Knock Airport expands

IRELAND WEST AIRPORT, formerly known as Knock, has opened a new terminal which can handle up to 1.5m passengers per year.  The terminal is part of an €11.5m (US$17.1m) expansion of the airport’s facilities.  The airport is 34 miles south of Sligo and 50 miles north of Galway.  Currently Aer Arran, Aer Lingus, bmibaby and Ryanair operate out of the airport to a variety of destinations.  Knock was opened 22 years ago and currently has an annual throughput of more than 600,000 passengers a year.  The airport authority says numbers have grown by 13% over the past two years. www.irelandwestairport.com

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