Shannon Airport Thread [Mod Warning in First Post]

FreshG · 27-03-2026 10:33AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124344603#Comment_124344603

Family in Doonbeg have always maintained that Doonbeg was one of the proposed sites for a new airport back in the 1930s, because of the large flat area. Ultimately Shannon won because of the existing set up in the area with Foynes.

rayman10 · 27-03-2026 10:39AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124344829#Comment_124344829

Quite frankly I don't believe you.

Every bog in the West of Ireland probably had the same yarn.

knockon · 28-03-2026 12:57PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124344559#Comment_124344559

The viewing area accessed by the lifts near JJ Ruddles are permanently closed. One source would say that the Airport Authority don’t have too many people that even like aviation so they don’t bother. The APO’s would tell you access to the area is restricted to keep protestors out. Access is only via the lifts so a quick turn of a key gives access.

yew_tree · 28-03-2026 02:24PM

It was October 2003 when we spent a whole day there. We were flying to NYC to family and arrived at Shannon to find out Aer Lingus were on strike. Think our flight was due to leave early afternoon and we didn’t get out till midnight on a chartered Air Transit flight.

Lewis_Benson · 29-03-2026 01:50PM

Using shannon again in a few weeks.

Great airport, I love how quickly.it is to get through it.

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