Originally Posted by
akerosid
http://www.rte.ie/aertel/p117.htm
I wonder if he's heard this unofficially from govt or EU sources; whatever the source, I wonder what he wants? What else can the govt do to safeguard SNN? This guy is actually a northwest MEP, so SNN isn't even in this constituency. .
Yes it is. The constituencies were changed last time with the reduction in the number of Irish MEPs and Clare is now in the West constituency so he is just speaking for his constituents. Aer Lingus is no longer a state airline. Why should it be forced to land in Shannon when it is both uneconomic and bad for the environment.Most of the passengers are going on to Dublin anyway. The Shannon Stopover should be axed and people from Clare/Limerick should have to go to Dublin like the rest of us have been doing for years. Shannon has long been the darling of the Government. This stance has been hugely damaging to Cork, and in ways even to Dublin. It must stop once and for all.