Dublin Opinion

This is an update on the issue of whether or not Knock Airport’s board of management is likely to allow US Military flights to use the Mayo airport (as dealt with in the article The Omega Men).

According to the Mayo News (23^rd Jan)

“the directors of Ireland West International Airport Knock have stated, unequivocally, that military flights through the airport will not be considered, but have confirmed that they are in advanced stages of negotiations to offer a transatlantic service to New York.”

Talking to Mayo News the CEO of the airport Mr Liam Scollan said:

“We would not see serving military flights which do not have the support of the UN as consistent with the policy and aims of Ireland West Airport. We would have ethical problems and we wanted to make an unequivocal statement to people to say that we do not ever intend to handle those flights,” he said. Mr Scollan said that while board member Mr Ulick McEvaddy had different views, those views could not be accommodated by the board, whose members will continue to work together ‘for the good of the airport’.”