Moroney defends Aer Rianta’s record

AN Aer Rianta chief yesterday rejected a call by Shannon Development for a new independent public body to run Shannon Airport.

Martin Moroney, Director of Shannon, said that the prospect of a stand-alone new public body for Shannon having to compete openly with Dublin Airport is not an attractive proposition.

He pointed that other airports at Kerry, Knock and Galway which are run by local boards have not been able to operate at the same level of business as Aer Rianta at Shannon and they have to rely on subsidised services to operate.