Kerry airport needs funding to reach its full potential

KERRY Airport is set for major expansion, with a €8m investment needed to cater for at least a million passengers by 2011, it was learned yesterday.

The airport board has commissioned studies to find a site and design for a new terminal and detailed plans should be available this summer.

Since its last substantial expansion, in 1994, the airport has become increasingly important to Kerry’s economy and directly employs 55 people.