*Grainne Flynn and Mary Collins (Abbeyfeale) welcome home their sister and aunt Bríd, who just arrived in Shannon Airport having travelled home from Sydney via London Heathrow – her first time home since 2019.
ALMOST 75,000 passengers are expected through to the doors of Shannon Airport for the festive season.
In what will be the busiest Christmas at Shannon Airport in three years, visitors from across the globe will be welcomed to the county.
Festive decorations have been fitted out across the terminal building including a 12-foot tree in the arrival’s hall and a life-size Santa sleigh for visitors to sit in and take photographs from.
Visitors to the airport collecting loved ones and those arriving at Shannon, will also be met with the sound of carol singing in the arrivals hall by primary school students from St Senan’s National School on Tuesday and St John’s National School on Wednesday between 10.15 and 11.45 am.
Singer Chloe Griffin will also be entertaining visitors with a live set of festive tunes on Thursday.
A fortnight on from the announcement of a new route to Liverpool, it follows the recent additions of Naples and Porto to Shannon’s summer schedule.
CEO of the Shannon Airport Group, Mary Considine commented, “We know this Christmas will be a special time for many families. It’s wonderful to see passengers arriving home to loved ones or heading off this week, with some experiencing a family gathering for the first time in a few years. Our team is on hand to welcome all those travelling through the airport. One of our top priorities is to ensure everyone’s journey through Shannon Airport is as easy and enjoyable as possible this festive season”.
She looked forward with optimism to the next year. “As we look towards the new year, we are delighted to offer 32 destinations from Shannon Airport for 2023. Our aviation development team have done fantastic work in securing a number of new routes for Summer ‘23 to Porto, Naples, Bezier, Newcastle and Liverpool with Ryanair and a daily service to Chicago with United”.
