Shannon airport

The German airline will operate the route between Shannon and Frankfurt Main airports weekly on Saturdays, from 29 April to 28 October 2017

Lufthansa announces new Shannon-Frankfurt route

Lufthansa is set to launch a new route from Shannon Airport to Frankfurt next summer.

Business • 16 Nov 16

Princess Grace Arrives In Ireland

Princess Grace of Monaco arrives at Shannon Airport to commence a two day visit to Ireland.

Princess Grace • 19 Oct 20

The London-bound transatlantic flight diverted and landed safely at Shannon

12 treated as turbulence causes Shannon diversion

Twelve people, including three children, were taken to hospital after a transatlantic jet diverted to Shannon Airport after encountering severe turbulence.

News • 31 Aug 16

Terminal at Shannon Airport was evacuated for a short time

Faulty alarm triggers Shannon Airport evacuation

A faulty fire alarm is being blamed for triggering an evacuation of the terminal building at Shannon Airport this morning.

News • 27 Aug 16

A spokesman for Shannon Airport said the aircraft with 205 people on board, diverted having declared an emergency

Plane en route to New York diverted to Shannon

A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Manchester to JFK in New York has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport.

News • 23 Apr 16

US Refuelling at Shannon

TDs from both sides of the Dáil express support and anger over the government decision to allow US aircraft to refuel at Shannon Airport on route to the Gulf.

Shannon Airport • 18 Jan 22

Shannon Landing Rights

Shannon airport has a strategeic importance as a fuelling stop on the North Atlantic route.

Shannon Airport • 10 Jan 23

Sweets To The Soviet Union

Clara Candy donate two and a half tons of sweets to children in orphanages in the Soviet Union.

Soviet Union • 10 Dec 20

Tiede Herrema Returns To Ireland

Arriving at Shannon Airport Dr Tiede Herrema receives a warm welcome and attends a press conference accompanied by his wife Elizabeth and children.

Tiede Herrema • 28 Apr 20

Shannon Airport 50th Anniversary

Shannon Airport celebrates 50 years in operation.

Shannon • 22 Oct 21

Up to 20 performances and over 30 aircraft took part the airshow, including some of the world's leading aerobatic performers

Thousands attend airshow at Shannon Airport

Up to 40,000 attended the first airshow at Shannon Airport in 25 years to commemorate the anniversary of the first commercial trans-Atlantic flight there 70 years ago.

News • 18 Jul 15

The plane landed safely at Shannon Airport (Pic: Colin Twomey)

Emergency landing at Shannon Airport

An emergency declared on an aircraft which was travelling from Amsterdam to Atlanta, which landed at Shannon shortly before 3pm, has been stood down.

News • 03 Jul 15

Gardaí and airport police officers were waiting for the flight when it landed at Shannon Airport this evening

Elderly woman arrested after flight diverted

An elderly woman has been arrested after the flight on which she was travelling was forced to divert to Shannon Airport this evening.

News • 10 Apr 15

Stobart Air last week announced that it was to cease operations from Shannon Airport from 5 January

Ryanair in discussions over Shannon Airport

Ryanair's Michael O'Leary has said the airline is in "active discussions" with Shannon Airport in relation to operating a regional flight service to the UK.

News • 01 Dec 14

There were 220 passengers and crew on board the flight

Jet makes unscheduled landing at Shannon Airport

Shannon Airport has confirmed a British Airways passenger jet made an unscheduled landing at the airport this morning.

News • 24 Nov 14

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn of Sinn Féin (left) led the Oireachtas committee delegation

Committee seeks assurances over US use of Shannon

Members of the Oireachtas Petitions Committee have met management at Shannon Airport and senior gardaí from Co Clare about the use of Shannon Airport by the US military.

News • 02 Oct 14

Shannon Airport records 15% increase in passengers in the first half of the year.

Shannon records 15% increase in passengers

Shannon Airport has recorded a 15% increase in terminal passenger numbers in the first half of the year, according to figures revealed at a joint Shannon Aiport-Ryanair Travel Clinic.

Business • 10 Jul 14

Ryanair services to Paris, Berlin, Fuertaventura, Krakow and Warsaw will continue for the winter season

Ryanair adds 5 routes to Shannon winter schedule

Ryanair has announced that it is to retain five of its services at Shannon throughout the winter months.

Business • 04 Jun 14

A passenger is believed to have suffered a heart attack and pronounced dead at the scene

Passenger on flight diverted to Shannon dies

A passenger on board a transatlantic jet that diverted to Shannon this evening has died.

News • 29 Apr 14

1,400,032 passengers flew through Shannon during 2013, up from 1,394,781 in 2012

Shannon Group eyes 2014 with confidence

Shannon Airport has stemmed a decline in passenger numbers in its first year as an independent entity.

Business • 16 Jan 14

Aer Lingus Regional wants to double its passenger numbers to 2m by 2018

Aer Lingus Regional announce Shannon-Bristol route

Aer Lingus Regional has announced a daily service between Shannon Airport and Bristol, along with the expansion of two services already serving the airport.

Business • 04 Dec 13