THE number of passengers using Waterford Airport has nearly doubled from 8,757 passengers in July 2006 to 15,600 passengers in July of 2007.

THE SKY is the limit for Waterford Regional Airport, executive board bosses said yesterday.

DIRECT flights between the south-east and some of Europe’s top hot spots could be on the cards within months.

South-East Correspondent Neans McSweeney looks back at 21 busy years of international flights.

VENTURE capital investment in Irish companies has fallen overall by 22% in the last three months according to the latest Techpulse survey by Ion Equity.

Neans McSweeney reports how South-East Regional Airport turned despair into triumph.

HOPES of developing landmark air links between Waterford and some of Europe’s hottest sun destinations have been dashed - for the moment at least.

HOPES of developing landmark air links between Waterford and some of Europe’s hottest sun destinations have been dashed for the moment at least.

MORE flights between Waterford and Britain and plans for services linking the south-east and Dublin are expected to be outlined today as bosses at the South-East Regional Airport gather for their annual general meeting.

PUBLICANS in Waterford are standing behind the city’s hosting of the Tall Ships Race, donating €40,000 towards the cost of the event.

THE ORGANISERS of the Tall Ships race have appealed to the business people of Waterford not to hike up their prices as the countdown to the event continues.

THE ORGANISERS of one of the country’s premier summer festivals say they’re going to squeeze every euro they can out of government coffers, ahead of the international event.

WATERFORD’S airport is flying high as the peak holiday season beckons.

PUBLICANS in Waterford have been criticised by the organisers of the Tall Ships Race and accused of penny-pinching ahead of the €20 million event.

IT reads like a mariner’s fantasy tale - 100 of the most imposing and breathtaking tall ships in the world setting sail from a 12-mile stretch of coastline to race each other across the Irish Sea, the English Channel and the North Sea.

A REGIONAL airport which was on its knees and threatened with closure just 18 months ago is enjoying a bumper year with passenger numbers soaring beyond all expectations.

RED DEVILS fans who want to cheer on Roy Keane and John O'Shea in person now have the option of flying to Manchester three days a week out of the South East Regional Airport at Waterford.

THE chairman of one of the country’s most successful regional airports has described the past 12 months as “a breakthrough year.”

A NEW air service set up at a regional airport which was saved from closure has got off to a flying start.

“ALL along the watchtower princes kept the view while all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too”. Bob Dylan might not have had Leamcon Tower, at Knock, Schull, in mind when he wrote that song, but it kind of fits.

CONCERNS about Waterford’s future as a gateway city eased last night as airport bosses said they hope to have a new service for passengers within weeks and business leaders were assured of continued transport links.

THE future of an improved coast-guard service has been thrown into doubt as a busy regional airport prepares to axe more than 20 jobs.

EVERYONE wants to have a regional airport in their area but nobody is willing to pay for such facilities, according to the chairman of Waterford Regional Airport.