Shannon to show growth for first time in 5 years

Falling passenger numbers at Shannon have been halted and the airport is set to show a growth in 2013 for the first time in five years, the airports new chief, Neil Pakey, said yesterday.

Mr Pakey, speaking at a Shannon Chamber of Commerce lunch at the Dromoland Inn, said: “Shannon is on the cusp of a new golden era of evolution.”

June returned the first growth pointers with an increase of 8% on the same month in 2012.