Kerry air service ‘by end of year’

A FULL, subsidised air service between Kerry and Dublin may not be restored until the end of the year.

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar yesterday said his department was in the final stages of consultation with Kerry Airport on specifications for a new public service obligation (PSO) service on the Dublin route.

Next step in the process, he said, was the submission of the tender notification to the European Commission for publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.