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KERRY Airport has released the Annual Report & Accounts for the 12-month period ended 31st December 2022 reporting an Operating Profit after Taxation for the period of €1,061,413 as compared to an after Taxation Operating Profit of €2,439,515 in the previous year. Passenger numbers for 2022 finished at 356,141 which […]

MINISTER of State at the Department of Transport, Jack Chambers TD, has announced €419,988 in funding for Kerry Airport under the Regional Airports Programme. The Minister announced €17million to support capital projects at Regional Airports around the country this morning. This latest tranche of capital funding will specifically provide for enhanced […]

KERRY Airport has announced that French Airline Chalair is to launch two new summer routes to Quimper and Brest in Brittany. Commencing on July 1st, the seasonal summer service will operate every Saturday with a flight time of less than 1 hour 40 minutes from Kerry to France on board […]

THE generosity of Kerry-based companies towards Pieta has almost doubled since 2021, as the number of local businesses to put their name on the Open for Business Wall at Kerry Airport has increased to 45. Inspirational Radio Kerry presenter Ian O’Connell unveiled the new wall in the Departures Hall and, […]

SUN worshippers flying from Kerry Airport will be delighted with the news that there will be additional flights to Alicante from Kerry Airport from March 27. Flights to the popular Spanish holiday destination will operate three times a week for the summer season on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays until the […]

THOUSANDS of passengers will travel through Kerry Airport over Christmas on flights from London, Manchester, Frankfurt Hahn and Dublin. Ryanair already operates a twice-weekly service to Manchester on Wednesdays and Sundays with three additional flights set to operate over the festive season on December 22 and 29 and January 5. […]

OVER €1.4 million in funding for Kerry Airport has been announced this morning. Minister of State at the Department of Transport Hildegarde Naughton announced €1,434,355 in funding for Kerry Airport under the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025. The latest tranche of Government funding provides targeted support for safety and security operations […]

THE Sinn Féin TD for Kerry has called on Minister Eamon Ryan to explore expansion opportunities for Kerry Airport. Deputy Pa Daly made the call after the airport facilitated the landing of three transatlantic flights, originally planned for Dublin Airport, at the weekend. “The airport turned a profit for 2021, returning […]

KERRY Airport has announced that passengers travelling on the twice daily Ryanair service to Dublin can now avail of an airport transfer facility being offered by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). Passengers with an onward flight out of Dublin Airport (on the same day as their Kerry-Dublin flight) can now […]

KERRY Airport has released the Annual Report & Accounts for the 12-month period ended 31st December 2021, reporting an Operating Profit after Taxation for the period of €2,439,515 as compared to an after Taxation Operating Loss of €144,996 in the previous year. Gross Revenue in 2021 reflects the recovery in […]

KERRY Airport Ireland has chartered a flight to bring the county’s senior hurling team, management and officials home from Dublin after Saturday’s Joe McDonagh Cup Final in Croke Park. The squad were unable to secure affordable accommodation in Dublin and as a result were being forced to travel down by […]

MINISTER of State at the Department of Transport Hildegarde Naughton TD has announced €1,084,482 in funding for Kerry airport under the Regional Airports Programme. Almost €16.4 million in exchequer funding is to be allocated to Ireland’s regional airports, to contribute towards capital investment in the areas of safety and security, and […]

KERRY Airport has just launched its 2022 Summer Sun routes of Alicante in Spain and Faro in Portugal with Ryanair.com. They are just two of the seven routes, the others being London (Luton & Stansted), Manchester, Frankfurt (Hahn), and Dublin, that will increase in frequency for the season ahead. The […]

THE Government has announced €2.2 in funding for Kerry Airport under the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025 and the Covid-19 Supplementary Supports Scheme. This latest tranche of funding brings the total Government investment in Kerry Airport for 2021 to €5.9 million. Welcoming the news, Kerry Fianna Fáil TD and Minister for […]

MINISTER of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton T.D., has today announced the allocation of over €1m in Exchequer funding to Kerry Airport under the Regional Airports Programme  2021-2025. Kerry Airport will receive €1,086,096 and Knock Airport €504,750 under the programme. The funding has been welcomed by Fine […]

KERRY Airport has been shortlisted in the Top 3 Irish Airports for the upcoming Irish Travel Trade / Travel2Ireland.ie Awards. It follows the initial round of public voting which ended last week and once again, everyone is being asked to go online and vote for Kerry Airport as the Best […]

KERRY Airport Ireland has teamed-up with RDI Hub-based company SafeScore to  provide passengers with tailored and reliable information to effortlessly track country entry requirements. By clicking on the Important Travel Documentation icon on www.KerryAirport.ie passengers will quickly find details of the Testing, Covid-19 Travel Documents and Quarantine requirements as well […]

PEOPLE throughout the Kingdom and beyond are being asked to vote for Kerry Airport as Ireland’s best airport in the upcoming Irish Travel Trade Awards. The awards recognise and reward excellence in product and service in the Irish Market as voted for by consumers. Kerry Airport remained open throughout the […]

IMAGINE if the Ryder Cup was played in Kerry? How would you decide which of our amazing courses would host the competition? We’ll imagine no more as Kerry Airport has come up with a solution by asking former professional golfer Graham Spring from Tralee to combine 18 holes from around […]

KERRY Airport has released the Annual Report & Accounts for the 12-month period ended 31st December 2020, reporting an Operating Loss after taxation for the period of €144,996 as compared to an after taxation Operating Profit of €1,020,341 in the previous year. The Gross Revenue in 2020 reflects the severe […]

KERRY Airport is due to commence discussions with Ryanair in the coming days ahead of the airline’s planned return to the Kerry-Dublin route later this month. Ryanair has notified Kerry Airport that it intends to operate the route once a day until the end of August and has committed to […]

KERRY Airport is to receive over €913,665 in state funding, it was announced this morning. The announcement comes as Ryanair announced it is to provide a twice-daily service from Kerry Airport to Dublin on September 1, following on from once daily flights scheduled to begin on July 28. Minister of […]

TRALEE Chamber has issued a statement expressing its concern over what they say appears to be a rushed decision with inadequate consultation, to award the Kerry-Dublin Flight to Ryanair. They say the decision by the Department of Transport to seemingly award the contract to Ryanair, without due diligence for the […]

THERE is confusion surrounding Ryanair’s scheduled commencement of flights on the Kerry to Dublin route at the end of the month. While six days ago, Ryanair said the Transport Minister Eamon Ryan’s statement that it would be taking over the service from July 19 was premature and inaccurate, it formally […]

THE Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, has announced the return of air services on the Kerry to Dublin route. The Kerry route will be operated by Ryanair on a commercial basis. The collapse of Stobart Air on June 12 had resulted in an immediate cessation of Government funded Public Service […]

TRANSPORT Minister Eamon Ryan has confirmed his intention to seek a replacement to the PSO service linking Dublin and Kerry on an emergency basis as provided in EU law, subject to a maximum term of seven months. The Department of Transport is currently examining the implications of last weekend’s announcement by […]

Kerry County Council says it will work with Kerry Airport to reestablih the Kerry Dublin route as soon as possible following the news this morning that Stobart Air has ceased trading with immediate effect. In a statement, the  Council noted with extreme disappointment the announcement by the company that it […]

KERRY Airport Ireland and 26 other employers in the county have joined forces to donate €5,200 to Pieta House while promoting the county as a great place to work. A wall in the recently transformed Departures Lounge has been entirely sponsored by local companies who are encouraging people to choose […]

MINISTER of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton T.D., has announced the allocation of over €1.7m for Kerry Airport under the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025. In all, over €11 million in exchequer funding has been allocated to regional airports. Almost €4.8 million has been allocated to the airports […]

THE number of passengers traveling through Kerry Airport in 2020 was down 77% on the previous year according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office. The impact of COVID-19 travel restrictions saw just 82,959 passengers using the airport as opposed to 369,836 in 2019. The top route for […]