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Ireland West Airport has welcomed recent endorsements and strong support from communities and organisations around the west and northwest regions for the airport.

The west's regional airport, Ireland West Airport has welcomed recent endorsements and strong support received from communities and organisations around the West and North West regions.

Companies and tourism in the west will be at a competitive disadvantage if the region’s air connections and services are not further developed and supported, according to Western Development Commission (WDC) which recently published its latest policy briefing on ‘Air Access and the Western Region’.

Jim Higgins MEP has asked the European Commission to examine a low cost airline policy which is having an adverse affect. “Some low cost carriers restrict each passenger to just one carry-on item or else they face a fine. It is an issue of huge concern for the entire duty free and travel retail industry with obvious consequences for sales at airports,” said Mr Higgins. 

Ireland West Airport Knock has been allocated €356k of grant funding under the 2010 Core Operational Expenditure Scheme, following an application made to the Department of Transport earlier this year.

Ireland West Airport Knock has been allocated €356k of grant funding under the 2010 Core Operational Expenditure Scheme, following an application made to the Department of Transport earlier this year.

During this week’s meeting at the joint Oireachtas committee on transport, the group MD along with the CEO of Ireland West Airport Knock urged the Government to address and amend a number of aviation policies which are adversely affecting growth at the international airport and which are conferring unfair competitive advantages on other airports in Ireland.

Five of Ireland’s regional airports have issued a joint letter to the Finance Minister, Mr Brian Lenihan TD, requesting an urgent review and amendments to several measures contained in the proposed new air travel tax.

Mayo Fianna Fáil TD Beverley Flynn has called on the Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan TD, to exempt Ireland West Airport Knock from the €2 departure tax which was introduced in Budget 2009.

Introducing a departure charge for passengers at Galway Airport would be “uncompetitive” and a bad business move according to Fine Gael Cllr Brian Walsh.