HAVING already confirmed a three per cent rise in passenger numbers in the 12-month period to December 2017, things are looking up even more for Kerry Airport.
The Farranfore facility Airport heard today that it is to receive €1,222,519 in capital grants.
This represents the 2018 allocation of funding for regional airports and the grants will go towards capital investments in the areas of safety and security at the airport.
The funding will be used to improve facilities at the airport, including the roof of the fire station, runway lighting, a security scanner and an explosives detector.
Confirming the allocation, Junior Transport, Tourism and Sport Minister, Brendan Griffin, said it underpins the commitment to support safety and security related projects at the smaller regional airports
“Regional airports are important because of the level of international connectivity that they bring to a region for tourism and business. That connectivity is seen as being a significant contributory factor underpinning Ireland’s economic recovery and sustainable development into the future,” he said.
335,480 passengers filed through the departure and arrivals gates in Farranfore last year compared to 325,670 the previous year.
There was a six per cent rise in passengers utilising the Dublin with passenger load factors up from 73% to 78%.
The London flights were running at an 86% average for the year and a new Kerry-Berlin service with Ryanair was secured in 2017 and commenced at a twice weekly frequency in November 2017.
Turnover increased from €6 million to €6.34 million, reflecting increased passenger related revenues of six per cent for the year.
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