SHANNON Airport will offer 34 destinations for passengers this summer season, amounting to 1.2 million seats available. The airport was expected to welcome 28,000 passengers over Easter. with a range of European and US services starting up again. Shannon passengers will have direct access, whether through scheduled or chartered services, to destinations, including England, Scotland, the United States, Canada, Spain, France, Portugal, Turkey, Croatia, Switzerland, Poland and Austria.
“Aviation is very much a seasonal business. and Easter essentially marks the changeover from the quieter ‘winter’ period and this Easter is no different, with new services coming on board over the next number of weeks,” said Shannon Airport director, Mary Considine.
“The global aviation downturn over recent years has been more pronounced in the winter season but we see a significant upswing for the summer. We will have 34 destinations available to and from Shannon and we would encourage the public to support them”.
Shannon will have a number of new services introduced later in the summer, including Bodrum in Turkey and Rennes in France.
“We also have both Aer Lingus -Boston and JFK and Delta – JFK returning with their transatlantic services in the summer, adding to the very successful year round service by Continental into Newark,” Ms Considine said.
Pointing out that Shannon is the country’s second airport with transatlantic services into the US and Canada, Ms Considine concluded:
“This shows the very role that Shannon Airport plays in the lives of people across this region”.
