Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 9 October 2014
Public Accounts Committee
2013 Annual Accounts of Shannon Free Airport Development Company
1:25 pm
Mr. Neil Pakey:
The airport has turned a corner in terms of passenger numbers. That is not coincidental. We have been carrying out a very deliberate strategy in terms of growing the number of airlines and routes. We hope and expect that to continue. The announcement this week about new capacity for next summer looks favourable. Beyond the airport, working together with Shannon Heritage is very important to us. That is working well. We are doing joint marketing which gives us greater reach and influence over the airline decision-making. The heritage side of the business tends to focus very much on tour operators, which means it merges very well.
In terms of the overall landbank, we are looking building hangars and developing more aviation related businesses into the region. We have a sales pipeline process that is very important to us. We are working with the property side to enhance it, keep it growing and bring it back to its former glory.
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