Possibly just a bit of posturing to get a fair share of the pot on offer, but it does seem as though the Shannon plans may be unfairly beneficial to one airport at the expense of a number of others.
Varadkar seems to have been talking out of both sides of his mouth for the last year... closing Galway/Sligo on the basis that airports had to stand on their own feet and accepting the recommendations of the regional airports report, supporting new routes launches at NOC, but now saying policy intervention is necessary to stop NOC overtaking SNN and providing a newly independent airport with a generous support package and debt write-off.
"Minister has made up his mind" NOC claiming he has refused to engage on their growth plans and Shannon business plan cites removing routes from NOC as part of it's growth strategy.
Ireland West Airport Knock urges balance and fairness in aviation in response to impending Government decision on Shannon Airport