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Apr 25 2024
VOTE NO. 1 CLLR. TONY
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KILLALOE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT
Shannon to top 2 million
COOLEST KID IN THE MIDWEST
Busiest year at Airport since 2009 by Páraic McMahon paraic@clareecho.ie
FOR the first time since 2009, Shannon Airport is set to hit the two million passenger mark in the one calendar year. Predictions for 2024 are that Shannon Airport will reach two million passengers. The details were outlined following publication of The Shannon Airport Group’s 2023 annual report on Wednesday. During peak years of the Celtic Tiger, Shannon Airport had 3.3m passengers in 2005 and 3.6m in 2007. Last year Shannon Airport welcome 1.959m passengers, a 29% increase on the previous year, and the highest level of
traffic since 2009. Continental European traffic rose by 41% to 748,000; UK traffic increased by 31% to 838,000, and transatlantic passenger numbers grew by 24% to 296,000. A profit of €28.4m was recorded by the Shannon Airport Group last year. Shannon Airport needs to remain within the Regional Airports Programme, CEO Mary Considine stressed. “In 2023, Shannon Airport secured operational and capital funding when it was temporarily included in the Regional Airports Programme enabling the completion of vital safety and security projects at the airport during the year.” Full Story page 17
l Fr Brendan Quinlivan and Cole Moran enjoy the official opening of Midwest Electrical Wholesale at Quin Road Business Park last week, when the ribbon was cut by Clare hurler Peter Duggan Photo by Tom Micks