Calls for greater investment in regional airports following Heathrow fire

There are fresh calls for more investment in the country’s regional airports, following the chaos in Heathrow this week.

The closure in London, caused by a substation fire, led to over a thousand flights being grounded.

Writing in the Business Post, Shannon Airport’s CEO, Mary Considine, says it’s time to rethink our aviation policy, describing Dublin Airport as a “chokepoint”.

But daa boss Kenny Jacobs says growth at Dublin should not be stifled for the sake of other airports:

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