Shannon Airport faces change to ensure survival

SHANNON DEVELOPMENT yesterday called for a new independent public body to run Shannon Airport, after a year which saw the net loss of 698 jobs in the region.

The agency has also decided to support replica famine ship, the Jeanie Johnson. Shannon Development has backed the Jennie Johnson project with an investment of 190,000.

Shannon Development chief executive Kevin Thompstone said with 6,000 seats cut per week at Shannon, there was a need for a new approach to ensure the survival of the airport as an engine for tourism and industrial growth in the west of Ireland.