Independent Shannon Airport to miss out on €11m rents (Irish Independent)Shannon Airport will not gain access to €11m a year in rents on factories and industrial estates in the midwest, after being made independent of the DAA.Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has confirmed that there will be no cross-subsidisation between an independent Shannon Airport and the rent roll from Shannon Development's extensive land bank.In the latest figures available, the Shannon Development land bank provides €11m in annual gross rent receipts.However, addressing the Dail on the State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014, Mr Varadkar indicated that the airport will not have access to the Shannon Development rental revenues in the newly merged Shannon Group.He said: "The success of the Shannon Group will be enhanced by ensuring that its two main subsidiaries are each commercially successful in their own right and do not cross-subsidise each other."Fianna Fail Transport spokesman Timmy Dooley expressed fears over the lack of financial day-to-day support of Shannon Airport as a result of not allowing cross-subsidisation.Mr Dooley argued that the decision to give Shannon its independence "was based on the Booz Allen report which clearly stated that the viability of an independent Shannon was only possible if there was an association with the lands and activities of Shannon Development, and that an independent airport would not be viable unless there was between three million and five million terminal passengers."The minister relied on the Booz Allen Report to allow this to proceed and effectively to make Shannon an independent entity, yet he is now suggesting it is possible for the airport to survive without cross-subsidisation or without the support of access to the activities of Shannon Development," he said.In response, Mr Varadkar said: "It is important to point out that since Shannon Airport gained independence from the DAA 18 months ago, it has shown that it is able to stand alone."
Brennans Row wrote: » Since the International Aviation Services Centre is dispersed over the airport and the free zone estates, it was my understanding from the Task Force Final Report, that this activity (income) would be fundamental for Shannon Airport’s future viability?
Brennans Row wrote: » ... habitat of the Vertigo Angustior Snail.
Brennans Row wrote: » Emergency plan at Shannon but plane goes to London (Clare Herald) Emergency services were out on standby at Shannon Airport on Saturday for a jet that declared a Mayday over the Atlantic.British Airways flight BAW-209 was en route from London to Miami in Florida with 281 passengers and crew on board.The Boeing 747-400 jet had left Heathrow Airport at 2.20pm and was almost three hours into its flight when the crew issued a Mayday distress call.The pilot initially reported smoke in the cabin area but later told controllers that there was also smoke and fumes in the cockpit.The crew had been in contact air traffic controllers at the Irish Aviations Authority’s North Atlantic Communications Service radio station at Ballygirreen in Co. Clare.The pilot had declared his intention to divert and land at Shannon where the airports emergency plan was put into action. British Airways’ website also confirmed that the flight would be diverting to Shannon.At around 5.30pm, units of the fire brigade from Shannon and Ennis, along with ambulances from Ennis and Limerick City, were sent to the airport over an hour ahead of the flights expected arrival.Shortly after 6.30pm, services at Shannon were stood down and personnel told the plane was instead diverting to Dublin. The flight continued instead, overflying Ireland, and back to Heathrow Airport.The jet landed safely in London but was grounded while engineers investigated the issue. Passengers were accommodated in hotels overnight. I can imagine the emergency services very unhappy with the pilot's decision to overfly Shannon after his mayday request to divert there.Is this acceptable?
Mr. G wrote: » In terms of safety why did they not land in Shannon? Surely it was the thing to do and safety comes first. BA should have landed in Shannon because it could have caused a collision or risk should another plane come in another direction.
Stop State subsidies to regional airports, says tourism expert (Irish Times) Jim Deegan says Donegal, Kerry, Knock and Waterford have ‘unfair advantage’The Government should stop subsidising loss-making regional airports as it gives them an unfair advantage over the State-owned Cork, Dublin and Shannon gateways, according to the head of the National Centre for Tourism Policy Studies.Last year the four regional airports – Donegal, Kerry, Knock and Waterford – received almost €5.7 million in State subsidies. More than €2.2 million was to cover losses at Kerry, Knock and Waterford, while €3.455 million was for capital spending.University of Limerick economist and director of the National Centre for Tourism Policy Studies Jim Deegan argues that improvements in the Republic’s road network have removed the justification for continuing to do this. “We are subsidising far too many airports,” he said at the weekend. Low-cost airlines Mr Deegan said low-cost airlines operated on the basis of large numbers of people travelling. Subsidising regional airports discouraged this.In a paper prepared for the Shannon Airport Marketing Consultative Committee, Mr Deegan says the subsidies received by regional airports may exacerbate their inefficiencies. He adds that the capital and operating cost grants received by these businesses confer “an unfair advantage on them relative to Shannon, Cork and Dublin airports”. The draft aviation policy document published this month by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar, says Exchequer support for regional airports will be phased out over an extended period, in line with EU guidelines.Capital grants It also says future capital grants will be limited to safety- and security-related spending while clear business plans will be required from the airports, which will have to provide at least 25 per cent of total costs from their own resources or from fresh investment.Mr Deegan’s paper says that Shannon should be designated as the airport for the Wild Atlantic Way, the Government initiative aimed at boosting the number of visitors to the west coast.He also says it should be the first airport in the Republic to get fifth freedom rights, which allow airlines to carry passengers between foreign countries. He warns that the airport should not depend too heavily on domestic business.
National Centre for Tourism Policy Studies.
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Trump Targets Irish Open For Doonbeg (Clare FM) One of Ireland's premier sporting events, The Irish Open, could come to Donald Trump's West Clare course. Officials from Trump International Golf Links Ireland, formerly the five-star Doonbeg Lodge and Golf Resort, held talks with representatives of the European Tour and Fáilte ireland during the recent staging of the event at Fota Island in Cork. Trump, along with members of his family, was in Doonbeg this weekend where the potential staging of the event was on the agenda. Extensive works are to be carried out on the course, and 2018 has been identified as a possible date for the event which General Manager Joe Russell says is a "definite possibility.”
highlydebased wrote: » Shannon-Rome has also appeared on Ryanair booking engine
Jamie2k9 wrote: » All the random routes are for the RBS 6 Nations.
Vanhalla wrote: » any chance of ever having a shannon - glasgow route?
Brennans Row wrote: » Rome 7th February Edinburgh 21th March
Carnacalla wrote: » Flybe had a summer one last year, it never continued this year. Edinburgh isn't too far from glasgow. Aer Lingus (Regional) fly there.
Claregirl wrote: » There is a direct bus link from right outside Edinburgh Airport that leaves every 30 minutes and gets you to Glasgow city centre in approximately 1 hour. Still getting gouged on the Aer Lingus fare though - much more expensive than Ryan Air.
Record Month for Aer Lingus Regional (Stobart Air)
UK connecting to transatlantic flights . . . . . Boston and New York bound passengers from Birmingham and Manchester via Shannon Airport has proven to be very popular.
Routes from Shannon Airport also saw a significant growth with a 15% increase in May compared to the same month last year.
Deleted User wrote: » Ryanair does that route from Knock now instead,n.
highlydebased wrote: » Instead? Not really an alternative for someone wanting to use Shannon!
Carnacalla wrote: » At least you have the pleasure of No trumpet and a plane that has no middle seat. (Although the higher price, louder noise and slower speeds)
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