A Clare Government Senator is calling for new legislation that would see legal obligations on airlines to ensure a certain number of flights at Shannon Airport.
It follows strong criticism levelled at Dublin Airport in recent weeks over long queues at security and passengers missing flights there.
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While Transatlantic flights and a full Ryanair summer schedule have returned to Shannon, its February passenger numbers remained a third below pre-pandemic levels.
Mountshannon-based Fianna Fail Senator Timmy Dooley says legal obligations may be needed to ensure those numbers increase sufficiently.
