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Dublin Airport’s capacity capped at 32 million, the DAA has announced that it will incentivise airlines to use Cork as an alternative. While lifting the cap at Dublin has been opposed by the Shannon lobby, the move from DAA will make it more difficult for Shannon to compete. At one time the three State airports, Dublin, Cork and Shannon, were all under the Aer Rianta banner. Then for a period of time all three were under DAA, before Shannon exited in 2013. While Shannon is currently performing well, and is set to reach two million passengers this year, when the separation happened it was envisaged that the airport would hit that milestone years earlier. Speaking about the moves to incentivise airlines to go with Cork, DAA CEO Kenny Jacobs said, “Cork Airport will continue to expand its route network, including offering new incentives to encourage airlines that are capped from growing at Dublin to take advantage of Cork Airport’s great …

PEACE group Shannonwatch have organised what it calls “a major national mobilisation” against the US military use of Shannon Airport, which will take place this Sunday. The demonstration will call for an immediate end to the use of the airport by the American military, and it is being supported by a number of antiwar organisations and the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign. It comes on the back of a number of recent protests at the airport, one of which restricted passengers ability to use escalators in the terminal, and another which saw people go past the perimeter fencing around the runway. “We welcome the Irish government’s calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and their intervention in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel,” said Edward Horgan of Shannonwatch. “However, this means nothing if they don’t do everything in their power to cut off the supply of weapons and other support to Israel. “One of the immediate actions Ireland must take is to …

AHEAD of International Women’s Day last Friday, representatives of Shannon Airport Group paid a visit to some younger members of its local community to deliver an important message about gender diversity. Students from St. John’s National School in Shannon were asked to draw three different job roles in Shannon Airport; a fire fighter, a police officer and an engineer. Research has shown that children start to form perceptions of gender roles from as early as two years, with such perceptions typically fully formed by the age of seven. During this lesson, over 70% of children in the classroom, aged between four and eight, depicted male representations of fire fighters, police officers and engineers in their drawings. At the end of the lesson, there was a surprise waiting for the children, when they were told that they were going to meet the people they had drawn working at the airport in real life. Much to the children’s surprise, three female employees …

This year has gotten off to a flying start at Shannon Airport for the new recruits to the airport’s Police and Fire Service (APFS), who were selected following an exhaustive process which saw the number of applicants being whittled down from more than 150 to just 11. The new candidates, who commenced their training in January, are currently undergoing an intensive three-month programme which will equip them with the necessary skills to work in the combined role of airport police and fire service personnel. The recruits, hailing from across Clare and Limerick, come from a wide variety of backgrounds and previous industries. As part of the training programme, the new recruits will be covering a range of topics in Aviation Firefighting and Aviation Security to ensure they are competent to carry out the role as an Airport Police Fire Service member. Elements of the course will include Emergency Communications and Alerting Facilities, Fire Dynamics, Extinguishing Agents and Firefighting Techniques, Search …

ON Tuesday as a result of risk profiling, Revenue officers based at Shannon Airport seized 1 kg of herbal cannabis. The illicit drugs, with an estimated value of €20,000, were discovered in parcels originating from the USA and were destined for an address in Co. Cork.   Separately, on Sunday (21/04/2024), as a result of an intelligence-led operation, Revenue officers based at Shannon Airport seized 26,000 cigarettes during a search of a ship at Foynes Port, Co. Limerick. The cigarettes, branded ‘L & M’, have a retail value of €20,000 and represent a potential loss to the Exchequer of over €16,000. Investigations into the seizures are ongoing.These seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing work targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity. If businesses, or members of the public have any information, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295.  

A spokesperson for The Shannon Airport Group said that 15 commercial flight diversions were facilitated at Shannon Airport yesterday and early this morning due to Storm Isha. “Shannon Airport was fully operational yesterday and last night, operating our normal schedule and available to accept aircraft diversions throughout Storm Isha. “Our airport staff worked tirelessly yesterday and throughout the night to facilitate flights impacted by Storm Isha, managing 15 flight diversions yesterday and overnight. We expect to operate a normal flight schedule today, and we remain available to facilitate further diversions if required,” said the spokesperson. Flights from Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Holland, Luxembourg, Poland, and the UK diverted to Shannon Airport during the course of the Storm. In total, ten flights due to land at Dublin Airport and four flights originally due to land at Cork airport diverted to Shannon. In addition, an Edinburgh bound flight which took off from Stansted diverted to Shannon at 02:37 this morning. All 15 …

TRAFFIC at Shannon Airport grew dramatically in 2023 with 1.958 million passengers welcomed to the airport, a 29 % increase on 2022 activity.  This is the largest number of passengers Shannon has had in a single year since 2009, with growth in services across all its major markets.  Passenger numbers to and from Continental Europe rose by 41% to over 748k; UK traffic increased by 31% recording 838k, while transatlantic passenger numbers increased by 24% to 296k. These results build on the recent publication of an independent report by Oxford Economics showing that The Shannon Airport Group delivers a major contribution of almost €4 billion (€3.96bn) to Ireland’s GDP, supports over 20,300 jobs across the Irish workforce, and contributes €643m in tax revenues.  Commenting on the Group’s positive performance in 2023, Mary Considine, CEO of The Shannon Airport Group said: “These results are a testament to the hard work of our team across The Shannon Airport Group, the loyalty of …

Shannon Airport has been given a timely Christmas boost following the allocation of €7.1 million in funding for the airport under the Regional Airports’ Programme. This multi-million Euro funding announcement was made by Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Jack Chambers TD. Welcoming the funding allocation, Mary Considine, CEO of The Shannon Airport Group said it demonstrates the Government’s commitment to supporting the region’s connectivity and the broader economic benefits this brings to the region. “This funding supported some of the vital safety and security operational costs of running Shannon Airport during 2023.” Commenting on the mid-term review of the Regional Airports’ Programme, which is due for completion shortly Ms Considine said the inclusion of Shannon Airport in the Regional Airports Programme over the past few years has been invaluable in supporting its efforts to grow air connectivity, which is so vital for the business and leisure industries across the West of Ireland. “The Shannon Airport Group are …