Catchment Analyzer: Shannon Airport in Focus
Shannon Airport benefits from full US Pre-Clearance facilities, and the US plays a key role in the airport's route network.
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Catchment Analyzer data is helping airports stay on top of the changing passenger behaviour trends of their catchment area, uncovering underlying patterns rather than relying on pure volume metrics.
Shannon Airport benefits from full US Pre-Clearance facilities, and the US plays a key role in the airport's route network.
The airport is showing strength in the US market, with its market share of US traffic within its catchment increasing by 11% between 2019 and 2024. Interestingly, Shannon shows signs of strong inbound demand from the US, with 62% of US journeys within its catchment being made by visitors.
Recent CAPA News highlights for Shannon Airport
Frontier Scientific Solutions and ATSG launch Shannon-Wilmington service for life sciences
Frontier Scientific Solutions (FSS) announced (23-Oct-2025) the initial schedule for nonstop Shannon-Wilmington service, effective from Oct-2025. The service operates three times weekly with Boeing 767F equipment in partnership with Air Transport Services Group (ATSG). FSS stated the service is "the world's first dedicated life science air route schedule between the EU and the US" and "the first fully dedicated, temperature-controlled network of its kind".
Aer Lingus to launch Dublin-Raleigh service as part of 'largest' trans Atlantic schedule for 2026
Aer Lingus announced (17-Sep-2025) plans to launch up to five times weekly Dublin-Raleigh service with A321XLR equipment on 13-Apr-2026. The route forms part of the carrier's "largest ever trans Atlantic summer schedule" for 2026, which also includes:
- Increase frequencies from Dublin to New York JFK and Boston from twice to three times weekly;
- Increase frequencies from Dublin to Nashville and Indianapolis from four to five times weekly;
- Increase frequency from Dublin to Orlando to daily during peak summer;
- Increase Shannon-Boston frequency from daily to 10 times weekly in peak summer.
Aer Lingus CEO Lynne Embleton stated: "In addition to new this new route, our 2026 plans reflect another year of growth with increased frequency on our established network, and more choice for our customers". The airline will serve 26 destinations across North America in 2026.
Delta Air Lines to increase capacity on New York JFK-Shannon service in summer 2025
Shannon Airport announced (20-May-2025) Delta Air Lines plans to increase capacity on seasonal daily New York JFK-Shannon service in summer 2025. The service will be operated with 216 seat Boeing 767-300 aircraft and is scheduled to run until 20-Sep-2025.
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