Extended US Preclearance At Shannon To Be Rolled Out From June

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Extended US preclearance facilities at Shannon Airport will be rolled out from the 1st of June.

The US Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that the out-of-hours service will see passengers being able to avail of it from 8am to 9pm daily.

The announcement of the service was made earlier this year, with management at Shannon saying it’s welcome news for the business community in the Midwest in particular.

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Shannon became the first airport in Europe to offer US preclearance services for commercial carriers in 1986, and subsequently the first to offer full preclearance for private aircraft in 2010.