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Expect a 86% drop in passengers through Shannon Airport.
Súil le titim 86 faoin gcéad ar phaisinéirí trí Aerfort na Sionainne.
Passenger numbers passing through Shannon Airport are expected to fall by 86% over the Christmas period this year, compared to the same period last year.
Tá súil go dtiocfaidh titim 86 faoin gcéad ar líon na bpaisinéirí a thiocfaidh trí Aerfort na Sionainne le linn thréimhse na Nollag i mbliana, i gcomparáid leis an tréimhse chéanna anuraidh.
A spokesman from the airport said 10,000 passengers are expected through the airport this December, compared to 70,000 passengers last December.
Dúirt urlabharaí ón aerfort go bhfuil súil le 10,000 paisinéir tríd an aerfort an Nollaig seo, i gcomparáid le 70,000 paisinéir an Nollaig seo caite.
Only three Ryanair services will operate from Shannon Airport over the Christmas period, flights to Stansted, Manchester and Wroclaw.
Ní bheidh ach trí sheirbhís de chuid Ryanair ag feidhmiú ó Aerfort na Sionainne thar thréimhse na Nollag, eitiltí go Stansted, Manchain agus Wroclaw.
“It has been a challenging year for the aviation industry and the tourism sector in general,” the spokesman said.
“Bliain dhúshlánach a bhí ann don tionscal eitlíochta agus don earnáil turasóireachta i gcoitinne”, a dúirt an t- urlabhraí.
“Across the country – and around the world – airports are suffering from the pandemic.
“Ar fud na tíre – agus ar fud an domhain – tá aerfoirt thíos leis an bpaindéim.
“1.6 million people traveled through Shannon Airport between January and November, 2019.
“1.6 milliún duine a thaistil trí Aerfort na Sionainne idir mí Eanáir agus mí na Samhna, 2019.
Only 347,000 people came through the airport during the same period this year. ”
Ach 347,000 a tháinig tríd an aerfort le linn na tréimhse céanna i mbliana.”