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Monday 11 May 2026

Item 5 – Order Paper 169/22-27 – Monday 11 May 2026

Motion: Delivering the Belfast City Airport Master Plan

Proposed:

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.

Mr Phillip Brett
Ms Diane Forsythe
Mr Jonathan Buckley

Amendment

Leave out all after ‘any airport’ and insert: 

‘on the island; believes these steps are essential to strengthen our reputation as a leading destination for tourism; recognises the importance of air connectivity to the island as an 1 economic driver for business, tourism and family travel; further recognises the need for more sustainable aviation; acknowledges that the Department for the Economy is currently consulting on aviation policy; and calls for collaboration among the relevant Executive Departments and Belfast City Council to support the development of Belfast City Airport.’

[Miss Deirdre Hargey]
[Mr Pádraig Delargy]
[Mr Declan Kearney]