US military aircraft opening a second front at Knock may prove to be no apparition

KNOCK airport board has not ruled out allowing US troops to fly in there. Ulick McEvaddy has said he saw no reason why Knock should not benefit from the revenue of US military flights.

He is one of the owners of Omega Air, a company with a fleet of converted Boeing aircraft that have gained lucrative contracts for mid-air refuelling of US military and air force warplanes.

These warplanes have helped to destroy Iraq and Afghanistan in wars that have caused the deaths of over 660,000 people. The airport board, including the Archbishop of Tuam and the parish priest of Knock, acknowledged “Mr McEvaddy’s wealth of experience and integrity in the aviation and business world”. Mr McEvaddy’s response to the board’s announcement was: “Never say never. I have huge connections with the US military, and if it came to using them, I would”.