Galway airport was officially opened in 1987 and this year (2008), it
celebrates its 21st Birthday. In the last 21 years it has serviced the
West of Ireland very well and has doubled its number of passengers. On
the 8th of October last year Galway Airport welcomed customer number
'2 million' to its terminal. At the moment Aer Arann is Galway
Airport's only airline.
Unfortunately there's very little public transport available to and
from Galway Airport with just a bus service operating once a day from
the city centre. There is however an excellent taxi available at the
airport.
A very large number of Irish, British and European destinations are
serviced by Galway Airport. New destinations were announced this year
in January for the following locations; Amsterdam - Schiphol,
Bordeaux, Malaga and Faro. Galway Airport provides the business
traveller and community with very important access to "Hub" airports
including Dublin, Manchester, London Luton and the latest, Amsterdam
Schiphol. Galway Airport also provides a daily and weekly schedule for
locations in Ireland and the UK.
Galway Airport does not have the facilities or the runway to attract
the larger aircrafts used by the many budget airlines such as Easyjet
and Ryanair. It has however recently acquired new routes from Aer
Arann with very competitive rates.
Aer Arann took to the skies in 1970, its aim was to provide
transportation to 1,000 islanders on Inishmore, a little island off
the West coast of Ireland. Over the years Aer Arann certainly has done
that and expanded to the airline that it is today. In the 1980's it
commenced a service from Galway to Dublin and the many other routes
that operate today followed. Aer Arann operates over 600 flights per
week and to destinations both national and international and is an
extremely popular and customer service oriented airline. It has
received numerous awards including The ISO 9000 Quality Award, and Aer
Arann received "The Palme D'Or European Regional Airline Award"
recently for Excellence in Customer Services. Aer Arann state that
they have no hidden extras and offer the following:
No baggage charges for bags under 15kgs. No check-in fees. Lowest
check-in time in Ireland - 30 minutes on most routes! No more paper -
Free SMS Itineraries sent to your mobile phone. Allocated seating - no
scrums to get your seat! Complimentary newspaper onboard every flight.
Fly direct to where you want. Service with a smile.
Galway Airport operates a service to and from the following
destinations, via Aer Arann, both national and international:
Dublin London Luton Manchester Newcastle Lorient Cardiff Edinburgh
Belfast City Southampton Leeds Bradford Amsterdam Schiphol Bordeaux
Malaga Faro Waterford
The past, present and the future of both tourism and general industry
in the West of Ireland depends greatly on Galway Airport, and whether
you're visiting on business or pleasure you are assured an excellent
standard of service when you arrive or depart at Galway Airport.
Whatever takes you to Ireland West, the stunning views and rugged
hills of Connemara, the breathtaking Atlantic views or the colourful
and vibrant Galway city, you won't be disappointed. Galway city, also
known as the 'City of the Tribes' is famous for its cobbled streets,
wonderful little restaurants and caf's, excellent shopping, friendly
people and top class accommodation.
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