High stakes for the west in the fight to keep Shannon Airport open for business

Aer Lingus’s decision last week to close its cabin crew base at Shannon is only the most recent blow to the airport and the mid-west region’s local economy. What does the future hold for Shannon?

Before closing its base at Shannon, Aer Lingus had put its 81 cabin crew and 41 ground crew there on the pandemic unemployment payment while flights were suspended. Picture: Peter Muhly/AFP