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Ireland West (Knock) is to be allocated €5.664m in new funding

€8m allocated to Ireland West, Kerry and Donegal airports

Almost €8m in Exchequer funding has been allocated to three regional airports under the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025.

Business • 20 May

Daniel O'Connell was born outside Cahersiveen, Co Kerry in 1775

Calls to rename Kerry Airport after Daniel O'Connell

The board of Kerry Airport is to be asked to rename the county's airport after Daniel O'Connell to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the Liberator.

Munster • 27 Mar

Passenger numbers at Kerry Airport rose 18% in 2023

Passenger numbers at Kerry airport last year rose 18% on the previous year.

Business • 08 Mar 24

The new destinations from Kerry Airport are to Brest in Brittany, Caen in Normandy and Pau near the Pyrénées

Three new French routes from Kerry Airport from June

Kerry Airport has today announced three new services to France from the end of June with the Chalair airline.

Business • 13 Feb 24

Ireland West Airport in Knock will receive €1.869m in funding from the Government

€11m in operational funding for Irish Regional Airports

Over €11m in direct Exchequer supports has been announced for Donegal, Kerry, Ireland West (Knock) and Shannon airports as part of the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025.

Business • 28 Dec 23

Kerry Airport will have nine routes once the new service begins

Kerry Airport to get two new summer routes to France

French airline Chalair is to begin offering two new routes from Kerry Airport to France.

Business • 27 Mar 23

Talks on a Ryanair service from Kerry to Dublin are set to begin

Kerry Airport confirms talks with Ryanair set to start

Kerry Airport has confirmed it is to begin talks with Ryanair in the coming days on the airline's planned provision of an air service between Dublin and Kerry.

Business • 21 Jul 21

The new Ryanair service from Kerry to Dublin will not begin until July 28

Ryanair confirms launch of Dublin to Kerry route

Ryanair has confirmed that it will begin operating the Dublin-Kerry air route, previously run by the now defunct Stobart Air.

Business • 14 Jul 21

Regional airports, including Ireland West Airport in Knock, are in line for more government funding

€3.4m more in grants for regional airports

The Minister of State for Transport has announced the payment of €3.4m in grant aid towards the operating costs of three regional airports - Donegal, Kerry and Ireland West Airport (Knock) - under the Government funded Regional Airports Programme.

Business • 03 Dec 20

The layoffs will begin on 16 November and will continue for four weeks at least

25 staff to be temporarily laid off at Kerry Airport

Around 25 staff at Kerry Airport are to be temporarily laid off, due to the decision by Ryanair to cancel flights in and out of the location for four weeks.

Regional • 06 Nov 20

The 25 layoffs represent around half the workforce at the airport

Half of Kerry Airport staff to be laid off temporarily

Around 25 staff at Kerry Airport are to be temporarily laid off, due to the decision by Ryanair to cancel flights in and out of the location for four weeks.

Business • 06 Nov 20

Airport will be forced to close when Ryanair suspends operations for four weeks

Ireland West Airport 'brought to its knees' - CEO

The CEO of Ireland West Airport has said the facility has been "brought to its knees".

Business • 29 Oct 20

Ryanair will resume flights in and out of Kerry in July

Kerry Airport staff to remain on full pay

Kerry Airport is developing a new resource system that will enable it to continue operating viably while at the same time see all staff return to full pay, hours and employment.

Business • 22 Jun 20

Data for March shows a drop of 57.5% in passenger numbers compared to the same month in 2019 due to Covid-19 restrictions

Drop of 1.5 million passengers at Irish airports in Q1

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show a substantial drop in international air travel during the first quarter of 2020 due to restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Business • 17 Jun 20

London-Heathrow, London-Gatwick and Amsterdam-Schiphol were the most popular routes for passengers travelling through Dublin airport in the first quarter

Irish airport passenger numbers rise by 7.1% in Q1

More than 7.4 million passengers passed through the five main Irish airports in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 7.1% over the same time last year.

Business • 06 Jun 19

The Aer Lingus Kerry-Dublin route recorded growth of 12% last year

Kerry Airport's passenger numbers rise by 9%

Passenger numbers at Kerry Airport rose by 9% last year, the airport's annual report and accounts show today.

Business • 21 May 19

Kerry Airport