Shannon Airport Thread [Mod Warning in First Post]

Shn99

January 2018 CSO out
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Great Britain
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London Heathrow (LHR) - 18,311 +4.5%
London Stansted (STN) - 15,890 +4.0%
London Gatwick (LGW) - 7,856 -0.7%
Manchester (MAN) - 6,360 +8.0%
Birmingham (BHX) - 2,793 +15.0%
Edinburgh (EDI) - 1,553 -0.7%

OVERALL : 52,763 +4.3%

North America
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Boston (BOS) - 4,845 +0.1%
Newburgh (SWF) - 1,841 NEW (61% load)
Provedince (PVD) - 1,788 NEW (59% load)
New York (JFK) - 734 -32.7%

OVERALL: 9,208 -22.7%

Spain
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Malaga (AGP) - 3,126 +14.8%
Lanzarote (ACE) - 3,015 -5.6%
Fuerteventura (FUE) - 1,569 -3.1%
Tenerife (TFS) - 1,387 -12.3%

OVERALL: 9,097 -0.2%

Europe

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Wroclaw (WRO) - 3,756 +11.4%
Krakow (KRK) - 3,543 -1.0%
Warsaw (WMI) - 3,401 +4.1%
Kaunas (KUN) - 1,817 +29.4%

OVERALL: 12,517 -12.1%

JANUARY 2018 TOTAL 83,585 +0.3%

JCX BXC

Looks like the UK traffic was the saving grace.

Strange to see such growth in that market of all markets, with the Brexit currency slump having a large effect.

Shn99

Also worth noting that Shannon-London Heathrow was the only Ireland-LHR sector to grow in jan

mdmix

Shn99 wrote: »

Also worth noting that Shannon-London Heathrow was the only Ireland-LHR sector to grow in jan

Could this be New York passengers traveling via Heathrow?

Shn99

LH984/5 on the 19th of May has just been changed to an A320. A good sign and hopefully more to come

marno21

Niall Collins wants Government action on Shannon Airport numbers

https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/310339/limerick-td-says-government-must-note-decline-in-shannon-airport-numbers.html

Not sure exactly what he expects them to do. Subsidise new routes?

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SNNUS

marno21 wrote: »

Niall Collins wants Government action on Shannon Airport numbers

https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/310339/limerick-td-says-government-must-note-decline-in-shannon-airport-numbers.html

Not sure exactly what he expects them to do. Subsidise new routes?

Close Dublin airport on alternating days

marno21

SNNUS wrote: »

Close Dublin airport on alternating days

Or the councillor asking to move some of EI's new USA services to Shannon.

http://www.clare.fm/news/aer-lingus-rejects-calls-extra-shannon-long-haul-services/

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Embarrassing.

Shn99

Anna-Aero Database

January: 103,560 +3.3%
February: 92,098 +1.9%
These stats include transit figures, 0.3% growth in commercial figures in January, nothing yet for february

Jamie2k9

https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/310631/eireagle-com-coach-service-from-limerick-to-dublin-airport-to-accept-free-travel-pass.html

Eireagle.com coach service from Limerick to Dublin Airport to accept free travel pass

Not exactly helpful.

I do have some sympathy for SNNs situation but I think the airport needs to put huge effort into bucket and spade routes. Like it or not, its more less all regional airports bread and butter. Its the main driver of growth at Cork, Belfast and Kncok so Shannon shouldn't be any different.

Shn99

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/310631/eireagle-com-coach-service-from-limerick-to-dublin-airport-to-accept-free-travel-pass.html



Not exactly helpful.

I do have some sympathy for SNNs situation but I think the airport needs to put huge effort into bucket and spade routes. Like it or not, its more less all regional airports bread and butter. Its the main driver of growth at Cork, Belfast and Kncok so Shannon shouldn't be any different.

During the bus Éireann strikes in April 2017 I needed to get to the airport, turns out JJ Kavanagh has stopped so I messaged the airport and I was told they got rid of their private bus operator licence (or something along the lines of it)

Shn99

Runway Run will be on Friday 22nd June at 11:59pm, according to the airports Facebook and Instagram, itll be the last.

Brennans Row

Aircraft leasing firm to create 300 jobs at Limerick's Gardens International site (Limerick Leader)

THE first tenant in the €18m Gardens International office development in Limerick is to be Danish firm Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) in a move which could see 300 new jobs.

The world’s largest regional aircraft leasing company is to take the third, fourth and fifth floor of the Henry Street development, in doing so, ramping its workforce up to an estimated 350 roles, the Limerick Leader has established.

It has 400 aircraft, valued at over $5.3bn.

Brennans Row

Traffic Figures 2017 (Shannon Airport)

Shn99

Brennans Row wrote: »

Traffic Figures 2017 (Shannon Airport)

Quite an alarming trend with the European stats, gone down 63,000 since 2015

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Delta returning this morning, Malaga and Faro returned during the week and Lufthansa returned last Saturday. Next up is Bristol and Liverpool

Shn99

Shannon 2018 Q1
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PASSENGERS
January 104,078 +3.5
February 92,576 +2.4
March 121,193 +8.3
Overall 317,847 +5.0 (+15,018)

MOVEMENTS
January 1,301 +0.8
February 1,200 -1.2
March 1,368 -4.3
Overall 3,869 -1.7

CARGO
January 1,050T +11.4
February 967T -7.7
March 1,058T -9.0
Overall 3,075 -2.5

Shn99

DL406 was a 767 this morning, high demand or no 757 to operate the flight?

JCX BXC

Shn99 wrote: »

DL406 was a 767 this morning, high demand or no 757 to operate the flight?

Lack or 757 availability.

Shn99

From the Shannon Airport facebook page
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Summer in swing as bumper season takes flight at Shannon

The summer is officially underway and was duly reflected at Shannon Airport as its busiest weekend of the year so far kicked-off what will be its best season in a decade.

With almost 150 weekly departures, Shannon’s expanded summer schedule for 2018 includes new transatlantic, European and UK services and is set to deliver more passengers at the airport since it separated as an independent.

This weekend alone saw Delta Air Lines recommence its daily JFK service and with Air Canada to kick off its new Toronto service in four weeks’ time, Shannon will have its busiest transatlantic schedule for 17 years, with eight services operated to seven destinations.

With passenger numbers already up by 5% in the first quarter, the gains are being felt across all markets. The UK, also up in the first quarter, is showing its resilience despite Brexit concerns and is set to grow further as Ryanair launches Liverpool and Bristol services, as well as increase its Manchester frequencies, later this month.

The big new addition this year on European services is Barcelona-Reus – the twice weekly service bringing passengers into a region that not alone offers the excitement of Europe’s third most visited city, Bareclona, but also the stunning Costa Dorada region, including Salou and Cambrils, as well as one of the continent’s top theme parks, Port Aventura.

Said Shannon Airport Managing Director Andrew Murphy: “The May Bank Holiday weekend is one we look forward to for different reasons than most people as it really signals the start of the summer holiday season, our busiest time of the year. This year it’s going to be the busiest in a decade thanks to the additional services.
“We’ve worked very hard to get these new services. It’s a priority for us to enable people use Shannon to get to all these destinations rather than having to travel long distances for their flights.

“What we need now is to spread the word about these services. The more Shannon services are supported, the more services we get.”

Henry Ford III

I'm flying out of Snn for the first time in a while on Friday. I hate using Dublin.

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Shn99

Came across this on PPRUNE regarding SNN-EDI, surely loads aren’t that bad?

Shn99

Came across this on PPRUNE regarding SNN-EDI, surely loads aren’t that bad?

Brennans Row

The UK Airport Provisional Statistics for February are updated and March are out.



I presume the storm in the first weekend of March had some bearings on the drop of passengers for the month.

JCX BXC

Shn99 wrote: »

Came across this on PPRUNE regarding SNN-EDI, surely loads aren’t that bad?

March shows an LF of 69%, taking into account the cancellations. Not a particularly bad load at all, and one must remember that the breakeven LF on an ATR isn't as high as jet aircraft (eg 737-8, A320)

hobie14

Is there a problem in Dublin ..... diversions to Shannon ?

OfTheMarsWongs

New cafe/bar opened in Arrivals this morning. Really brightens up the area.