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By John Smith • Published: 14 Oct 2024 • 17:53 • 1 minute read
Oops there is no airport called Limerick Credit: Cathal Crowe TD Facebook
Ryanair gets plenty of publicity, some good and some not so good but on the evening of Sunday October 13, it claims that it was Gatwick Airport that the got the destination of one of its flights wrong.
It operates a daily flight between Gatwick and Shannon Airport in the Republic of Ireland but for some reason, the boards at Gatwick showed the destination as Limerick which doesn’t actually have an airport.
It is true that Shannon Airport is the nearest airport to the City of Limerick but the airport sits in Co Clare whilst Limerick is in a different county altogether, Co Limerick.
To most people, this wouldn’t be that big a deal but Co Clare Fianna Fail TD (Irish Member of Parliament) Cathal Crowe – his party’s spokesperson on aviation – has become rather upset and announced that he was demanding an explanation from Gatwick Airport.
This prompted local newspaper Limerick Live to investigate a bit further so it contacted both Gatwick and Ryanair with the following responses being received;
A spokesperson for Gatwick stated: “All flight information is provided by the airlines and one of the team is looking into it” so suggested that the query be directed to Ryanair.
The response from Ryanair was that “Ryanair fly to Shannon Airport – this is very much visible on our website. Please direct your query to the airport as they manage the screens at the airport.”
Rather than anyone admitting a mistake, both organisations tried to pin the blame on the other on what it is very much a ‘storm in a teacup’.
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
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