Ireland West Airport advising Flybe customers not to travel to airport
Airline Flybe has collapsed – just weeks after a rescue deal saved it from going bust. It says coronavirus has caused a drop in bookings. In a statement on Twitter, Ireland West Airport in Knock is advising all passengers with bookings on Flybe flights not to travel to the airport…
Flybe to continue as normal from Ireland Knock West Airport
There’s good news for people throughout the west and north west who use Ireland West Airport Knock after airline Flybe announced it will continue to operate as normal. It’s after a rescue deal was put in place for the troubled airline which involved shareholders investing more money in it as…
Ireland West Airport flying high . . . and looking forward to 2019
Ireland West Airport had its busiest year ever in 2018. More than 770,000 passengers used the airport during the year just gone. For the third year in a row, the numbers of passengers using Ireland West Airport increased. The more than 770,000 who passed through the airport during 2018 surpassed…
New visitor centre opens at Ireland West Airport, Knock
A new visitor welcome centre backed by seven local authorities in the region was officially opened at Ireland West Airport at Knock this morning. Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring performed the opening, as well as launching a new Ryanair service from Knock to Cologne, Germany. The new…
New flights between Ireland West Airport and Cologne in Germany
Ireland West Airport has announced a new link with Germany. It’s a new Ryanair service to Cologne, Germany’s fourth largest city, which is located only an hour’s train journey from Frankfurt and 90 minutes from Brussels. Donal Healy, head of marketing and route development at the airport, says it’s an…
€4.5m upgrade completed at Ireland West Airport
Work has just been completed on Phase One of a fifteen million euro investment in improvements at Ireland West Airport, Knock. For the past 18 months, work totalling a cost of €4.5m has been taking place at the airport. Donal Healy, head of marketing and route development, told Ocean FM’s…
Arthur French is new chairman of Ireland West Airport
Ireland West Airport has a new chairman. He is businessman Arthur French who has been a member of airport’s board since 2006. He succeeds long-serving chairman Joe Kennedy, who is to become honorary president of the airport. Arthur French is a native of Claremorris, Co Mayo. He set up his…