Mountshannon has made aviation history as it becomes the first licensed sea-plane base in Ireland.
Harbour Flights Ireland has been planning a sea plane service from the East Clare area for four years now, and the Irish Aviation Authority has approved the licence for it’s base in Moutshannon Harbour, paving the way for sight-seeing flights to begin in the near future.
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The company has plans for other bases in Limerick, Galway, Cork and Dublin, and are now awaiting similar approval from the aviation authority for each location to get a sea plane commuter service up and running.
Harbour Flights Managing Director Emlyn Heaps in confident the service can be a commercial success, and will also boost tourism in the Mid-West.
