- Airlines have added 200,000 seats for Shannon Airport summer schedule.
- Total summer capacity stands at 2m seats.
- Five new routes launch to Rome, Warsaw, Poznan, Madrid and Frankfurt.
- The programme covers 38 routes across 11 countries.
- Transatlantic capacity exceeds 350,000 seats.
Shannon Airport has revealed an expanded summer schedule, and additional seats come online for the season. The airport will handle 200,000 additional seats, which brings total summer capacity to twom seats. This represents an 11pc increase compared with summer 2025.
The schedule includes 38 routes across 11 countries. Five new services operate this summer with Ryanair flying to Rome, Warsaw, Poznan and Madrid, and Discover Airlines serving Frankfurt. Ryanair increased frequencies on established routes that include Manchester, Alicante, Barcelona-Reus, Lanzarote and Malta.
Aer Lingus enhanced its frequency on the Boston service and lifted total transatlantic capacity above 350,000 seats. Shannon Airport maintains four US routes with services to Boston and New York’s JFK on Aer Lingus, Newark and Chicago on United Airlines, and JFK on Delta Air Lines. Passenger numbers reached 2.3m last year.
Shannon Airport has recorded higher passenger numbers, and the airport continues to show growth in traffic. Passenger figures reached 2.3m last year. This total marked the highest level in 16 years and represented a 9pc increase on the previous year.
The business park attached to the airport now operates at near full capacity with clients that include Jaguar Land Rover. The group manages commercial property assets alongside airport operations. Turnover for the group increased 7pc to €78.4m while earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation rose 6pc to €19.3m.
