Press release – 12/1/2010

Kerry Airport to become major hub for sports fans in 2010

KERRY Airport is preparing for a Grand Slam year as a major hub for anyone who wants to travel to events of a sporting and entertainment nature in Kerry, Dublin, Britain and beyond.

The Chairman of Kerry Airport, Denis Cregan, said: “This will be a major year for sports tourism in Kerry with the return of the Irish Open Golf to Killarney in July/August. Kerry Airport is looking forward to welcoming the players, media and thousands of people who will visit the county for the event. On outward routes, sports fans can rely on Kerry Airport as their gateway to sports events and rock concerts in Dublin, horse racing and soccer games in England and the European golf team’s efforts to regain the Ryder Cup in Celtic Manor, Wales.”

Munster rugby legend, Ireland international and All-Ireland medal winner with Kerry, Mick Galwey was brought up only a few miles from Kerry Airport, in Currow, and he has described it as “a jewel in the Kingdom’s crown”.

“Ireland will soon be hoping to repeat the Grand Slam rugby success of 2009 and it’s wonderful that fans can fly directly from Kerry to Dublin for the Italy, Wales and Scotland matches and to London-Luton or Stansted for the game against England,” said Mick Galway .

It’s also possible to fly with Ryanair from Kerry to attend the match against France in Paris with connections from Dublin and London.

Gaelic Games will again take centre stage in the spring. Kerry will begin the defence of the Allianz National Football League title in Killarney next month when the Dublin team and their fanatical supporters touch-down at Kerry Airport. It won’t be long then until March when the racing enthusiasts board their flights en route to Cheltenham.

“The collective ongoing effort of everyone at the Airport is to achieve and provide a high- quality level of service to passengers who are travelling for business, to sporting events at home and abroad or on holiday to the new sun destinations in Faro and Alicante,” said Kerry Airport Chairman, Denis Cregan.

He added that the facility in Farranfore will continue to play a major role in 2010 in welcoming visitors to important tourism events in Kerry such as the Rose of Tralee Festival, Killarney Summerfest, Puck Fair, the Dingle Regatta, Listowel Writers’ Week and much more all year round.

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Denis Cregan said he welcomed Ryanair’s confidence that the new low-cost routes from Kerry to Spain and Portugal, which begin in March, will be a success. He said he remained hopeful that Ryanair will introduce more new routes to Kerry which will also be of importance to the business community and tourism sector in the southwest region.

Kerry Airport currently has direct flights to Dublin, London Stansted, London Luton and Frankfurt-Hahn. Kerry Airport won the prestigious Irish Airport of the Year Award in 2005 from the CCI and was declared the first Heartsafe Airport in Ireland by the Irish Heart Foundation.

Full details of all Ryanair flights to/from Kerry Airport are available from

www.KerryAirport.ie/timetable

Ends For further information or interview requests, please contact John Drummey on +353-87-

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