The decision by North America's largest air ambulance service provider to establish its European base at Shannon Airport "signals that aviation-based businesses are seriously looking at the County Clare airport as an investment location."
The CEO of Shannon Group has reaffirmed the Group’s commitment to restoring air services to Shannon Airport and visitor numbers to its heritage sites as soon as the aviation and tourism sectors reopen.
Ryanair has announced it will re-open its base at Shannon Airport in April 2021, which will support traffic recovery in the Mid-West, enabling tourists and businesses to plan for Summer 21.
As work nears completion on new building developments at Shannon Free Zone, Shannon Group took the opportunity to show Clare County Council Chief Executive, Pat Dowling, and members of his team their progress.
The pivotal role played by Shannon Airport on the national business and tourism landscape was reflected over the weekend on the 75th anniversary of the first transatlantic commercial passenger flight.
Independent TDs from across the west of Ireland are calling for a range of urgent State supports for Shannon Airport after Shannon Group updated them on how business operations at Shannon Heritage and Shannon Airport have been “decimated” as a result of Covid.
Mayors from Clare, Limerick, Kerry, Tipperary and Galway, who have formed an alliance to support Shannon Airport, have pledged to do all they can to lobby Government for airport supports to ensure balance regional development.
