The introduction of a €10 departure tax by the Government in their recent budget is very bad news for Shannon Airport that is at least according to Michael O’Leary from low cost airline Ryanair.
O’Leary predicts that Ryanair passenger numbers at Shannon will be cut from 2 million to just 750,000. He went on to say [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Following the recent decision by Aer Lingus to pull its Shannon to Heathrow route, British Airways has emerged as a possible option to service the route
The Irish Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey spoke today of the continuing efforts of the Board at Shannon Airport to find an airline suitable to fill the role vacated by [...]