Shannon International Airport – Shannon (County Clare), Ireland (IATA: SNN, ICAO: EINN), or Aerfort na Sionna in Irish. Approx 3.7 million passengers travelled through Shannon in 2006, making it the second busiest in Ireland by passenger movements. Shannon Airport is situated in County Clare in the mid-west region of Ireland, 15 kilometres (9 miles) from Limerick City. The airport is operated by the Dublin Airport Authority. Shannon Airport handles flights from a wide variety of destinations; whilst a growing number of European Destinations are available, the majority of flights are to the United Kingdom and United States of America. Shannon and Dublin are the only two European airports with U.S. border preclearance facilities. It is planned to have US Customs and Agriculture Clearance in place by 2008 allowing passengers to save time upon arrival in the USA.
Airlines using Shannon
Shannon airport is one of the hubs of Irish flag carrier, Aer Lingus. The low cost carrier Ryanair operates a base at the airport and flies to 23 destinations. Shannon Aerospace and Air Atlanta Aero Engineering provide aircraft maintenance services and Lufthansa Technik provides an aircraft painting services.
Scheduled Passenger Airlines
Aer Lingus (Boston, Chicago-O'Hare, Dublin, London-Heathrow, New York-JFK) Air Canada (Toronto-Pearson) [seasonal] American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare) Belavia (Minsk) Centralwings (Warsaw, Gdańsk, Katowice) Continental Airlines (Newark) Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, New York-JFK) Flyglobespan (Toronto-Hamilton [Starts 4 May 2007]) Ryanair (Biarritz, Bournemouth, Bristol, Brussels-Charleroi, Carcassonne, Edinburgh, Faro, Girona, Glasgow-Prestwick, Krakow, Liverpool, Lodz, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Madrid, Málaga, Manchester, Milan-Orio Al Serio, Murcia, Nantes, Nottingham, Paris-Beauvais, Rome-Ciampino, Weeze, Treviso, Wrocław) US Airways (Philadelphia) [seasonal]
Charter Passenger Airlines
Air Europa (Lanzarote) Air Transat (Toronto-Pearson) [seasonal] Air Méditerranée (Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Marseilles, Nantes, Nancy) [Seasonal] Dubrovnik Airline (Dubrovnik) Eurocypria (Herakalion) [Seasonal] Eurofly (Rome-Fiumincino, Milan-Linate) [Seasonal] Flightline (Almeria, Faro) First Choice Airways (Faro) Futura International Airways (Malaga, Reus, Palma, Las Palmas, Lanzarote) Iberworld (Bourgas, Malaga, Lanzarote, Reus, Palma) LTE International Airways (Fuertuventura, Reus, Las Palmas) Onur Air (Bodrum, Izmir) Spanair (Palma) Swiss International Airlines (Zurich) Details correct as per 2007 Summer Schedule
Cargo airlines
Air France (Chicago, Paris-Charles De Gaulle) DHL (East Midlands) TNT (Cork, Dublin, Liege Bierset) UPS (Cologne Bonn, Dublin) Operated by Star Air Europe Air Contractors Ireland (Dublin, Paris-Charles De Gaulle)
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