Post Tagged with: "Kerry Airport"

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 […]

€1.5 million in aid has been granted this morning towards the operating costs of Kerry Airport, under the Government funded Regional Airports Programme. This funding is targeted at vital safety and security operations at airports such as air traffic control, fire services and security, ensuring airports can continue to remain […]

KERRY Airport Ireland management have advised staff that, to augment the financial losses associated with the downturn due to Covid-19, 25 employees will be placed on temporary layoff from Monday, November 16. The Airport will remain open throughout and beyond the current Level 5 restrictions to service the Kerry-Dublin PSO […]

KERRY Airport will remain open throughout the current Level 5 restrictions, and beyond, serving passengers travelling on the twice daily Kerry-Dublin route. Prior to announcing the cancellation of flights from all regional airports for a four-week period from November 14th, Ryanair had already reduced the frequency of services to London-Luton […]

KERRY Airport will receive Government support in the Budget measures announced yesterday. Minister of State for International and Road Transport and Logistics, Hildegarde Naughton said  the State will provide exchequer support of €31.3 million for regional airports. “Under the Regional Airports Programme €21.3 million will be provided in 2021. This programme […]

KERRY Airport is preparing to face into a bleak winter as the Covid-19 pandemic shows no sign of abating and the resulting restrictions on travel and gatherings continue to affect airline bookings. Ryanair have removed the Manchester and Berlin routes to Kerry from the schedule for September and October, while […]

KERRY Airport has reported increased profits and passenger numbers in the Annual Report & Accounts for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019. While the CEO of Kerry Airport, Mr John Mulhern, welcomed the report, he also acknowledged the challenges the airport would face in the future in the wake of […]

KERRY Airport Ireland has announced that, despite a critical fall in revenue, it will retain its entire workforce on pre-Covid-19 pay rates. This is part of a plan aimed at maintaining the airport’s viability as air travel returns to normal in the coming months. 2020 has been a devastating year […]

KERRY Airport Ireland has introduced enhanced measures to protect and ensure a smooth and safe passage for passengers who plan to return to the sky next month following the relaxation of Covid-19 travelling restrictions. All Ryanair routes to London, Manchester, Hahn, Berlin, Alicante, Faro will commence from or after July […]