Shannon Airport also known as Aerfort na Sionna in Irish is one of the most important airports of Ireland, along with the Cork Airport and Dublin Airport. On the basis of number of passengers, the Shannon Airport is Ireland’s third busiest airport. It is precisely located in the County Clare which is located almost 15 miles away from the Limerick City. Shannon Airport is operated by the Dublin Airport Authority. The Ryanair is the largest operating airline from the Shannon Airport of Ireland, carrying almost 60% of the total passenger count. One of the most special services catered by this airport is U.S. border preclearance. By enabling the services the passengers of the US can complete their paperwork just before their flights, which not saves time but makes the procedure easier. Among all the European airports Shannon Airport and Dublin Airport are supported with this facility.
In the recent decade the number of passengers traveling from the Shannon Airport has increased considerably. The Ryanair has the only direct flights which operate from the Shannon Airport to London. Delta Airlines and Cityjet are planning to start their service from Shannon Airport. The runway of Shannon Airport is the longest and hence it is used as a training airfield for Concorde as well landing site for NASA Space Shuttle.
| Some of the major airlines which operate from Shannon Airport are Continental Airlines, Ryanair, Air France, Us Airways, Delta Air Lines, Aer Lingus, Air Transat, Belavia, and Centralwings. Along with these domestic and international flights there are a number of charter passenger airlines and cargo airlines which operate from this airport. The Swiss International Airlines, Eurofly, LTE International Airways, Futura International Airways, Dubrovnik Airline, Nordic Airways, Onur Air, Air Europa and so forth have charter flights to and fro the Shannon Airport.
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In the year 2006, the Shannon Airport received the two major awards, namely the ACI Best Airport Award and Best Irish Airport of the Year Award. The airport’s surrounding is well managed by improving in particular areas like drinking water quality, noise management, air quality management, energy consumption and so forth. The other facilities provided at Shannon Airport are pubs and restaurants, tax refund, internet access, shopping, postal facility, airport information, tour information and so forth.
Shannon Airport is well connected with different parts of the city through roadways and reliable transportation. Though there is no rail connectivity; however, the bus service makes the connection between the airport and other locations of the city quite effective.
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