‘Breakthrough year’ for regional airport

THE chairman of one of the country’s most successful regional airports has described the past 12 months as “a breakthrough year.”

South East Regional Airport chairman, Nicholas Fewer, predicted further growth in traffic at the Waterford airport in 2004, when it is hoped additional domestic and international passenger routes will come on stream.

Reflecting on 2003, Mr Fewer said it had been a remarkable year for all those involved in guiding the airport’s development and added it was a huge credit to all involved that passenger numbers for the 12 months to June 30, 2004 look set to reach 30,000, an increase of almost one-third on the anticipated throughput of 23,000.