Limerick Chamber has welcomed support directly from Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar around “positive discrimination” for regional airports in the COVID recovery, as extremely encouraging for the airport and businesses across Limerick and the Mid-West.
Air services at Shannon Airport are set to double from eight to sixteen in time for the lifting of the non-essential travel ban on the 19th July with a significant increase in destinations, services and frequencies.
The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr Daniel Butler has called on the government to appoint a new chairperson of the Shannon Group immediately.
Fórsa has said cabin crew are appalled at Aer Lingus management’s decision not to attend a Labour Court hearing on the closure of the airline’s Shannon base.
Shannon Airport will receive a welcome boost later this year when Ryanair commences a new service from the Piedmont region of Northern Italy to the Mid-West airport.
The Fianna Fáil Aviation, Tourism and Hospitality Steering Committee has today launched a discussion paper which looks at how to support businesses to survive during this pandemic and place them on the best possible footing to recover post-COVID-19.