Airline in talks over Shannon to Paris route

AT least one airline has emerged as a potential replacement carrier to take over the Shannon to Paris route which Ryanair will abandon next month despite its success.

A number of airlines have already ruled out taking over the service, but Dublin-based Air Contractors Ltd is in talks with airport management.

Since its formation in 1972 as Air Bridge Carriers, Air Contractors (ACL) had operated a purely cargo-based fleet of aircraft until earlier this year when it began operating a Boeing 737-300 passenger aircraft on a franchise basis with its sister company Europe Airpost (EAP).