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Aer Arann to discontinue Galway-Dublin route after July

AER ARANN IS TO DISCONTINUE ITS GALWAY-DUBLIN SERVICE FROM LATE JULY.

THE AIRLINE SAYS THE ENDING OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATION SUBSIDY FROM JULY 21ST MEANS THE GALWAY-DUBLIN ROUTE IS NO LONGER VIABLE WITHOUT SUBSIDIES - OR WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN AIRPORT COSTS.

PASSENGER NUMBERS ON THE ROUTE HAVE FALLEN IN RECENT YEARS – FROM 100,000 FOUR YEARS AGO TO 25,000 LAST YEAR.

PSO SUBSIDIES FOR THE KNOCK-DUBLIN AND SLIGO-DUBLIN ROUTES ALSO END ON 21ST JULY.

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