Kerry supporters on air for final

MORE Kerry supporters than ever will be taking to the air for Sunday’s All-Ireland football final against Armagh, with four planes leaving Kerry Airport on Sunday morning.

Though the majority of fans will go by train, bus and car, the half-hour air trip is seen by some as the ideal way to avoid inevitable traffic jams.

The 66-seater Aer Arann and 130-seater Ryanair planes are being chartered by Kerry Holidays and Slattery Travel, Tralee, and both companies expect to sell all seats. Tickets cost 200. Basil Sheerin of Kerry Holidays yesterday said the first of their two Aer Arann flights had been sold out and he expected the remainder to be snapped up soon.