Shannon Airport’s future ‘lies in cargo’

Shannon Airport is dead unless it is totally re-engineered, according to a leading Irish aviation executive.

Advancing the case for the outright privatisation of the airport, chief executive of Avolon, Dómhnal Slattery said “the private ownership of Shannon Airport could allow the airport to flourish”.

Speaking at an Ennis Chamber of Commerce event, Mr Slattery said: “The reality is that Shannon has been moribund, strategically, for the last 15 years and we have to find a strategic future for it.”