Sarah Slattery, The Travel Expert, and Vanessa McTigue, Commercial Director of The Shannon Airport Group launch the Shannon Airport “Ready, Jet, Go” mega giveaway which runs from 4th to 30th September, celebrating 80 years of transatlantic flight.
TO MARK the eightieth anniversary of the first scheduled commercial transatlantic passenger flight landing at Shannon Airport, a giveaway of eighty flights to destinations around the world has been launched.
Running throughout the month of September, the giveaway has forty pairs of return flights up for grabs each day from all routes at Shannon Airport. Destinations include Madrid, Barcelona, Lanzarote, Paris, New York and Frankfurt.
All entrants will also be in with a chance of winning the master draw which gives the chance to win one of three grand prizes, flights to San Francisco, Las Vegas and Orlando courtesy of easy onward connection from Shannon via New York-Newark.
On October 24th 1945, the first scheduled, commercial, transatlantic passenger flight landed at Shannon Airport. ‘Ready Jet Go’ is the giveaway of eighty flights commemorating eight decades of global connection from Shannon. More anniversary celebrations are to be announced in the coming weeks.
Commercial Director at the Shannon Airport Group, Vanessa McTigue stated, “Shannon Airport has always been about connection not just across oceans, but between partners, passengers and communities. As we commemorate 80 years of connection across the Atlantic, our ‘Ready, Jet, Go’ giveaway is our way of celebrating this important milestone with our customers. Whether it’s a romantic escape to Paris, a reunion in New York, sunshine on the Costa del Sol, or a dream adventure to San Francisco, Las Vegas or Orlando, we’re giving people a fun chance to jet off on us”.
Sarah Slattery known as The Travel Expert will be sharing holiday inspiration, destination guides, and insider tips throughout the campaign.
To enter visit Shannon Airport’s social media channels daily from 4th to 30th September to access the digital scratch card, enter your name and e-mail, then ‘Scratch’ by swiping a finger across your mobile phone screen to reveal if you’re a lucky winner! For full details, terms and conditions, go to www.shannonairport.ie/competition.
