| Galway airport was officially opened in 1987 and | | | | have no hidden extras and offer the following: |
| this year (2008), it celebrates its 21st Birthday. In | | | | No baggage charges for bags under 15kgs. |
| the last 21 years it has serviced the West of | | | | No check-in fees. |
| Ireland very well and has doubled its number of | | | | Lowest check-in time in Ireland - 30 minutes on |
| passengers. On the 8th of October last year | | | | most routes! |
| Galway Airport welcomed customer number '2 | | | | No more paper - Free SMS Itineraries sent to |
| million' to its terminal. At the moment Aer Arann | | | | your mobile phone. |
| is Galway Airport's only airline. | | | | Allocated seating - no scrums to get your seat! |
| Unfortunately there's very little public transport | | | | Complimentary newspaper onboard every flight. |
| available to and from Galway Airport with just a | | | | Fly direct to where you want. |
| bus service operating once a day from the city | | | | Service with a smile. |
| centre. There is however an excellent taxi | | | | Galway Airport operates a service to and from |
| available at the airport. | | | | the following destinations, via Aer Arann, both |
| A very large number of Irish, British and European | | | | national and international: |
| destinations are serviced by Galway Airport. New | | | | Dublin |
| destinations were announced this year in January | | | | London Luton |
| for the following locations; Amsterdam - Schiphol, | | | | Manchester |
| Bordeaux, Malaga and Faro. Galway Airport | | | | Newcastle |
| provides the business traveller and community | | | | Lorient |
| with very important access to "Hub" airports | | | | Cardiff |
| including Dublin, Manchester, London Luton and the | | | | Edinburgh |
| latest, Amsterdam Schiphol. Galway Airport also | | | | Belfast City |
| provides a daily and weekly schedule for locations | | | | Southampton |
| in Ireland and the UK. | | | | Leeds |
| Galway Airport does not have the facilities or the | | | | Bradford |
| runway to attract the larger aircrafts used by the | | | | Amsterdam Schiphol |
| many budget airlines such as Easyjet and Ryanair. | | | | Bordeaux |
| It has however recently acquired new routes | | | | Malaga |
| from Aer Arann with very competitive rates. | | | | Faro |
| Aer Arann took to the skies in 1970, its aim was | | | | Waterford |
| to provide transportation to 1,000 islanders on | | | | The past, present and the future of both tourism |
| Inishmore, a little island off the West coast of | | | | and general industry in the West of Ireland |
| Ireland. Over the years Aer Arann certainly has | | | | depends greatly on Galway Airport, and whether |
| done that and expanded to the airline that it is | | | | you're visiting on business or pleasure you are |
| today. In the 1980's it commenced a service | | | | assured an excellent standard of service when |
| from Galway to Dublin and the many other | | | | you arrive or depart at Galway Airport. |
| routes that operate today followed. Aer Arann | | | | Whatever takes you to Ireland West, the |
| operates over 600 flights per week and to | | | | stunning views and rugged hills of Connemara, the |
| destinations both national and international and is | | | | breathtaking Atlantic views or the colourful and |
| an extremely popular and customer service | | | | vibrant Galway city, you won't be disappointed. |
| oriented airline. It has received numerous awards | | | | Galway city, also known as the 'City of the |
| including The ISO 9000 Quality Award, and Aer | | | | Tribes' is famous for its cobbled streets, |
| Arann received "The Palme D'Or European | | | | wonderful little restaurants and cafés, |
| Regional Airline Award" recently for Excellence in | | | | excellent shopping, friendly people and top class |
| Customer Services. Aer Arann state that they | | | | accommodation. |