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George Best Belfast City airport is named after the legendary footballer George Best who played for Northern Ireland and Manchester United and was a brilliant and fearless winger. The naming of the airport in 2006 caused some controversy as although many Belfast citizens supported the move many felt that it would have been better to name the airport after a more appropriate figure. Best was, after all, famous for being an alcoholic and a womanizer as much as a footballer. The airport is two miles away from Belfast city centre and so having a car is the best way to get to the city from the airport. Passenger numbers at George Best Belfast City airport have been going up steadily over the years and now stand at around two and a half million people per year. Most of them travel on the airline Flybe which has used George Best Belfast City airport since 1993. Flybe has routes to cities throughout Britain including Aberdeen, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow International, Jersey, London Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle and Southampton. There are also international flights to Rennes in France. Loganair, Manx2, Ryanair, Aer Arann and BMI are the other airlines to operate out of George Best Belfast City airport.
Airport Car Parking;
The airport is well appointed and has received some awards over the years. There are short stay, long stay and disabled parking facilities at the airport and the short stay car park is the first on the right after entering the airport.