Ryanair has announced it's suspending flight operations from Ireland West Airport and the other regional airports for a month.
The airline has announced the suspension of flight services due to a complete collapse in travel demand as a result of the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the current travel restrictions in place.
Following today's announcement and the suspension of all commercial flights from the airport with Ryanair, Ireland West Airport says it will close on November 14th and reopen on Sunday December 13th.
The airport says it's a further devastating blow for the airport and its staff where passenger numbers this year have plummeted by over 90 per cent.
The airport's calling on Government to provide urgent support through an expanded regional airports programme for the airport.
It says this is vital to address the enormous financial losses to support and protect its cash position resulting from the devastating collapse in passenger traffic due to the pandemic.
