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Kerry Airport - News & Updates

embraer170

There is not a whole lot of discussion about Ireland's regional airports in this forum so I thought it might be a good idea to start a thread on Kerry Airport (KIR/EIKY).

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Some recent developments:

- Building work is underway on departures lounge upgrade (extending the existing lounge slightly apron side) and a new pre-boarding holding area . This is only the second major change to the early 1990s terminal building following the new passenger and baggage screening area added a few years ago.

- A new aircraft hanger build towards the end of the old runway was completed earlier this year. Interestingly, there has been no announcement about it at all. You can catch a small glimpse of it in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzDrvpYVy8s

- A new Ryanair Kerry-Berlin SXF was launched in October. Although it is continuing this summer and a lot of effort is made to advertise it by the airport and local tourism authorities, my impression is that it is struggling to generate reasonable yields. Even the long established Hahn route suffers in winter so I hope Ryanair gives it some time to prosper.

- An announcement for the 2018-2022 Kerry-Dublin PSO is eminent.

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adam88

Did the Ryanair flight to Dublin twice in the last month or so. Most of my business is in the city centre. It’s just easier to do the train, the hassle of getting up to the airport and queuing just means the train makes more sense, Not to mention the trek to the Ryanair gates

lordleitrim

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120457431#Comment_120457431

Realistically though, won't it only be a certain percentage of seats (booked early) at that fare and the remainder at higher prices that ensure profitability?

embraer170

The reality is that €19.99 fares are loss making in a big way.

Casati

Great news and great value at that price again

technocrat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120341480#Comment_120341480

Starting fares back down to €19.99 again and available on most flights.

Wonder did a drop in forward bookings force a U turn on pricing..

JCX BXC

Very surprising for Kerry, however there's likely good inbound tourism potential there. Can't imagine many locals have ever heard of this airline, or even the places they fly to. I'd never heard of Quimper.

embraer170

Fares are very decent, especially with luggage. Not bad for a week away in France. It seems to run from July to early September.

I hope it does well enough to operate again next year.

Quackster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120409048#Comment_120409048

One flight to/from Quimper with onwards connection to Brest.

FR738

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120409048#Comment_120409048

looks to be bookable now on chalair.fr, you’re looking at about €150 rt as a lead in price.

embraer170

Good and quite unexpected news.

Not clear to me if it’s one flight to both both Brest and Quimper or separate services. Not yet bookable on the Chalair website.

lordleitrim

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120406902#Comment_120406902

Same here. Its unusual also that Quimper and Brest are only approx 70km from each other. I wonder why two destinations so close together were selected as both being viable?

yerwanthere123

Good news, I hope they're viable. I'd actually never heard of Quimper previously.

DumbBrunette

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/0327/1366475-kerry-airport-to-get-two-new-summer-routes-to-france/

Good to see.

acequion

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120371682#Comment_120371682

Taxes are wasted on plenty of rubbish in this country. In my humble opinion taxes to pay for connectivity from the more inaccessible parts of Ireland to and from the capital, helping to promote tourism and industry and provide jobs, is of benefit to the entire country and certainly not a waste.

Quackster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120372356#Comment_120372356

Yes, I for one have no complaint about that. Considering the taxpayers of Dublin subsidise the rest of us!

Masala

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120371682#Comment_120371682

Am sure the people in Kerry are happy paying their taxes towards Dublin Bus ... but that’s life I suppose. I don’t like paying my taxes... full stop.

Quackster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120361779#Comment_120361779

As with a bit of luck, it never will. It's certainly the last thing I want my taxes being wasted on.

acequion

The rail service Tralee to Dublin is dire. When I was going to college in Dublin some 35 odd years ago you were changing in Mallow half the time. Off out in the cold on a winters night, over a bridge, changing platforms and frozen by the time you got on the next train. 40 years on, same story! I used the Stobbart PSO a lot because the times were excellent. Now with the train service so dire or else get the bus, the only option for me when I need to be in Dublin for an early morning meeting is to drive. And drive back that evening. Approx 7 hours driving as opposed to less than two flying. Therefore I'd love the see the PSO reinstated and the Green minister can take a running jump! As for RA doubling their price, not surprised, but in any case the times are useless for business travel day trips.

bikeman1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120368174#Comment_120368174

And those flights in France still operate, but now as an Air France feeder to CDG. Look at Nantes Paris for example. Flights still operate, so it’s all a bit of a case oh look we’re saying the right thing but doing another.

technocrat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120368174#Comment_120368174

The current train journey to Tralee is approx 4hrs.

I can’t see any improvements to the rail services reducing the journey to 3hrs or less.

As a country we just don’t do big public infrastructure. How long as the Metro been in the pipeline?!

andrewfaulk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120361409#Comment_120361409

I made a thread on here a few years ago about replacing the PSO with an improved rail service but it didn’t go down well..

However in the meantime both France and Austria banned domestic flights where a rail option of less than 2.5 and 3 hours was available, and in Frances case it was upheld by the EU.. So with that in mind, our green minister might be reluctant to issue a new PSO for Kerry

blackwhite

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120361409#Comment_120361409

It certainly doesn't seem guaranteed that it would be restored.

https://www.radiokerry.ie/news/kerry-airport-ceo-wants-commitment-to-reinstating-pso-on-dublin-route-if-needed-314422

Cosmo Kramer

Is a PSO from Kerry to Dublin still appropriate with the push towards more sustainable modes of transport etc.? I mean there's a railway station two minutes drive from the airport with services to Dublin, it's not exactly a remote isolated location like Carrickfinn.

bikeman1

This seems very strange. Could be a typical Ryanair tactic.

Oh look, nobody is flying the route. Can we have that PSO now please. Sure nobody else will want it and Emerald are now fully committed for their summer schedule and expanding, so wouldn’t have time or resources for a PSO to Kerry.

L1011

PSO could be reinstated due to the commercial operator failing; but it would not be instantaneous.

Casati

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120344343#Comment_120344343

I flew the old Stobart flight connecting to EI and indeed BA many times and generally saw 8 pax on board- for most people it was just too dear unless connecting on a thru ticket which won't be an option for Ryanair. If its pulled is the subvention gone too?

embraer170

I heard the Hahn arrival suffered a very hard landing today.

Initially plans were to wait for an engineer inspection but the crew got the go ahead to depart (remote analysis of the landing data?).

Masala

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120344621#Comment_120344621

...... ehh .. Stobart gone bust since 2021!!

Cosmo Kramer

With two routes to London airports in place already it seems very unlikely that there would be enough demand for another one.

Chris_5339762

That would be nice, but they tried LCY - Cork several years ago and it just didn't work. Not enough interest.