SHANNON WINS ERA"S "AIRPORT OF THE YEAR" AWARD FOR THE THIRD TIMEShannon Airport has won the European Regions Airline Association's 'Airport of the Year Award' for the third time. The award was announced last night at a gala event at ERA’s annual General Assembly, held this year in Edinburgh. Welcoming the award, Andrew Murphy, managing director of Shannon Airport, said: “Shannon Airport is delighted to have received this prestigious European accolade from the European Regions Airline Association (ERA). "Our runway upgrade project, which was self-funded with the assistance of a commercial loan from ISIF, The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, was completed last year ahead of time and under budget. Book your tickets in 120 days and save 30% on flights from UKRAINE to EUROPE and KAZAKHSTAN! --->>> "It is part of an overall ˆ40 million investment programme at Shannon Airport on a range of customer-focused projects. For example we reinvented our Shannon Duty-Free shop, the world’s first Duty Free. “We opened Europe’s first airport sensory room and delivered a suite of online supports for visitors who need special assistance at the airport setting a new standard for the global aviation industry to follow. Announcing the award, ERA director general, Montserrat Barriga, said: “Our Airport of the Year Award winner Shannon Airport has successfully managed an existential crisis of the airport’s runway requiring complete renewal. |