Management at Ireland West Airport Knock says there will be a serious situation if a plan isn’t in place for the travel industry for the next 12 months of living with Covid 19.
The airport is being forced to close for a month following today’s announcement by Ryanair that its suspending all commercial flights from the airport from Saturday November 14th until Sunday December 13th 2020.
The move by Ryanair affects all regional airports.
Passengers number at the airport this year have plummeted by over 90% with annual passenger numbers now forecasted to decline to less than 150,000 for the full year – the lowest in over 20 years.
Managing Director Joe Gilmore says they are hoping that extra funding may be made available through government’s aviation support scheme to help them through the coming months.
He says while businesses supports such as the wage subsidy scheme have been beneficial, they are hoping that a clear plan can be brought forward to give some certainty to the travel industry.
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