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Ryanair have called on Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan to expand the Regional Airports Programme, which they say is "effectively capping" growth at Ireland's airports outside of Dublin.
Speaking this Tuesday morning, September 24, at the launch of the airline's winter services at Shannon Airport, Ryanair's head of communications Jade Kirwan called on Minister Ryan to "pull up his socks" and expand the funding allowance under the Regional Airports Programme from one million passengers to three million passengers for Shannon and other regional airports.
"What's happening at the moment is the programme is effectively capping regional growth," Ms Kirwan said.
CEO of The Shannon Airport Group Mary Considine said that Shannon Airport has "the capacity to alleviate pressure at Dublin Airport", not just for Ryanair but "for all airlines".
"We have the capacity for three million more passengers today, and capacity to grow beyond that," she stated.
"We're encouraging all airlines to look at moving capacity and actually utilising the under-utilised space that's in the regional airports."
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