- Boots store opened at Belfast City Airport on 5 August 2026
- Store created 13 permanent jobs and additional seasonal opportunities
- Opening hours vary with earliest start at 5:00 am and latest close at 8:15 pm
- Belfast City Airport serves 24 destinations with five airline partners
- Store offers health, beauty and wellness products for travellers
England’s largest pharmacy and health and beauty retailer, Boots, has been expanding its travel retail presence with the opening of a new store at Belfast City Airport on 5 August 2026, creating 13 permanent jobs alongside additional seasonal opportunities. The store provides passengers with convenient access to a wide range of health, beauty and wellness products, offering a carefully selected range designed to meet a variety of customer needs from forgotten essentials to favourite beauty products and items for the journey ahead. The opening represents Boots’ commitment to being present in locations that form part of people’s daily lives and travel plans, with Belfast City Airport identified as an excellent location for the newest store.
Belfast City Airport has welcomed the addition of Boots as part of its ongoing commitment to enhancing the airport experience and ensuring passengers have access to high-quality services and facilities from the moment they arrive. The store operates with extended hours to accommodate the airport’s flight schedule, open Monday 5:00 am–7:30 pm, Tuesday and Wednesday 5:00 am–8:00 pm, Thursday 5:00 am–8:15 pm, Friday 5:00 am–8:00 pm, Saturday 5:00 am–7:00 pm and Sunday 5:00 am–8:15 pm. The airport serves as a key regional hub with airline partners including Aer Lingus, British Airways, easyJet, KLM and Loganair, offering destinations across Europe including Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Birmingham, Bologna, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Inverness, Isle of Man, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool, London City, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton, London Southend, Manchester, Newquay, Palma de Mallorca, Southampton and Verona.
The Boots store opening reflects broader trends in airport retail development, with passengers increasingly seeking familiar brands and trusted products when travelling. The Belfast City Airport terminal has seen continued investment in commercial offerings, with the Boots addition representing another step in enhancing the passenger experience. The airport is owned by a fund managed by 3i, and the new store adds to the range of services available to the 2.5 million passengers who pass through the airport annually. The store’s carefully selected product range aims to serve both business and leisure travellers, providing essential items and impulse purchases in a convenient location before boarding.
Caroline Rowan shared “We’re pleased to welcome Boots to Belfast City Airport, bringing one of the best-known retail brands to our passengers. The new store will give travellers easy access to a wide range of products before they fly and adds even more choice within the terminal.”
Julie Murphy shared “As a brand that serves millions of customers every year, it’s important that we’re present in locations that form part of people’s daily lives and travel plans, making Belfast City Airport an excellent location for our newest store.”
