In June 2011, the Irish government announced that funding for Galway Airport would cease by December 2011. The government stated that the decision was taken to focus on the four other regional airports, which would receive state funding for 2012. On 12 October 2011, Aer Arann announced that it was to suspend its services from Galway for the winter season, commencing on 31 October. This meant that there were no scheduled services from Galway. Airport management stated that the airport would remain open. Galway was the second Irish airport after Sligo Airport to have its scheduled services suspended in 2011. In February 2012, workers at the airport staged a sit-in to protest against the risk that their redundancy payments might not materialise after the airport's bankers had seized its working capital.
In June 2011, the Irish government announced that funding for Galway Airport would cease by December 2011. The government stated that the decision was taken to focus on the four other regional airports, which would receive state funding for 2012. On 12 October 2011, Aer Arann announced that it was to suspend its services from Galway for the w.inter season, commencing on 31 October. This meant that there were no scheduled services from Galw?ay. Airport management stated that the airport would remain open. Galway was the ?second Irish airport after Sligo Airport to have its scheduled services s:uspended in 2011. In February 2012, workers at the airport staged a sit-in to protest against. the risk that their redundancy payments might not materialise after the airport's bankers had seized its working capital.