Ryanair cuts Shannon flights by 21%

Ryanair, Ireland’s favourite airline today (8th Sept) announced a further 21% cut in its Shannon flights and traffic this winter in response to last week’s surprise decision by Shannon Airport to impose a further 33% increase in passenger fees from 1st November despite the fact that Shannon’s traffic has collapsed by more than 1m passengers from over 2.7m passenger in 2009 to under 1.6m passengers in 2010.  The “triple whammy” of Shannon’s high costs, their refusal to extend Ryanair’s 5 year base deal, and the imposition of the Govt’s €10 tourist tax has devastated traffic, tourism and jobs at Shannon Airport and the Mid West region.