Commercial traffic through Shannon Airport plummeted by over 32 percent last year.
This compares to a 9 percent fall off in Cork and Dublin.
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The figures from the Irish Aviation Authority reveal that just over 18 thousand flights jetted in and out of the Mid West Airport in 2010 , down a third on the previous year and a 45 percent drop on 2005 numbers.
Overall there was a 3 percent falloff in aviation traffic across Irish skies last year – which is being put down to the economic downturn and the ash crisis.
Lillian Cassin of the Irish Aviation Authority says Shannon’s fared worse than other state airports but hopes 2011 will prove more profitable.
