Belfast International Airport has decided to close its smoking area in departures due to ongoing vandalism. The airport stated that this was the only option left after repeated acts of vandalism. While this decision has disappointed many passengers, smoking will still be allowed in designated areas at the front of the terminal building.
Belfast International Airport has said it has taken the decision to close its smoking area in departures due to "persistent vandalism".
The airport issued a short statement on social media about the closure of the smoking area, without giving an explanation why, which annoyed hundreds of people with many branding the move as "a disgrace", as over 1,000 people commented in under an hour.Read more: EasyJet Belfast passenger's luggage 'arrives with £2,000 worth of items missing'
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