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Kerry Airport focused on building long-term sustainable routes

Kerry is Ireland’s most visited tourist region outside Dublin. Its main source of traffic is largely inbound dominated, with its main markets being tourism-focused, and these factors determine its route development strategy, as Carol O’Donoghue, Route Development & Marketing Manager, Kerry Airport, explained to Ross Falconer.

Award-winning Shannon celebrates double-digit growth

Shannon Airport began a new era on 1 January 2013, when it officially became an independent entity. It has not looked back, with successes including double-digit traffic growth in the first six months of 2014 and award-winning route marketing efforts.

Baggage handling innovations

Here, Airport Business explores some of the latest baggage innovations, which are providing faster baggage transport, greater system flexibility, and enhanced reliability.

Cork Airport focusing on increased connectivity and regional economic growth

Cork Airport, part of the DAA Group, is the international gateway to the south of Ireland. It handled 2.3 million passengers in 2013 and expects a similar throughput this year. The strategic plan for the airport is to grow to 2.8 million passengers over the coming four years, back to levels experienced in 2008, as Anita Gackowska, Head of Aviation Marketing, Cork Airport, explained to Ross Falconer.

Innovation in the airfield

The airfields at our international gateways are some of the most challenging environments in the industrial world, and their rigorous maintenance is vital to the safe and efficient operation of airports. Ever-evolving airside requirements, such as increasingly stringent legislative regulation, the needs of new generation aircraft and increasingly important sustainability targets, present ongoing obstacles at airside, and airports must ensure that all are met, while still fulfilling their own operational and financial obligations. Above all, airports must manage their airside resources intelligently, safely and efficiently, and partnerships with the industry’s leading manufacturers and solutions providers are a fundamental part of achieving this. Here, Airport Business highlights some of the companies at the forefront of aviation safety, to explore the ways in which they are enhancing operations at airports worldwide.