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• Avis Rent a Car

• Budget Rent a Car

• Dollar Thrifty

• Dooley Car Rentals

• Europcar

• Hertz Rent a Car

• Irish Car Rentals

• National Car Rental

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Despite the closure of two of its routes at Cork Airport., Ryanair has stated that Shannon Airport routes will not be affected. A disagreement over airport fees led to the collapse of the two Cork routes

Speaking on RTE this morning, Mr Cawley from Ryanair stated – We have an agreement with Shannon and they have had a huge boost in passenger numbers with Ryanair now responsible for almost 66% of passengers. We have been a fantastic help to the Shannon region.

Once again pointing the finger squarely at the DAA (Dublin Airport Authority), Cawley laid the blame at their door for the problems with the Cork routes. Rumours that Ryanair went back on their word re: an agreement to a discount scheme at Cork were also dismissed

Cork Airport is set to lose over 100,000 passengers this winter.

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A year since Aer Lingus axed it routes to Heathrow and Shannon Airport is still feeling the pinch. The loss of the route last January has meant 330,000 less passengers. However, if Ryanair had not picked up, it could have been much worse.

It has affected the tourism industry and the ordinary passengers. Heathrow is still a major concern for Shannon. City Jet, which operates daily flights from Shannon to Paris, has helped to cover the loss made by Aer Lingus.

A representative from Shannon Airport said that Ryanair is a significant contributor to their business.

The success of City Jet, begun midwinter but has yet to be proven. They are looking at the possibility of a connection to London Airport in the near future.

Cork Airport may actually be about to challenge Shannon as the countries 2nd busiest airport as Shannon passenger numbers have dropped by 9% since the beginning of 2008. This makes it a possibility that both airports will be neck and neck next to Dublin Airport in passenger numbers by the end of the year.

There is still uncertainty surrounding Ryanairs future at Shannon Airport after billions of Euros were lost from the airline’s shares.

The budget carrier is still losing money and this could spell disaster for Shannon. A losing Ryanair is bad news for Shannon Airport.  Reports claimed that the airline could lose 60 million Euro by next year.

Ryanair’s management told a committee meeting that Shannon is one of its bases where they are losing a lot of money. They admitted that the company was making a loss at Shannon every year for the last three years. They said that the airline industry is in the midst of an economic storm due to the universal high prices of oil. 

Ryanair is very important for the continual growth of Shannon. The loss of the Aer Lingus Shannon Heathrow route was devastating and is still felt today.  However, these are just “worrying times” and Shannon Airport hopes that Ryanair can work through its current difficulties until a time when the global oil crisis is resolved,

British Airways (BA) has decided to take advantage of Shannon airport as a stopover for its flight services between London airport and New York.  This is a beginning of a growing commitment between Shannon and BA.

BA announced that its aircraft would stop twice at Shannon everyday, to refuel the plane and allow passengers complete arrivals checks.  Mr. Moroney told the limerick post that they have business opportunities, which are helpful to Shannon, like transit traffic, where they claim revenue from landing charges.  They are happy for this agreement, as it will give revenue and jobs for the airport and providers.  They use this to attract more airlines.   If this relationship becomes successful, it is possible that BA will let even more transatlantic services land at Shannon.

Regarding discussions about BA reviving the Heathrow or Shannon route, Mr. Mooney said that progress has been made, but they do not have intentions at present to open the service in the near future.  However, Moroney gave assurances that he continue to engage BA on the possibility of a Heathrow or Shannon service.

In the autumn of next year, BA plans to begin operation of their Airbus 318 aircraft which is the largest plane to land or takeoff at London Airport.