One week to salvage Heathrow connection

THE Government has less than a week to salvage a Shannon/Heathrow service for 2008, it emerged yesterday.

One week to salvage Heathrow connection

The blow struck by British Midland’s decision not to establish a service between the two airports was made all the more painful with news that a deadline of October 11 exists for the receipt of submissions regarding slots at Heathrow in 2008.

Reacting to the news, the mayor of Clare, Cllr Patricia McCarthy suggested instead of using its influence to seek a reversal of the Aer Lingus decision, the Government had conducted a cynical exercise in supposedly trying to attract BMI.

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