Warning of more pain for Shannon Airport

THE chairman of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA), David Dilger, has warned of further pain ahead for Shannon airport, stating that its cost base is too high and its revenues too low.

Addressing a Shannon Chamber of Commerce lunch, Mr Dilger said: “My own view is that maybe it would have been better (for the DAA) to call a day on this (Shannon airport) five, six or seven years ago.

“But we haven’t done that and we are not going to do that and we will give the team there every single opportunity to build a sustainable business,” he added.