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Flights from Knock Airport to Dublin are to cease in July following the Government decision revealed this week to withdraw public service obligation funding for the route.

Speaking to the Mayo Advertiser recently a local tourism operator happened to mention that unless the powers-that-be do what they can to promote and support the growth of Knock Airport, it will cease to be.

The decision late last evening in the High Court to approve a plan for the survival of Aer Arann is one that is to be welcomed warmly in the west and indeed in all of the remote locations that it serves along the western seaboard of this country.

Fáilte Ireland has announced the establishment of Fáilte West, its new tourism development forum for the region which met for its inaugural meeting in Galway last week.

Fáilte Ireland has announced the establishment of Fáilte West, its new tourism development forum for the region. This announcement comes as the group met for their inaugural meeting at the Clayton Hotel, Ballybrit, Galway last week. Fáilte West will be responsible for spearheading and overseeing a three-year development agenda for tourism in the region with the active support of the Fáilte Ireland organisation.

There seems to be light at the end of the tunnel for Aer Arann as UK logistics group Stobart announced it will be investing €2.5 million for the airline to operate flights to London Southend Airport.

The news that came out of the High Court yesterday afternoon that there is a reasonable chance of Aer Arann surviving is one that should be welcomed most especially here in the west. Our local airport is dependent on Aer Arann for giving us the type of connectivity to the major UK and Irish cities that a major city like Galway needs.

Aer Arann has a “reasonable prospect of survival” and could return to profitability by next year, the High Court was told at a hearing held yesterday (Wednesday) to determine the airline’s examinership status.

Following the announcement last week in the High Court that Michael McAteer of Grant Thornton has been appointed as interim examiner to Comhfhorbairt (Gaillimh) trading as Aer Arann, the airline has assured the public that all scheduled services will continue to operate as normal.

It will be business as usual, for the time being, at Galway Airport while embattled regional airline Aer Arann, which recently applied for voluntary examinership, attempts to implement a survival plan, according to airport management.