From Biodiversity to Customer Excellence, Shannon Airport Group Continues Its Winning Journey

(NEWS) SHANNON, Ireland, 2025-Oct-8 — /Travel PR News/ — The Shannon Airport Group has reaffirmed its leadership in Ireland’s aviation and sustainability landscape, earning national recognition for its groundbreaking environmental initiatives and commitment to service excellence. The Group recently secured the prestigious Chambers Ireland Environment & Biodiversity Award for its innovative Thady’s Hill Conservation Grazing Project — a flagship element of its 2023–2027 Biodiversity Action Plan and Ireland’s first biodiversity initiative of its kind on airport-owned land.

Located on a 10-acre site near Shannon Airport, Thady’s Hill safeguards endangered habitats rich with native grass and flower species, including Bee and Pyramidal Orchids. The project, led by the Group’s Biodiversity Team and supported by local experts such as farmer John Quinlivan, botanist Phoebe O’Brien, and Meg Brennan of Polliknow, blends traditional conservation grazing using Droimeann cattle with advanced AI-powered pollinator monitoring to track ecosystem health. Having first been shortlisted earlier this year for the national Chambers Ireland Sustainable Business Impact Awards, according to a press announcement published on TravelPRNews.com, the project’s subsequent win underscores The Shannon Airport Group’s innovative approach to sustainability, environmental stewardship, and responsible land management.

Adding to its success, The Shannon Airport Group has been shortlisted for three additional major honours — the ‘Best Customer Experience Transport Award’ at the Customer Experience Awards 2025, and both the ‘Excellence in People & Workplace Culture Award’ and the ‘Operational Excellence Award’ at the Aviation Industry Awards 2025. These nominations reinforce the Group’s growing reputation for leadership in both customer engagement and workplace culture.

Airport Director Niall Kearns expressed pride in the teams behind these achievements, highlighting the company’s deep-rooted commitment to environmental stewardship and exceptional service standards. The Shannon Airport Group, already a multiple award-winner in customer focus and transport excellence, aims to continue its winning streak when the award ceremonies take place later this autumn at the Royal Marine Hotel and the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dublin.

In addition to its environmental achievements, The Shannon Airport Group continues to lead in customer satisfaction. The airport recently retained its title as Ireland’s top airport brand for the third consecutive year in the 2025 RED C Brand Reaction Index, ranking 48th overall among 176 national brands, as reported in recent announcement on TravelPRNews.com. The survey, which measures emotional connections between consumers and brands, highlighted Shannon Airport’s strong reputation for value, accessibility, and passenger experience. CEO Mary Considine credited the airport’s dedicated teams for their ongoing commitment to making travel through Shannon smooth and enjoyable for all passengers.