Shannon Development backs separating airport from DAA

THE removal of Shannon Airport from the control of the Dublin Airport Authority would allow the mid-west airport to finally realise its potential, it was claimed last night.

Shannon Development, which played a key role in the running of the airport until 1995, welcomed news that a Government-commissioned report on the future of the aviation industry is to propose that Shannon be put into the hands of local public and commercial bodies.

“This is very much in line with what Shannon Development had recommended,” said Vincent Cunnane, chief executive of Shannon Development.