Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
National Aviation Policy (Resumed): Regional Airports
James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
That sounds great. I will raise one particular issue with the Shannon representatives. The Ryder Cup is a huge opportunity for traffic into the west. Has the airport considered doing anything with Fáilte Ireland on a promotional campaign? I am in the west a bit and it is a once in a generation chance to bring back some of the aircraft routes that have been lost. I remember flying to America from Shannon as a kid and seeing the likes of United and several other US airlines. It was busy at the time of the war in the Middle East as well and there were a lot of personnel at the airport. From the Ryder Cup point of view, does Ms Considine have any intention to capitalise on that with a strategy?
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