Aer Lingus Regional operator Emerald Airlines will begin services from Belfast City Airport later this month.
Flights to Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Glasgow and Exeter are available from the airport.
Flights can be booked on the Aer Lingus and BA websites and travellers can earn Avios points on all services.
Conor McCarthy, CEO of Emerald Airlines, said: “We want to be the airline of choice for customers travelling to and from Belfast City Airport, and with today’s announcement we are well positioned to deliver on that objective. We’re keen to build upon our announcement today, with more flights and destinations to follow in the very near future.”
Reid Moody, chief strategy and planning officer at Aer Lingus, said: “Today marks another important day for Aer Lingus Regional services - it is good news for customers and good news for connectivity to/from Northern Ireland.”
Matthew Hall, chief executive at George Best Belfast City Airport, said: “This is excellent news for Northern Ireland and comes at a time when we are seeing an increasing demand for travel as we return to life without Covid restrictions.
“We are grateful to our airline partners for maintaining connectivity throughout the pandemic and now look forward to commencing our long-term partnership with Emerald Airlines which presents significant opportunities for additional routes and frequencies.”