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What's the point of US-Europe flights stopping in Shannon any more?
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February 14th, 2016
Forty years ago, it made sense to stop in Shannon to refuel, because Shannon was the last airport of any size before heading across the Atlantic to North America, and conversely the first European airport transcontinental flights would hit going East.
But now planes have the capacity to fly 7000–8000 miles, making a Shannon fuel stop a major waste of time.
Shannon and Limerick only have about 120,000 people living there – not enough to support a half dozen intercontinental flights each day.
So why do Atlantic flights still stop in Shannon?
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