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Published Friday, 04 May 2012

The stopping of all bmibaby flights at the airport on 11 June is part of a move towards winding up the budget airline by September.

The announcement by International Airlines Group (IAG), BMI's new owners and a parent company of British Airways, comes just ahead of the main holiday season.

Passengers will hear next week if new airlines can be attracted to fill the domestic and international routes to Birmingham, East Midlands, London Stansted, Amsterdam, Geneva, Malaga, Alicante, Palma, Faro, Ibiza, and Menorca, which will be left vacant by the exit.

"While the London Heathrow route remains unaffected, the decision by International Airlines to withdraw bmibaby flights from George Best Belfast City Airport is disappointing news," Ms Foster said.

"Understandably, passengers already booked on a bmibaby flight will be very concerned and wondering what their rights are. I would like to reassure that if they are unable to make suitable alternative arrangements with BMI Baby, they are entitled to a full refund."

It is a worrying time for thousands of customers. It is a worrying time for staff.

Brian Ambrose, Chief Executive of Belfast City Airport

Last year, a total of 420,000 passengers - 20% of the airport's business - flew with the airline.

Ms Foster said: "This decision by IAG is also deeply disappointing for the individual workers who may face redundancy."

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Published Friday, 04 May 2012

The stopping of all bmibaby flights at the airport on 11 June is part of a move towards winding up the budget airline by September.

The announcement by International Airlines Group (IAG), BMI's new owners and a parent company of British Airways, comes just ahead of the main holiday season.

Passengers will hear next week if new airlines can be attracted to fill the domestic and international routes to Birmingham, East Midlands, London Stansted, Amsterdam, Geneva, Malaga, Alicante, Palma, Faro, Ibiza, and Menorca, which will be left vacant by the exit.

"While the London Heathrow route remains unaffected, the decision by International Airlines to withdraw bmibaby flights from George Best Belfast City Airport is disappointing news," Ms Foster said.

"Understandably, passengers already booked on a bmibaby flight will be very concerned and wondering what their rights are. I would like to reassure that if they are unable to make suitable alternative arrangements with BMI Baby, they are entitled to a full refund."

It is a worrying time for thousands of customers. It is a worrying time for staff.

Brian Ambrose, Chief Executive of Belfast City Airport

Last year, a total of 420,000 passengers - 20% of the airport's business - flew with the airline.

Ms Foster said: "This decision by IAG is also deeply disappointing for the individual workers who may face redundancy."

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3 May 2012 Last updated at 19:51 ET By Ian Youngs Entertainment reporter, BBC News

Manchester has produced some of Britain's best and most influential bands, and most of them are back this summer. As the oldies lumber back into action, are they threatening to cast a shadow over the next generation of rock 'n' roll stars?

On Saturday night, music fans in Manchester will party like it's 1989, when two of the biggest bands from the "Madchester" music scene, the Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets, play a comeback concert at the city's arena.

Next month, 225,000 people will watch the hotly anticipated return of The Stone Roses at three gigs in the city.

New Order are currently on the road, while their estranged bassist Peter Hook is playing Joy Division albums live, and planning a rave in the car park of the legendary Hacienda nightclub to mark its 30th anniversary.

Meanwhile, The Buzzcocks co-founder Howard Devoto is rejoining his bandmates for the first time in more than 30 years, and 1990s The Charlatans are playing their 1997 album Tellin' Stories in full on tour.

That is not to mention Take That's record-breaking stadium reunion tours.

Of the legendary Manchester bands of the 1970s, '80s and '90s, only The Smiths and Oasis still have hatchets to bury.

"We're proud of what we've achieved over the years and just at a time where we think we should celebrate it," says Inspiral Carpets drummer Craig Gill.

As well as playing with his band, Gill is a tour guide who takes fans to see the city's musical landmarks. Artists like New Order made history, he says.

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CLEVELAND - "The Avengers" opened to audiences around the country at midnight and Clevelanders NewsChannel5 spoke with love the film.

"It was epic," said one moviegoer.

"That was the best film I have ever seen," another fan said.

Our crews met up with about 10 to 15 people at Crocker Park as they were leaving the midnight showing and every one of them lauded the film.

Employees at Medical Mutual in downtown Cleveland got the red carpet treatment Friday morning. The building was part of the backdrop when "The Avengers" came to Cleveland last summer to film parts of the movie. On Friday, employees were greeted by Captain America and Black Widow as they showed up to work, to help celebrate the movie opening. The front lobby of Medical Mutual was decorated with balloons and pictures of the film.

Michael King,a security guard at Medical Mutual, got into the superhero spirit. He dressed up as Captain America.

"They greeted me with hugs and I mean the employee from the bagel company asked to take a picture with me," King said.

Bay Village resident David Goebel, 50, played an extra in the movie. He's an internet marketer by day and had never been in a film before. Goebel had a chance to see the film when it premiered in Los Angeles in April. He said he caught a glimpse of himself several times in the movie where he portrayed a distressed businessman and an EMT.

"We helped people that were injured in a couple of scenes on Walnut Avenue and that was fun and actually the last day of shooting in Cleveland and I actually got to drive a car in the scene," said Goebel.

Goebel gave the movie an A+.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Balearic Islands of Mallorca, Ibiza, Minorca and Formentera, along with mainland cities such as Barcelona, Valencia and Marbella, can now be added to Europe's established 'charter' destinations.

With the longest summer season in Europe, and reliable sunshine from April through until late Autumn, these exclusive destinations can now add as much as 75 days to the European cruising season - this now brings a season that incorporates Easter through until the famous "Club closing parties of Ibiza" and the late Autumn sunshine on the southern Iberian peninsula. The Balearics and Spain now join the top cruising destinations of the Cote d'Azur, Costa Smeralda and Amalfi Coast on the charterers' calendar.

Due to an exclusive agreement recently signed by International Yacht Register (IYR), charter yacht clients now have the freedom to choose these exclusive locations, not available since the mid 1990s. Yachts such as the new Feadship "AIR" and the Norman Foster designed Ocean Emerald, among other famous yachts, are available to charter in Spain.

Not only does this offer the beauty of new cruising grounds, but also exclusive access to some of the famous events of the region, such as the Ibiza 123 Festival in July, the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, and the ability to berth in Valencia for the Grand Prix of Europe.

One of the most sought-after locations in Europe is now on the map!

For further details contact William Molloy William.Molloy@iyr.net Tel: + 33 6 72 17 37 86

2 Avenue de la Madone BP 144 98003 Monaco Cedex

Website: http://www.iyr.net

Luxury Yacht Charter Worldwide

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