Airport Refutes Ryanair Chief's Claim

RYANAIR boss MichaelO’Leary has completely 'missed the runway’ with his latest outburst on the future of the country’s regional airports, according to Galway Airport representatives.Earlier this week, the Ryanair chief said that the Irish regional airports – including Galway – had no future, adding that most of them wouldn’t survive without the State sponsored routes to Dublin.However Michael Coyle, Director of Galway Chamber of Commerce – the main backers of Galway Airport – told the Galway City Tribune that the outlook for airports like Galway was very positive. “In terms of the PSO (public service obligation) to regional airports, the funding involved is miniscule compared to other levels of public transport subsidisation,” said Michael Coyle. He added that it was accepted right across the business, industrial and political spectrum that a viable and busy airport, represented an absolutely critical piece of infrastructure for...