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09/01/2008
Shannon Fights Back After Aer Lingus' Departure
Despite the departure of a major Aer Lingus route from Shannon Airport in favour of its new 'hub' in Belfast, the Irish airport has reported record passenger numbers of 3.6 million for last year.
The airport says international traffic increased by 6% during 2007, while the number taking short-haul trips was up 10%.
The growth comes in spite of the axing of Aer Lingus' Shannon to Heathrow flights which is to be rescheduled from Belfast in early 2008.
Shannon Airport will also benefit soon from the arrival of a CityJet-Air France service to Paris which will further offset that loss.
Ryanair is also providing three additional daily flights to London from Shannon Airport to ensure capacity and traffic does not fall as a result of the closure.
Ryanair sees considerable potential in upping its service from four to seven flights daily, providing Shannon passengers with daily connections to three London airports including Gatwick and Stansted, which it said offer more destinations and connections to Europe than London Heathrow does presently.
Shannon has fought back after the introduction of an international 'Open Skies' policy that spelt the end of the mandatory and lucrative - Shannon stopover, which required transatlantic flights to and from Dublin to land in Shannon on the west coast of Ireland, adding significant delays to travellers, but bringing in huge revenues for the west of Ireland airport.
See: Ryanair Hits Out As Aer Lingus Takes Flight
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The airport says international traffic increased by 6% during 2007, while the number taking short-haul trips was up 10%.
The growth comes in spite of the axing of Aer Lingus' Shannon to Heathrow flights which is to be rescheduled from Belfast in early 2008.
Shannon Airport will also benefit soon from the arrival of a CityJet-Air France service to Paris which will further offset that loss.
Ryanair is also providing three additional daily flights to London from Shannon Airport to ensure capacity and traffic does not fall as a result of the closure.
Ryanair sees considerable potential in upping its service from four to seven flights daily, providing Shannon passengers with daily connections to three London airports including Gatwick and Stansted, which it said offer more destinations and connections to Europe than London Heathrow does presently.
Shannon has fought back after the introduction of an international 'Open Skies' policy that spelt the end of the mandatory and lucrative - Shannon stopover, which required transatlantic flights to and from Dublin to land in Shannon on the west coast of Ireland, adding significant delays to travellers, but bringing in huge revenues for the west of Ireland airport.
See: Ryanair Hits Out As Aer Lingus Takes Flight
(BMcC)
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Fine Gael Clare TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee, Pat Breen, has said that the announcement that Aer Lingus is expanding its routes to the UK is yet another boost for Shannon Airport. The airline has announced it is opening a new service from Shannon to Bristol, with additional flights to Birmingham and Manchester.
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Fine Gael Clare TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee, Pat Breen, has said that the announcement that Aer Lingus is expanding its routes to the UK is yet another boost for Shannon Airport. The airline has announced it is opening a new service from Shannon to Bristol, with additional flights to Birmingham and Manchester.
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