{"id":2435,"date":"2011-09-07T07:35:22","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T11:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sbwsonline.ca\/Ireland\/?p=26"},"modified":"2019-04-25T18:30:32","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T22:30:32","slug":"george-best-airport-belfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gccihome.com\/travel\/george-best-airport-belfast\/","title":{"rendered":"George Best Airport Belfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2637\" src=\"http:\/\/gccihome.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/george-best-airport-belfast-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"George Best Airport Belfast\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" \/>George Best Airport Belfast city airport was renamed in commemoration of the legendary footballer George Best. George Best was one of\u00a0 Belfast\u2019s most famous sports heroes. He was said to be the best footballer in the world by many players and sports commentators. He played for Manchester United in his prime, and was part of\u00a0 the best Man Utd side ever. Best played in the 60s. His skill on the football pitch led to his stardom off the pitch. A stardom that was said\u00a0 to be his downfall unfortunately for him. He loved all of the benefits of being a star foot baller.<\/p>\n<h2>George Loved Life<\/h2>\n<p>George loved his flamboyant lifestyle a bit too much and became an alcoholic, which ended his footballing career at an early age. George\u2019s alcoholism damaged his liver and\u00a0 lead to his death. In 2002 his liver gave up, and he received a liver transplant that enabled him to live a few more years. This scare really was not enough to make him stop drinking unfortunately.<\/p>\n<p>But with his incessant drinking which he never stopped after his transplant,\u00a0 even a liver transplant couldn\u2019t keep him alive for longer than a few years. It is a shame that someone with this much potential threw away his life-like this. Someone famous like this could have done so much good for his country and his team. But he just could not stay away from alcohol for whatever reason. Unfortunately this occurs far too often and many people just cannot explain why they let happen to them. perhaps in Georges&#8217;s case it was the pressure of being a major league soccer star.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>George died on 25th November 2004. The nation mourned George\u2019s death and named the city airport after his memory. The Irish, English and people from both sides of the divide in Belfast lined the streets at his funeral. They mourned his death and to recognize a great sports figure.<\/p>\n<h2>George Best Airport Belfast &#8211; Belfast City Airport<\/h2>\n<p>Until that time, Belfast city airport had no other name than \u201cBelfast city airport\u201d. It was decided to commemorate Belfast\u2019s Best by naming this airport after George. George Best Belfast city airport is Belfast\u2019s second airport.<\/p>\n<p>Belfast\u2019s international airport, Aldergrove airport\u00a0 is situated 20 miles outside of the city center. Aldergrove is the main airport serving Belfast. Although it is 20 miles away from the city center it only costs \u00a320 to get into the city center by taxi. It takes 20 minutes for a Belfast airport taxi to get from Belfast international airport to west Belfast. About 30 minutes to get to the city center.<\/p>\n<p>Belfast is situated on the north-east of part Ireland. Belfast is a beautiful city, and is quickly becoming a major tourist center in northern Europe. This transition has occurred\u00a0 since there has been less violence after the work done by Tony Blair&#8217;s government. Also the people of Northern Ireland to stop the violence and save lives.<\/p>\n<p>Airports evolve over time as I am sure this airport will. There will be upgrades to handle large planes and to handle more traffic. Now that the violence has decreased more and more people will be visiting Belfast Ireland. They will revisit some of the history that everyone loves to see. The George Best Airport Belfast is receiving far more traffic than it did in the 60&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>For more posts about Ireland including Belfast and Dublin, <a href=\"http:\/\/gccihome.com\/travel\/category\/ireland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Best Airport Belfast city airport was renamed in commemoration of the legendary footballer George Best. 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