Business group calls for regional airports to be prioritised over expansions in Dublin

Limerick Chamber wants airports like Cork and Shannon included in the Regional Airport Programme to increase investment and support the introduction of business routes to northern Europe.

Limerick Chamber has said that the capacity at regional airports such as Cork and Shannon are underutilised due to the overreliance on Dublin Airport. Picture: Larry Cummins

Cork and Shannon airport should receive more Government funding and their capacity better utilised rather than further developing Dublin Airport, a local business group has said.

According to the most recent aviation statistics from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), Dublin Airport accounted for over 86% of all passengers arriving into or departing from an Irish airport. Cork Airport accounted for just 6.5% and Shannon 4.3%.