US fares at Shannon up to €1k more expensive than Dublin claims Cllr
FARES FOR US FLYERS have been up to €1000 more expensive at Shannon Airport than Dublin Airport, a Clare councillor has claimed.
FARES FOR US FLYERS have been up to €1000 more expensive at Shannon Airport than Dublin Airport, a Clare councillor has claimed.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley SHANNON AIRPORT’S car park is at full capacity while it prepares for its busiest holiday period of the year to date.
SHANNON AIRPORT has received a boost under the Regional Airports Programme while passenger numbers are showing a strong increase.
VUELING AIRLINES are to cease operations of its service from Shannon to Paris in June.
SO FAR IN 2023, drones have forced the suspension of activity at Dublin Airport on six occasions, delaying thousands of passengers and prompting multiple flight diversions.
*Photograph: John Mangan BUSINESS OWNERS at one of the county’s main hubs of employment have voiced their frustration, claiming the common land of the Quin Road Business Park “was sold behind our backs to a complete stranger”.
*Cathal Crowe addresses Shannon Heritage workers. Photograph: Natasha Barton RENEWED CONFIDENCE has been expressed by a Clare TD that “appropriate funding and a satisfactory resolution” is on the way for the transfer of Shannon Heritage sites to Clare County Council.
*Cathal Crowe with Dr Loic Guyon at Shannon Airport. DEVELOPMENTS of further continental hub connectivity, the establishment of a cargo hub and drone technology are viewed as Shannon Airport’s biggest opportunities for future growth according to a Clare TD.
*Bunratty Castle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A CLARE TD has said Shannon Airport Group should have to step up and help contribute financially to facilitate a transfer of Shannon Heritage sites to Clare County Council.
MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, Eamon Ryan (GP) has committed that the cost dispute delaying the transfer of Shannon Heritage sites to Clare County Council “will be agreed very shortly” but insisted the local authority can’t ‘give figures and walk away’.