Attacks cost Shannon €3m, claims O’Dea

LOCAL TD and Junior Justice Minister Willie O’Dea last night blamed the loss of €3m worth of business to Shannon airport on the recent protest attacks on US military aircraft.

Mr O’Dea was reacting to news yesterday that the second-largest carrier of US troops and cargo through Shannon, World Airways, had decided to divert all its future flights through Frankfurt.

However, members of the former peace camp cautiously welcomed the development.