*Cathal Crowe TD (FF). Photograph: Joe Buckley AER LINGUS must be held to account over their decision to shut its cargo facility at Shannon Airport, a Clare TD has said.
EIGHTEEN jobs are set to be lost as Aer Lingus prepares to shut its cargo in Shannon Airport.
There is no existing provision to extend commitments from Aer Lingus to their Heathrow slots at Shannon Airport when they expire in September of next year.
Protection for Shannon Airport is required from the Irish Government as question marks hang over Aer Lingus’ future at the International Airport.
Aer Lingus are reviewing the viability of operating out of Shannon Airport and Cork Airport.
Aer Lingus will need to be subsidised if it is to have a future at Shannon Airport, a leading travel expert has affirmed.
