Ireland announces new €80 million aviation industry support package

The Irish government has agreed a revised €80 million funding package for Irish aviation, in “recognition of the very difficult winter season being faced by the aviation sector”. With this package, the Irish government has provided an extra €48 million in supports for 2021, in addition to those announced in the Budget 2021. The Irish Department of Transport will provide further operational and capital funding supports of €22m for Cork and Shannon Airport, which is in addition to the €10m in capital funding already announced in the budget. For the smaller regional airports of Knock, Kerry and Donegal, in addition