Shannon expects Ryanair to honour deal of two million passengers

SHANNON Airport says it expects Ryanair to honour its commitment to deliver two million passengers a year at the airport despite the airline saying it is going to cut services.

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary said he is going to announce a series of cutbacks at Shannon and Dublin airports in the coming weeks as a direct result of the Government’s €10 air passenger tax, which comes into effect on April 1.

However, sources said Ryanair is nowhere near to delivering two million passengers at Shannon and is using the tax as an excuse to cut back on its services.