern Ireland; and calls on the Minister for the Economy and Minister for Infrastructure to present proposals to the Executive on how they intend to support the actions outlined in the Belfast City Airport Master Plan 2040.
188 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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