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THE CLIFDEN Arts Week is currently under way and among the events taking place will be a host of literary events and a Sunday Miscellany broadcast.

Ireland West Airport Knock and Ryanair welcomed its four millionth passenger on flights to/from Ireland West Airport Knock last Monday. Transport Minister Leo Varadkar and Ireland West Knock managing director Joe Gilmore presented the four millionth passenger, Sister Maude Murphy from Knock, County Mayo, with a free holiday for two to Lanzarote including flights, transfers, and accommodation. To mark the occasion Ryanair also donated €4,000 to a charity of choice of Sister Murphy’s.

Ireland West Airport Knock has announced a major boost for the west of Ireland with the news that Europe’s largest airline and the fourth biggest airline in the world, Lufthansa, will commence new services to Germany starting in May 2012.

There was positive news for the tourism industry in Mayo this week after Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar announced that the Government will continue to provide funding for Ireland West Airport Knock for 2011 and beyond. IWAK will be one of the four regional airports — along with Donegal, Kerry and Waterford— to be funded in 2012.

Aer Arann, Ireland’s regional airline last week announced details of its new brand and corporate identity - Aer Arann Regional.

Jim Higgins MEP, a member of the European Parliament's Transport Committee, has expressed disappointment at Ryanair's decision to impose an additional €2 levy on customers, which the airline has said is a means of recouping revenue lost due to travel disruption caused by heavy winter snow.

Ireland West Airport Knock is looking forward to an exciting 2011 with the addition of Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, to the airport. Flybe will begin a new three times weekly service to Edinburgh starting April 19 and operating every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday with fares from as low as €36 one way!

A BMI Baby flight, which departed from Knock Airport in October 2009, struck a flock of lapwings and suffered multiple bird strikes on take-off, according to an air accident investigation.

The shop window is full of old LPs of Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent and other fifties rockers. Inside there are a couple of motorbikes, a wall covered in army caps and helmets, and two tailor’s dummies dressed in full military uniforms. Is it a small museum or antique shop?

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.