Mayor of Shannon Councillor Sean McLoughlin said the Dublin Airport Authority’s (DAA) continued management of the local airport was stifling the facility’s ability to expand and develop new opportunities for itself.
The Mayor stated: “Shannon Airport is fortunate to have such a good local management structure in place. However, the Shannon Airport Authority’s ability to enact change is prohibited by the Department of Transport’s continued delay in affording it full autonomy. The Shannon Airport Authority needs to be able to control its own resources, income sources and marketing strategies without having to contend with the overbearing influence of the Dublin Airport Authority’s ruling hand.”
Mayor McLoughlin added: “While full autonomy for Shannon Airport might not be feasible at the present time, as the financial structures are not yet in place to support such a move, it would be feasible to suggest that management of the airport could be shared equally by Shannon Development and the Shannon Airport Authority. Shannon Development’
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“Shannon has a new unique selling point as the only European airport with complete pre-clearance for customs and immigration for US entry. However, the airport’s ability to promote this fact is stifled by the DAA’s Dublin Airport-orientated market strategy. A Shannon Development-
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