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Airport bidder demands answers

Thu, Oct 29, 2026

A failed bidder for Galway Airport is demanding full disclosure from its local authority owners on why they rejected six potential buyers.

Innova Investment Holdings, partnered with Aer Arann, says it contacted Galway County Council in March last year to propose using the airline’s aviation licence to facilitate a regional HEMS (helicopter emergency medical service) relay base in Galway Airport’s unused hangars for Sligo-based choppers, but received no formal response.

Earlier this month, Galway’s city and county councils rejected six submissions submitted in April 2025 to buy or lease the 118.2 acre aviation facility they co-own in Carnmore.

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