Kerry Airport - News & Updates

Kerry probably have sour memories of how Ryanair walked out of the last Contract they had on the Kerry Dublin route after 7 months and left them high and dry. As sure as day follows night.... Ryanair will ditch this route within months. There is NO WAY they will run 2 flights a day averaging 25-35 passenger a rotation. Am I missing something here?

The Tralee and Killarney Chambers echoing the same concerns and asked that the PSO subsidy remains on standby just in case.

Why would a profit at all costs airline like Ryanair want to even fly a route with such a large capacity plane it its deemed fairly certain load numbers will never fill such planes? Its not like there is a competitor on the route that they are trying to force out?

We wont see Wizz Air again in ireland...... Ryanair ran them out of town for good!

I see Ryanair say they will do it for 'free'...... can't see Dublin or Kerry dropping fees to make Ryanair look like some sort of Mother Teresa - Saviour of the Public Finances!

www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/kerry-airport-reports-positive-start-to-ryanair-s-dublin-service-1.4632902%3fmode=amp

Good to read of a positive start to this service!

Exactly - a success for Kerry is having the route back and hopefully pax numbers near what EI/Stobart did. That won’t be a success for FR with a 737.

Dont know.... flight times are more suited to Students and OAP's. Might end up with business poeple going one way on the train and maybe use the flight on the other end. Getting a day's business done in DUblin from a Kerry businessman point of view is no longer an option.

the BIG question for Kerry Airport is: ... How Long will Ryanair stay on the Route???

I was in car park going to Faro on the Thursday and saw it landing..... looked perfect to me. Rolled perfectly into the Taxi lane and parked up. Just looked like a white Ryanair to me.

Has there been any further public announcements re the DUB-KIR route? Is it going to stay I wonder, fingers crossed we don't see Emerald Air on it anytime soon

.. what’s wrong with Emerald??

Why not? Have they mentioned anything?

.....they might regret it now that they are on the route and they not getting the numbers they swore they would get!!! It must be hitting them badly in the pocket. Loads of tourist interlined into Kerry and that option now gone. Also different terminals a big problem. Not everything Ryanair touches turns to gold..... and they no Mother Teresa when it comes to having the hand out for financial supports.

Good point re booking through to KIR- I did it myself on trips to the U.S. and often the cost difference between DUB or KIR as destination was minimal - equally though the domestic market going to Kerry on holidays is massive, or indeed going there as part of a trip starting and ending in Dublin.

Is there a source you have for getting the numbers flying on this (or any) route?

In the absence of new routes, its nice to see increased frequencies for Alicante, Faro and Manchester.

Ryanair are out of Schoenfeld..... and told they have to operate out of Brandenburg Airport. This is a full-cost airport with all the big boys flying in there (Aer Lingus/ Lufthansa/ Air France etc) and Ryanair wont pay the charges ... simple as!!!

'BERLIN' is now Brandenberg - there is no Tegal or Schoenfeld anymore.

Ryanair will pay the charges out of Dublin where they will get the fares and the masses ( as in the same model they have into Amsterdam...) as they have no choice but at least they are guaranteed to fill same at high fares. The days of flying to Berlin from Kerry for €100 return are GONE GONE GONE.

Same for any operator who thinks they can start a service from Kerry to Amsterdam Schipol..... the airport charges are going to be full charges and the key Landing slots will be kept for the big boys. Why would Kerry people think there is a need for an Amsterdam route.... it La La Land stuff.