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Minister Varadkar's press release sounds more like political speak for the provision of funds to allow the winding down of the airport rather than any real investment. If he keeps his word and provides no funding from January 2012 onwards the airport will not exist this time next year. I cannot see how it could ever be a viable entity without government support.
From Breakingnews.ie, 5th Nov 2013
Galway airport site to be bought by councils | BreakingNews.ie
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Galway airport site to be bought by councils | BreakingNews.ie
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Thanks for posting that.
Galway airport site to be bought by councils | BreakingNews.ie
Is that the end for Galway Airport or will it emerge as a smaller operation, when the takeover is completed ?
Galway airport site to be bought by councils | BreakingNews.ie
Galway City and County Councils have decided to buy the Galway Airport site at Carnmore.
The €1.1m venture was confirmed at a special meeting of the City Council yesterday evening.
The Mayor of Galway, Padraig Conneely, said the aviation licence for the airport will cease next week.
Galway's Chamber of Commerce meanwhile has welcomed the decision, saying they hope the site continues to have a strategic value to the city and county.
The €1.1m venture was confirmed at a special meeting of the City Council yesterday evening.
The Mayor of Galway, Padraig Conneely, said the aviation licence for the airport will cease next week.
Galway's Chamber of Commerce meanwhile has welcomed the decision, saying they hope the site continues to have a strategic value to the city and county.
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Galway councils in ?1.1m airport purchase - RTÉ News
Sin é. Its for the best, there were a few too many airports on the west coast that were propped up by the government during the economic boom. Galway was never viable without government funding and with two airports relatively close by with jet capability it never stood a chance once the economy turned.
The 115-acre site at Carnmore, on the outskirts of Galway city, will cease to function as an airport in the coming weeks
Will Galway Airport be put into hibernation with whatever low level of site maintenance necessary being carried out to allow the airport to possibly recommence operations sometime in the future?
Also, is or will Jet A1 fuel be available at Inverin Airport for operators like CHC (SAR Ops) or other turbine helicopter operators who might need to top off their tanks when in Galway? Thanks.
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Also, is or will Jet A1 fuel be available at Inverin Airport for operators like CHC (SAR Ops) or other turbine helicopter operators who might need to top off their tanks when in Galway? Thanks.
500 Fan.
From The Irish Independent, 15th August 2014
Options for Galway airport site set to be examined - Independent.ie
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Galway's two local authorities are to employ consultants to carry out a feasibility study for the development of the
115-acre site that contains
Galway Airport.
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Cllr Conneely said that it was the right decision by the councils to purchase the site. He said: "€1.1m for 115 acres is very good value.
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On various aviation websites detailing the history of Galway airport or Ryanair it is mentioned that Ryanair started services from there to LTN in spring 1988. Am I correct that those flights were initially operated with the HS748s as the first ATR42 was only introduced in the fall of 1988?
And as we are just at it: The HS748 were initially used for Ryanair's DUB-LTN flights until they could be replaced with RomBAC 1-11s which meant that the HS748 moved further south to Waterford to replace the Ryanair Bandeirante there. Were the 748s used at any other regional airports in Ireland other than Waterford and - presumably - Galway before the ATR42s took over in 1988/89?
PS: I have also seen an article that mentions Ryanair flights from Sligo, but my recollection is that the only route than DUB that operated from Sligo was Manchester, opb Aer Arann. I do not recall any London flights from there at all.
And as we are just at it: The HS748 were initially used for Ryanair's DUB-LTN flights until they could be replaced with RomBAC 1-11s which meant that the HS748 moved further south to Waterford to replace the Ryanair Bandeirante there. Were the 748s used at any other regional airports in Ireland other than Waterford and - presumably - Galway before the ATR42s took over in 1988/89?
PS: I have also seen an article that mentions Ryanair flights from Sligo, but my recollection is that the only route than DUB that operated from Sligo was Manchester, opb Aer Arann. I do not recall any London flights from there at all.
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On various aviation websites detailing the history of Galway airport or Ryanair it is mentioned that Ryanair started services from there to LTN in spring 1988. Am I correct that those flights were initially operated with the HS748s as the first ATR42 was only introduced in the fall of 1988?
And as we are just at it: The HS748 were initially used for Ryanair's DUB-LTN flights until they could be replaced with RomBAC 1-11s which meant that the HS748 moved further south to Waterford to replace the Ryanair Bandeirante there. Were the 748s used at any other regional airports in Ireland other than Waterford and - presumably - Galway before the ATR42s took over in 1988/89?
PS: I have also seen an article that mentions Ryanair flights from Sligo, but my recollection is that the only route than DUB that operated from Sligo was Manchester, opb Aer Arann. I do not recall any London flights from there at all.
And as we are just at it: The HS748 were initially used for Ryanair's DUB-LTN flights until they could be replaced with RomBAC 1-11s which meant that the HS748 moved further south to Waterford to replace the Ryanair Bandeirante there. Were the 748s used at any other regional airports in Ireland other than Waterford and - presumably - Galway before the ATR42s took over in 1988/89?
PS: I have also seen an article that mentions Ryanair flights from Sligo, but my recollection is that the only route than DUB that operated from Sligo was Manchester, opb Aer Arann. I do not recall any London flights from there at all.
''1990: Ryanair commenced operating the first cross channel commercial service from Sligo Airport with a flght to London Luton using an ATR42.''
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Hi Virginblue,
I have information in the form of a newsletter from the period of FR at GWY, I'll get back to you on that?
Ryanair did Luton-Donegal-Sligo-Luton at some stage, asset a time circa 1990, when their message was 'the only airline that flies to London from every airport in Ireland'.
incidentally, they did a Galway-Waterford-Luton routing too, and Kerry-Cork-Luton, or might have been Kerry-Waterford-Luton... To end best of my knowledge, they never flew DUB Sligo (/SXL). Though they did DUB - ORK, KIR, SNN and NOC at some stage or another..
I have information in the form of a newsletter from the period of FR at GWY, I'll get back to you on that?
Ryanair did Luton-Donegal-Sligo-Luton at some stage, asset a time circa 1990, when their message was 'the only airline that flies to London from every airport in Ireland'.
incidentally, they did a Galway-Waterford-Luton routing too, and Kerry-Cork-Luton, or might have been Kerry-Waterford-Luton... To end best of my knowledge, they never flew DUB Sligo (/SXL). Though they did DUB - ORK, KIR, SNN and NOC at some stage or another..
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Found this interesting documentation of the first 15 routes Ryanair served (i.e. up to November 1989):
https://www.routesonline.com/news/29...the-beginning/
It says that Galway - Luton was at one point served with the leased-in Partnair Convair 580 as a step-gap measure before the arrival of the ATR42s:
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Ryan...ir-580/1269944
https://www.routesonline.com/news/29...the-beginning/
It says that Galway - Luton was at one point served with the leased-in Partnair Convair 580 as a step-gap measure before the arrival of the ATR42s:
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Ryan...ir-580/1269944
