turbbo wrote: » live in limerick end up driving to dublin anytime I have to use an airport - says a lot about Shannon.
Cookiemunster wrote: » It says nothing more than that Dublin is a major international hub (and one of the busiest airports in Europe) and Shannon is a small regional airport in one of the more sparsely populated parts of Europe. If airlines thought that they'd fill planes from Shannon, then there would be more routes from Shannon.
turbbo wrote: » Dublin a major international hub - you're having a laugh!
Cookiemunster wrote: » No I'm not. 30m passengers a year and growing. Flights connecting from all over Europe and onto the US.
Poxyshamrock wrote: » The times for the new East Midlands service are pretty diabolical as well.
turbbo wrote: » Why can't Shannon take that business - if it's only connecting flights to the US?
RocketRaccoon wrote: » Because unfortunately its not promoted the same as Dublin. There is an Aer Lingus truck driving around the ramp in Shannon with advertising for flights out of Dublin. What more needs to be said about that?
Sunny Gentle Koala wrote: » Do not feed the troll.
RocketRaccoon wrote: » I haven't seen them yet. I did use the Liverpool service over the summer but just for myself and my wife to go for a few days as it was so cheap. Useless for matches though. One of the Saturday night outbound flights had 37 passengers on it in September/October.
mdmix wrote: » Poor flight times Seems to be a common theme with flights from Shannon. I visited Stockholm last year and opted to fly out from Dublin on Friday evening as the only option for Shannon would have arrived at 4.30 on a Saturday afternoon. Most museums were closed Sunday and Monday is also pretty quiet in Stockholm. I would not have enjoyed the trip had I not gone there Friday. Thankfully we did get to fly back to Shannon, but I wouldn’t do that again as public transport is so unreliable I might as well have returned to Dublin and got the blue bus back to castletroy. I will either drive to Shannon in future or get the bus to Dublin airport.
turbbo wrote: » In fairness Dublin airport has it's fair share of crap timeslots compared to the biguns in the UK. Just can't see why Shannon is as devoid of good routes as it is.
JCX BXC wrote: » Because they don't make money, since 2014 we've gotten and lost routes like Berlin, Munich, Paris, Nice and Stockholm. Who can you blaim?
turbbo wrote: » 4 flights to Brussels a day from Dublin with Ryanair. It will only get worse as earlier post mentioned critical mass - I think that is what is happening in general it'll get to the point you won't even check Shannon as an option.
JCX BXC wrote: » Yet cork actually lost its route to Brussels. However that's probably not a good route to pick as there would be a significant portion of travel between Brussels and Dublin for obvious reasons. I disagree with your next point, I think as people become more tuned into checking for the cheapest price all options will be considered.
Poxyshamrock wrote: » The completion of the M7 about 10 years ago which gave rise to the likes of Dublin Coach and Eireagle is a definite factor in people choosing Dublin over Shannon.
JCX BXC wrote: » I disagree with your next point, I think as people become more tuned into checking for the cheapest price all options will be considered.
JCX BXC wrote: » Without a doubt, there period around 2009-2012 was devastating for Irish airports thanks to road projects, new bus services and recession. Such has made a recovery harder.
turbbo wrote: » Yes but what about completion of the M18 which should have boosted numbers in Shannon?
mdmix wrote: » It’s very hard for Shannon or other airports to compete here. As Dublin has more capacity it also has the most cheap seats, giving it the illousion of being cheaper. Unfortunately as search engines default to search from Dublin (as well as most airline websitessites in Ireland) its pretty difficult to compare flight costs, even if you know how. It’s also unhelpful that Ryanair (shows multiple cancelled routes from Shannon) and Aer Lingus (Shannon does not show as an option on multiple screen sizes) websites are flawed. Norwegians website to be fair remember your “preferred airport”. Shannon marketing team should really step up the recent good work they have done to get the word out on options and example prices
Cookiemunster wrote: » Why? North of Galway is as close to Knock as it is to Shannon. There's also about 40 buses a day and a motorway between Galway and Dublin, which Galway people are well used to using. The simple fact is that outside of bucket and spade routes and Poland, every European service from Shannon has been pulled. The likes of Ryanair don't want to be there outside of these routes unless they get deals that would basically screw the airport.
turbbo wrote: » Very few if any US based flights from Knock - usually chartered if there are any. Knock has a way smaller population base - 2 of Irelands larger cities in proximity to Shannon - Galway and Limerick. The 2 airports will never compete at the same level. Knock is a small regional airport with lots of flights to the UK. Shannon should and can be a lot more than that. But it's being forced into a small regional by Dublin hoovering up all the routes. You're right in that Ryanair seems to have some sort of hatred of the place.
Poxyshamrock wrote: » If only the airport had a daily flight to Birmingham! :rolleyes:
Cookiemunster wrote: » And it's not being forced to stay small by Dublin, it's small dues to its location on the West coast. Dublin has over 2m passenger on its doorstep. Shannon has maybe 500K.
