Save our Shannon (SOS) have renewed calls for Government intervention to safeguard Shannon Airport’s future ahead of a planned rally in Ennis tomorrow.
A Mid-West based group, SOS will gather at the Daniel O’Connell Monument which is currently under construction on Saturday July 24th at midday to highlight their request for State intervention.
Changes to the country’s aviation policy and the introduction of measures to incentive passengers and airlines to use Shannon Airport have been some of the requests put forward by the group.
Chairman of the group, Denis Vaughan repeated his call for Government action. “The post Covid Government need to incentivise airlines and passengers to use Shannon Airport. The Government should be looking at doing what it can to force Aer Lingus back to Shannon. After all, Ireland subsidises the airline.”
“Shannon deserves a fairer share of air passengers business. Dublin Airport increased their passenger numbers in 2019 by 13.8 million whilst all the other Irish airports increased only by 2.7 million. We demand justice, Dublin dominates, there is a country outside of Dublin”.
