Chambers urging Government action on Shannon Airport

Seven measures proposed to deal with the current crisis and establish a new national aviation model

The chambers say that Ireland’s travel restrictions are among the most restrictive in Europe and the longer these restrictions are in place, the greater the risk they pose to the state’s competitiveness and future economic recovery. Picture: Eamon Ward

Chambers representing businesses that directly support over 100,000 jobs across the Mid-Wet and West have called for government supports to help Shannon Airport during the on-going coronavirus crisis.

Galway, Ennis, Limerick and Shannon chambers, which collectively represents 1,358 businesses across the Shannon Airport catchment, have proposed seven measures to deal with the current crisis and establish a new national aviation model.