Shannon Airport Thread [Mod Warning in First Post]

holly8 wrote: »

I went to book n March and no flights showing past mid-Jan .. what happened there? Bummer .. Dublin is a nightmare compared to Shannon

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

FR add EMA next summer.

• Ryanair FR663 Birmingham to Dublin
• Aer Lingus EI203 Manchester to Dublin
• Aer Lingus EI263 /EIN26M Birmingham to Dublin
• Ryanair FR505 Bristol to Dublin
• Ryanair FR7045 Malaga to Dublin
• SAS SK537 Copenhagen to Dublin

• Air France AF6735 Chicago to Dublin
• Delta Air Lines DL44 /DAL44 JFK to Dublin
• Air Arabia 3O173 /MAC173 Agadir to Dublin
• Turkish Airlines TK1975 Istanbul to Dublin

EU airport baggage rules to cost regional airports at least €14m (Irish Times)

New security regulation to come into force in 2020

New EU rules requiring tougher security screening of air travellers’ baggage will cost the Republic’s regional airports at least €14 million.

The new regulations demand that, by 2020, airport screening systems for baggage that passengers check in must match detection levels similar to medical CAT scans, which produce more detailed images than X-rays.

Installing the equipment needed to scan the baggage will cost Donegal, Kerry, Knock and Shannon airports a total of €14.3 million.

. . . . . . . The new system would cost State-owned Shannon Airport about €10 million, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, told the Dáil recently.

‘Financial difficulties’

Mr Ross said the figure would present “significant financial difficulties” for the airport’s owner, Shannon Group, which had not included the money in its forecasts.

He added that the department was unlikely to provide the airport with cash for this, but said his officials were discussing the issue with Shannon, which handled 1.75 million passengers last year.

The group would not say how much it would have to spend on the new system, but said the cost would be significant.

“As Shannon does not receive any State subvention, the airport will fund development from its own resources,” the group added.

EU law allows the department give cash to regional airports to cover costs such as ensuring security systems comply with the bloc’s standards.

However, the rules bar the Government from aiding the three State airports, Cork, Dublin and Shannon, which operate commercially. . . . . . .

Brennans Row wrote: »

There are five baggage belts in the arrival baggage hall dating from the early 1970's. I presume this would be earmarked for a total overhaul too after over 45 years in use?

Clareman wrote: »

Not including this in forecasts is a bit of an oversight, in my limited knowledge of European directives there are very few surprises, changes are usually flagged years in advance.

hondabanner wrote: »

Norwegian gone January February and March

Norwegian Air to reduce Dublin and Shannon services to US (Irish Times)

Decision base on cost savings, says airline

Norwegian Air is to halve the number of flight from Dublin to New York for the winter with two daily flights resuming at the end of March.

Daily flights from Shannon to New York Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, New York, will cease on January 12th. The service will resume at the rate of five times per week on March 31st, the airline intends to maintain the route as a summer-only service from 2019 onwards.

Up to 100,000 passengers have flown with the airline to and from Shannon Airport since July, 2017 when they commenced services with four weekly direct flights to New York Stewart International Airport and Providence International Airport.

However their decision to scale back comes as it reduces flights from Europe to Stewart International Airport to 11, the least it has offered since first landing at the airport 17 months ago. This coming January will see Norwegian terminate its London Gatwick to Singapore route after 15 months of operation.

Head of Communications with Norwegian, Anders Lindström said the decision was cost based. “In order to ensure a more successful and profitable operation, Norwegian will shorten parts of its winter schedule from Newburgh, during periods when demand is much lower. As a cost disciplined company, we continuously monitor and evaluate our route network and these changes have been made as part of our commitment to reducing costs”.

“We are seasonally adjusting routes across our entire network to be even more competitive, including a number of other US routes as well, so not just to Ireland. And it’s only effective during the most quiet travel period,” Mr Lindström added.

He explained that the decision not to return Shannon to its original volume of flights in the busier season is due to a greater demand in Dublin. “Our route capacity is always based on demand in the market”.

Customers that have already booked flights have been informed of the changes and offered a full refund or a rebooking option.