Shannon Airport Thread [Mod Warning in First Post]

Any chance there will be new routes for this winter?

Very likely Aer Lingus Shannon to Faro will resume in May

Noticing Turin is twice weekly over Christmas, prior to this it was once weekly.

Some of the Spanish and Polish routes have increased in frequency too.

A new route is possible looking at the current timetables.

Tend To agree. It's in the possible space more then the likely space.

I have relatives from Nottingham who drive from Kerry to Knock as it gets them directly to East Midlands where Ryanair fly from there to. It is easier than flying SNN or ORK to Birmingham...the next closest choices. It's only since the M17/M18 opened that they'd have considered it viable. I imagine the M20 will open up such preferable alternative options too.

The M20 is still at consultation stage.

Depressing as this sounds there is a reason it wasn't built in good times and that is the relative difficulty of finding a route that doesn't throw up major cost and transport issues.

I don't see this road being complete in the next decade and I'd guess Shannon would benefit as much as they'd lose with this road

It is unfortunate Shannon doesn't have more mainland Europe offerings. Great to see the CDG service, doesn't quite do it for most though.

The only place I'll have used Shannon for this year is London, both AMS and BER are only from Dublin.

Many European city routes are quite thin I think is the main issue. The fares I paid even from Dublin have been very reasonable. The last minute business/other passengers from Dublin are likely what give the routes from there their yield boost.

Can't agree with the above, while separating from the DAA was never going to be a mad game changer, I think it's useful to have local management groups rather than under an umbrella group named after the biggest airport of the lot.

The biggest mistake was incorporating it into the Shannon Group, there's a big difference between tourism sights/industrial estates and running an airport.

And Neil Pakey did what exactly? Gave Ryanair a lovely 2 year deal, which forced Aer Lingus Regional out? Most of the Ryanair routes from then are gone already. Maybe you could credit him for one of the US routes I suppose.

Shannon Airport has lodged in June plans for a 5.5-acre, 1.2-megawatt solar farm on the airfield.

I wonder is the designated site suitable for this as often Military aircraft are parked nearby thus giving cover to those who could trespass with the intention of damaging the aircraft?

There is a lot of roofing on the hangars and industrial estate that would have been ideal for solar energy.

I would have preferred if they converted the old disused taxiway with its large green areas into proper parking aprons that would serve especially Shannon’s aviation leasing companies in the winter months.

That would in turn benefit the maintenance hangars too.