A Clare Government TD is calling for new national aviation policy to be fast-tracked so that scenes witnessed at Dublin Airport can be avoided into the future.
Around 1,000 passengers missed their flights yesterday, after being forced to queue both outside and inside both terminal buildings.
Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has indicated that consultation will soon begin on new national aviation policy and Cathal Crowe is calling for regional airports, particularly Shannon, to be utilised more.
The Meelick Fianna Fáil Deputy, who’s his party’s Spokesperson on Tourism and Aviation, has been telling Clare FM’s Fiona Cahill that Ireland should be following the the lead of countries like Holland and Finland who have sought to give a more regional spread to aviation.
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