Shannon Airport Thread [Mod Warning in First Post]

Brennans Row

There now two photos of the Wow Air aircraft online (TF-BRO) and (TF-SIS).

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RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Brennans Row wrote: »

Five weeks on, has construction on the new hangar finally started?

I believe they've started preliminary work for the hangar.

If I'm interpreting this properly, then the background in this image shows the construction work on the site of the new hangar.

Shn99

Brennans Row wrote: »

If I'm interpreting this properly, then the background in this image shows the construction work on the site of the new hangar.

Yes, site prep began a week or 2 ago

hobie14

N751 AN .... just popped in for tea?

marno21

hobie14 wrote: »

N751 AN .... just popped in for tea?

Engine #2 shutdown according to Twitter

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Transatlantic jet in Shannon emergency landing (Clare Herald)

A transatlantic jet has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport after developing a mechanical fault over the Atlantic.

The crew of American Airlines flight AA-63 declared a Mayday at around 1.15pm this afternoon after reporting an issue with one of the jet’s engines.

The Boeing 777-200 jet, with 219 passengers and crew on board, was over an hour northwest of Shannon and about three hours into its flight from Paris to Miami in Florida at the time.

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DB Schenker announcement a ‘huge boost’ for region (Shannon Chamber) :cool:

The announcement of a major expansion by German-owned logistics company, DB Schenker involving a doubling of its facilities and workforce at Shannon Free Zone is highly significant for the Shannon Region, according to Shannon Chamber.

DB Schenker is to invest €10 million in the provision of an additional 55,000 sq ft plant due for completion by late 2020. The expansion will more than double its existing capacity and lead to an increase in the workforce to around 100 people, effectively doubling its existing staff numbers.

The planned expansion will incorporate a high-bay temperature-controlled warehouse and 15,000 sq ft of offices, Ray Hennessy, CEO of DB Schenker Ireland said.

Hope to they attract more cargo aircraft to Shannon.

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Shannon sights set firmly on expansion for aviation sector (The Business Post)

Shannon IASC is more vibrant than ever, and home to the largest aerospace and aviation cluster in Ireland, writes Siobhán Maguire

Did anyone get a chance read this article from last Sunday?

nim1bdeh38l2cw

Shn99 wrote: »

Yes, site prep began a week or 2 ago

Is that what the earthworks that are going on down by Avara?

sonyair

They are using that area as infill for the earth from the hangar site, quite a lot has been brought down there.

tv221

Brussels airlines A330 diverted to Shannon @ 05:07 Departed @ 06:50

04 Dec 2018 Toronto (YYZ) Brussels (BRU) SN552 - 6:00 PM 6:23 PM 7:20 AM
Diverted to SNN



Now Azur air VQ-BUP 767 landng as well?

05 Dec 2018 Moscow (VKO) Punta Cana (PUJ) ZF977 - 4:35 AM 6:31 AM 10:35 AM
Diverted to SNN

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Medical emergency and weather diversions at Shannon (Clare Herald)

Brussels Airlines flight SN-552 was travelling from Toronto, Canada to Brussels in Belgium when the crew declared a medical emergency at around 4.15am.

Later, a FlyBe flight from Manchester to Ireland West Airport in Knock diverted to Shannon because it was unable to land due to poor visibility.

A Ryanair flight form Liverpool to Knock was also forced to divert to Shannon because of low visibility. Passengers from both flights were transported by bus to Knock Airport.

Earlier, the Shannon based Irish Coast Guard helicopter was unable to land at University Hospital Galway because of poor visibility in the area. The crew of Rescue 115 was tasked to undertake the medical evacuation mission from Inishboffin Island. The crew decided to fly to Shannon Airport where National Ambulance Service paramedics were waiting to transport the patient to University Hospital Limerick.

tv221 wrote: »

Now Azur air VQ-BUP 767 landng as well?

05 Dec 2018 Moscow (VKO) Punta Cana (PUJ) ZF977 - 4:35 AM 6:31 AM 10:35 AM

Diverted to SNN

No mention of it in the Herald, I wonder was it a fuel stop?

Shn99

Yes the Azur was a planned fuel stop.

hobie14

Airbus A319 Neo back for more flight testing ... wind must be coming up ...

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The UK Airport Provisional Statistics for September and October are out.

For some reason the figures for Bristol in September are still not available.

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Toronto-bound flight diverts to Shannon with ill passenger (Clare Herald)

A Canada-bound flight was forced to turn around over the North Atlantic and divert to Shannon Airport after a passenger was reported to have fallen ill.

Air Canada flight AC-859 was travelling from London’s Heathrow Airport to Toronto in Canada at the time.

Jamie2k9

Faro operated from Cork and Malaga operated from Dublin.

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The CSO statistics for September are out.

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Three Flights diverted to Shannon after Gatwick closure (Clare Herald)

A number of flights have started diverting to Shannon after Gatwick Airport in England was closed for a second time overnight because of illegal drone activity in the vicinity of the airfield.

British Airways flights from Las Vegas and Bridgetown (Barbados) diverted to Shannon.

A Norwegian Air flight from New York to Gatwick also diverted to Shannon.

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On Tuesday some flights were diverted to Shannon, probably due to poor weather in Dublin?

Ryanair FR8995 Munich to Dublin
Ryanair FR7033 Faro to Dublin
Aer Lingus EI403 Rome to Dublin

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UK Airport Provisional Statistics Update

The passenger numbers for Bristol from September are now available.

Bristol = 1.950
UK = 66.454 (+8.6%)

JCX BXC

Brennans Row" wrote:

On Tuesday some flights were diverted to Shannon, probably due to poor weather in Dublin?

Ryanair FR8995 Munich to Dublin
Ryanair FR7033 Faro to Dublin
Aer Lingus EI403 Rome to Dublin

No issue with weather on Tuesday, Etihad disabled on RWY28 in Dublin.

Shn99

Guessing all the route announcements are more or less done for S19 bar Ryanair pull a stunt in February like they did last year, disappointing that there’s still no viable connection to Mainland Europe. In other news Helvetic have pulled ZRH for S19

JCX BXC

Shn99 wrote: »

Guessing all the route announcements are more or less done for S19 bar Ryanair pull a stunt in February like they did last year, disappointing that there’s still no viable connection to Mainland Europe. In other news Helvetic have pulled ZRH for S19

Arguably the polish routes achieve connections to mainland Europe, however I assume you mean more in a western Europe sense.

finbarrk

Shn99 wrote: »

Guessing all the route announcements are more or less done for S19 bar Ryanair pull a stunt in February like they did last year, disappointing that there’s still no viable connection to Mainland Europe. In other news Helvetic have pulled ZRH for S19

I don't know what all the boasting from the airport is all about. Have to go to Dublin to get to the Munster Heineken Cup match in Gloucester on Friday. Nothing for the next Liverpool Champions League match. Nothing there for Cheltenham in March.

Clareman

There are very few flights that suit people, getting to France/Holland/Germany from Shannon is impossible

Poxyshamrock

finbarrk wrote: »

I don't know what all the boasting from the airport is all about. Have to go to Dublin to get to the Munster Heineken Cup match in Gloucester on Friday. Nothing for the next Liverpool Champions League match. Nothing there for Cheltenham in March.

If only the airport had a daily flight to Birmingham! :rolleyes:

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Clareman wrote: »

There are very few flights that suit people, getting to France/Holland/Germany from Shannon is impossible

Is the first part of your comment referring to the UK flights?

For the France/Holland/Germany bit, we've had flights to all of these countries, all of which have failed. We do have Germany (FRA) but that's mainly an inbound tourist flight, hopefully to be expanded on.

RocketRaccoon

I was hoping Liverpool would return but don't think it will happen, passenger loads last year were pathetic because the times weren't worth it for anyone.

Poxyshamrock

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

I was hoping Liverpool would return but don't think it will happen, passenger loads last year were pathetic because the times weren't worth it for anyone.

The times for the new East Midlands service are pretty diabolical as well.

turbbo

live in limerick end up driving to dublin anytime I have to use an airport - says a lot about Shannon.