Kerry Airport returns to profit on State supports and private jet business

Two private jets per week were flying directly to Farranfore from the US, the AGM heard

Passenger numbers, which had fallen to 83,000 in 2020, rose to over 115,000 in 2021. File picture: Don MacMonagle

Shareholders who invested in Kerry Airport 30 years ago will not be paid dividends, despite “exceptional profit” in 2021, the airport AGM in Tralee heard on Tuesday.

However, the board of directors will consider "a gesture", such as car park use for free, said Kerry Airport chairman Denis Cregan.