Flights are to resume at Shannon airport from next Wednesday 1 July, but only passengers will be allowed access the terminal building as part of the health and safety restrictions being introduced to suppress the spread of Covid-19.
All passenger services in and out of Shannon were cancelled from the start of the pandemic. Only essential cargo flights and those repatriating Irish citizens were facilitated since the middle of March.
Sixteen Ryanair services to the UK, Spain, Poland and Austria are due to recommence from 1 July and the Shannon authorities say the airport has been redesigned to allow as many Covid-19 safety procedures be in place by then.
The aim is to make the journey from the arrival at the airport car park to boarding their flight as contactless as possible.
4,000 pieces of Covid-19 signage has been put in place, as well as multiple sanitiser dispensers, and protective glass screens at key customer facing areas like check in, security, and boarding gates.
A spokesperson said the airport is strongly recommending that all passengers bring and wear a face covering when inside the terminal building.
Only passengers with a valid ticket should enter the departures or check in area. Equally if members of the public are meeting arriving passengers, they are also advised to stay outside the terminal building.
The spokesperson said the new measures will ensure minimal touch points in the airport, and are in line with the HSE and government code of practice guidelines for Air passengers taking on board guidelines developed by the European Aviation Safety Agency.
