Marketing campaign seeks to prevent damage from Open Skies

A MID-WEST conferencing organisation has launched a major marketing campaign in the US to ensure Shannon airport's transatlantic passenger numbers are not adversely affected when Open Skies comes into effect next year.

At present, airlines operating transatlantic services have to provide one for one flights at Dublin and Shannon.

But the new Open Skies agreement being finalised between the US and EU will abolish this proviso and open up more US routes to European airlines such as Aer Lingus.