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The CEO of Galway County Council Kevin Kelly says it is unlikely that commercial aviation will take place at Carnmore Airport again. Discussions are currently ongoing over the future of the site and the deadline for the extension of the agreement between Galway City and County councils and Carnmore Aviation Limited passed earlier this week.

Consulting the public, the business community, and employers will be the only reliable guide to potential future uses of Galway Airport and to ensuring that aviation services on the site are protected.

The former Galway Airport site may soon be open for business again with negotiations ongoing by the Galway City Council, Galway County Council, and Carnmore Aviation Ltd.

Galway Airport may reopen in the near future as discussions regarding the operation of a service there are ongoing between the county’s two local authorities and a Galway-based company.

The Irish Aviation Authority has confirmed the aviation licence for Galway Airport has been extended for a further month, according to Fianna Fáil city councillor Peter Keane.

Aer Lingus Regional has announced it is to open a new route from Ireland West Airport Knock to Birmingham.

Kilkenny passengers flying from Waterford Airport can now book a flight to Paris (CDG), Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, and Glasgow with through connections via Birmingham with Flybe.

“A commercial decision by a private company based on consistently low passenger numbers” is the reason Aer Arann chose to discontinue routes from Galway Airport for the winter.

Aer Arann Regional flights between Galway Airport and London Southend, London Luton, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Waterford have been suspended.

Galway Airport’s future is in serious doubt following the double blow this week of Aer Arann suspending its winter flights from Carnmore and the Government’s decision to cease its funding.