Keyword "shannon-airport-group" - List of latest news (33 results)

18:55 TD looking to encourage airlines to consider regional airports

Clare deputy Cathal Crowe says Shannon stopover not making a comeback

22/04 Call to reinstate Shannon Airport stopover ‘bizarre’, warns DAA chief

Fianna Fáil TD for Clare Cathal Crowe has sought law compelling flights to land at midwestern airport

16/04 Shannon Airport capacity touted as alternative amid airline concerns over Dublin cap

Department of Transport highlights runway length, proximity to Wild Atlantic Way and 2.5 hour drive to capital

30/03 US airlines’ demand to be allowed to land at Dublin threatened Aer Lingus and west of Ireland, Lynch told Nixon

Washington put pressure on government in early 1970s to stop forcing passenger planes from US to land at Shannon

09/03 An Irish Diary: How James Bond maligned Shannon Airport duty free

Ian Fleming wrote that Bond took a glance at the ‘junk’ in the airport shops including the ‘Brass Leprechauns’

01/03 Plans to base combat jets at Shannon airport at annual cost of €100m

Simon Harris says he is convinced of need to acquire combat jet aircraft to ‘deter and detect’ airborne threats as part of massive increase in defence spending

30/12 US considered abandoning airport pre-clearance after ‘Shannon stopover’ ended

Flood of Irish fans heading for 1994 World Cup added urgency to negotiations on the issue

29/10 The debate: Should the passenger cap out of Dublin Airport be lifted?

Irish and US airlines are taking legal action over a 32 million-a-year passenger cap imposed on Dublin Airport in 2007, after the Irish Aviation Authority said numbers for next summer would be limited to 25.2 million

08/10 Customer service getting worse as airlines and telecom companies struggle

Aer Lingus and Ticketmaster slide on the annual Customer Experience survey

25/09 Routing more tourists through Shannon and Cork airports would be a ‘win win’ - Minister

Catherine Martin said research shows 34% of tourists are ‘going west’ when they arrive in the Republic and regional airports can play their part

06/09 Airlines must move away from dependency on Dublin Airport, says Minister

Carriers to be told any new routes can be catered for at Shannon, Cork or other regional airports

05/09 Shannon Airport can help with Dublin passenger cap, says CEO

With the main airport due to breach its annual limit this year, Mary Considine said there was opportunity for other destinations

08/08 Aer Lingus to close Shannon cargo facility

IAG Cargo set to begin consultation with affected staff in the coming weeks

27/07 Passenger flight from Italy to Ireland forced to divert to Shannon due to mechanical issue

Aer Lingus flight EI-401 was travelling from Rome’s Fiumicino airport to Dublin

16/07 Cork and Shannon airports to get €4m

Cash will aid in cutting greenhouse gas emissions

21/06 Shannon Airport seeks green light for solar farm plan

Airport says initial 5.5-acre site will reduce costs, guarantee energy supply and lower reliance of fossil fuels

19/06 Aer Lingus passengers: ‘We’re really stressed. We’ve been planning a dream trip for the past year’

The Irish Airline Pilots’ Association notified Aer Lingus this week that members would start a strict work to rule from Wednesday June, 26th

22/04 Clare wind farm proposal faces widespread opposition

State’s air traffic control agency among those objecting

13/03 100,000sq ft of newly developed industrial space comes on stream at Shannon Campus

Blocks R and S comprise state-of-the-art, sustainable accommodation in scheme whose occupiers include Intel and Jaguar Land Rover

08/03 DAA paid out more than €56m in redundancy or severance payments to staff, figures show

Details of these and other payments set out by Department of Transport in answer to series of parliamentary questions

12/12 Dublin and Shannon airports to handle 1.6m Christmas passengers

Large numbers due to travel over festive season with airports offering advice on minimising delays and inconvenience

15/11 Man held after Boston-bound plane forced to return to Shannon

Aer Lingus flight departed at 2.41pm for airport but returned after 5pm after a disturbance

10/11 Shannon Airport Group generates almost €4 billion for economy

A new report has called for Government to level the policy playing field, top allow regional airports to flourish

27/10 Bank holiday weekend: Yellow weather warning with more rain due before Dublin marathon

Temporary road closures in place on Sunday as thousands of runners take to the streets of capital

27/10 Bank holiday weekend: Dublin marathon, Dart works to disrupt road and rail traffic

Generally unsettled weather is forecast for country over the weekend with spells of rain and showers

23/08 Tourism Ireland spent €630,000 on promoting Shannon Airport as gateway to Wild Atlantic Way

United Airlines put forward matching funding of $100,000 as part of campaign to highlight airport

10/08 Several flights cancelled or diverted from Cork Airport due to adverse weather

Shannon Airport remains on standby for further diversions if required

25/07 Shannon Airport sees record high H1 passenger numbers

Shannon Airport saw record-breaking passenger figures during the first six months of 2023, for the first time in over a decade.

26/06 Photo collection handed over to the National Library of Ireland a ‘who’s who of Irish acting talent’

Liam Bluett has been collecting autographed photographs of actors such as Liam Neeson, Maureen O’Hara and Saoirse Ronan since he was a schoolboy working in Shannon Airport in 1964

07/06 Shannon Airport records busiest day since 2016

A total of 7,800 passengers travelled through Shannon Airport on Friday June 2 - the highest number of passengers to use the airport in one day since 2016.

01/06 As Dublin Airport approaches capacity, there is more than one way to expand

Options include a third terminal at Dublin airport, a second one at Baldonnel, and a new one on a greenfield site outside the capital

31/05 State-run airports expect more than 500,000 travellers this weekend

Cork passenger numbers top 1m as airport prepares for a busy summer with new Ryanair routes

29/05 Air and sea travel overtook pre-Covid levels in April, figures show

More than 1.785 million people arrived in the Republic from overseas last month