Renewed calls to stop letting US troops use Shannon Airport

US military use of Irish airport denounced in light of events in Afghanistan and Ireland's position on UN Security Council

An Omni Air International flight arriving at Shannon from Eindhoven in The Netherlands in March 2020. US military personnel transiting Shannon were instructed not to get off their aircraft after landing at the airport. Picture: Press 22

Calls have been renewed to end the use of Shannon Airport by US troops in light of the unfolding situation in Afghanistan.

The airport has been used as a stopover and fuelling stop for US military for nearly 20 years, with tens of thousands of troops transitting through yearly. Last year, around 75,000 troops used the airport. In 2019, in the full year, the figure was 93,852 and, in 2018, it was 86,653.