Hanging Gardens site shows potential of the Mid-West for aviation says Limerick TD

Jan O'Sullivan

Limerick Labour and Party Spokesperson on Enterprise and Innovation T.D Jan Oโ€™Sullivan says the announcement of 300 new jobs aviation by Nordic Aviation Capital in the Hanging Gardens Site shows the potential of the Mid-West for the aviation sector and should push the government to focus their attention on Shannon airport.

Deputy Oโ€™Sullivan said โ€œThe trend of declining passenger numbers at Shannon airport is very worrying. In 2005 Shannon airport accounted for 12.9% of commercial flights in Ireland but by last year this had declined to just 5%.โ€

โ€œShannon airport has the longest runway in Ireland and is at present chronically and shamefully underutilised.โ€

โ€œWe have a Minister for Transport obsessed with vanity pet projects who has not developed any aviation strategy. The exclusion of Shannon airport from the capital plan confirms this.โ€

The Limerick TD believes the announcement should focus minds on the urgent need for a plan to revitalise Shannon airport.

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