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Delta Air Lines will return to Ireland's Shannon next year as part of its largest-ever transatlantic schedule. Last operated in 2019, the US carrier will resume non-stop daily flights to the town serving Ireland's western Atlantic coast. Delta will operate the route from New York JFK starting 23 May 2024.
Most trans-Atlantic carriers that fly to Dublin, the capital, also fly to Shannon on the western side of the island. Dublin's bigger size often means it has cheaper fares.
If you're concentrating most of your time in Dublin city and Northern Ireland, you should fly in and out of Dublin. There are benefits to flying into Shannon from New York. If you really want to see the west or southwest of Ireland, if your plans are to explore that side of the country, Shannon will be a better fit.
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Shannon Airport has the longest runway in Ireland at 3,200 metres and is the only Irish airport that can accommodate the world's largest jet the Antonov AN 225. The enormous aircraft stands at seven stories high, with a wing span of 88 metres.
Shannon Airport was the first airport in the world, outside of the Americas, to provide full US Preclearance facilities (5th August 2009), making arrival in the US easier and faster. This means visitors arriving in the US are considered to be domestic passengers.