US Airways is to reinstate its daily Shannon to Philadelphia service after an absence of four years, the DAA and Shannon Airport said today.
The announcement reaffirms the steady recovery in demand for services between Ireland and the US and further underpins Shannon Airport's status as the transatlantic gateway for the West of Ireland, they said.
The service, which will begin on May 22nd next, will generate an additional 30,000 passengers through the airport next year and provide a welcome boost for the West of Ireland in terms of business connections and increased tourism numbers.
It is also timely in that it will open up another key inbound destination to the West of Ireland in support of overall efforts for The Gathering in 2013. The new flights to Philadelphia - the sixth most populous city in the US - will operate on a daily basis with a two-class 176 seat Boeing 757 aircraft. The service will run from May 22nd to September 3rd, departing Shannon at 11.35am daily, arriving in Philadelphia at 2.05 p.m. local time. The return flight leaves Philadelphia at 9.05 p.m., arriving in Shannon at 8.40 a.m. the following day. Welcoming the news Mary Considine, Director of Shannon Airport said: "This is a great boost for Shannon as it adds another new transatlantic service for 2013. We are really pleased also to be welcoming US Airways back to Shannon and look forward to helping them build a strong base of business and leisure travellers to and from Philadelphia, as well as cities that they serve beyond the gateway.
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