Airline reviews Shannon operations

Stobart Air, the franchise flying partner to Aer Lingus, has confirmed it is reviewing its operations at Shannon Airport.

Confirmation came last night after staff at Shannon were told on Tuesday of the airline’s plans to close its base there. While the airline has said “nothing has been finalised”, it’s understood staff will be offered the chance to move to Dublin while redundancy for those who would not wish to relocate was also discussed.

Formerly Aer Arann, Stobart Air operates services from Shannon to Bristol, Birmingham, and Edinburgh on behalf of Aer Lingus under the Aer Lingus Regional brand which was established in 2010.