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The resilience of low-cost carriers has helped regional airport group TBI to trade in line with market expectations despite events in the Middle East.

The company, which owns Belfast International Airport, said yesterday it was trading with "resilience" and "robustness" despite events in Iraq. About half of TBI's passengers fly with low-cost carriers such as Easyjet and Ryanair.