NATS in nine-year contract with Belfast International Airport

NATS, the UK’s leading provider of air traffic control services, has signed a nine-year contract with Belfast International Airport for the provision of air traffic control and engineering services.

NATS and Belfast International have worked together for many years but this contract signals the start of a strategic partnership, which will ensure the continued future success of air traffic control and engineering services at the Airport.

The agreement runs from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2026. It involves a full team of controllers and an onsite team of engineers being present at the Airport for the duration of the contract.

The Airport has witnessed record passenger growth over recent years, which exceeded 5.4 million passengers in 2016. Traffic is still on the rise and the airport is expecting to handle 5.7 million passengers in 2017.