The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) published new figures revealing Shannon Airport recorded the strongest year-on-year passenger growth among Ireland’s major airports in June, with traffic increasing by 14% compared to the same month last year.
The Shannon Airport Group CEO, Ray O’Driscoll said “We are encouraged to see the recently published industry figures from ITIC showing Shannon Airport recording the strongest year-on-year passenger growth among Ireland’s major airports in June. This provides further evidence of the positive impact of our ongoing route development strategy and the strong partnerships we continue to build with our airline partners.
The introduction of a fourth based Ryanair aircraft this year, together with four new services to Madrid, Rome, Warsaw and Poznań, has played a significant role in driving this 14% growth. The new Discover Airlines route to Frankfurt, together with increased frequencies on the Aer Lingus Boston service also made an important contribution, while providing passengers with even greater choice and connectivity through Shannon Airport. We are very proud of Shannon Airport’s growing network, which now offers the largest number of routes in 17 years, and of the role we play in supporting tourism and economic growth across the region, the West of Ireland and along the Wild Atlantic Way.”
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