Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed)
Mr. Eddie Wilson:
Is that question for me? We have two aircraft based in Shannon. We operate 17 or 18 routes out of Shannon. We have come to an agreement with our people down there at a time of reduced activity to spread that work. We are still not operating at full capacity. Government policy is that it wants us to fly but it does not want anyone to fly with us. There has to be a breaking point at some stage as to whether we as a business would be better putting those aircraft elsewhere.
We are committed to Shannon, the regional airports and to Cork. We fly into Knock and Kerry. If incentives are put in place, we will put in more traffic.
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