11/04/2023
Tuesday 11th April 2023: Shannon Airport is reaching for the stars as it partners with RTE 2FM on a first-of-its-kind campaign for the airport.
The popular international airport is teaming up with the national broadcaster for a week of Mega Flight Give Aways to ALL 32 of Shannon Airport’s Summer ‘23 destinations.
The Shannon Airport Dream Ticket Give-Away will run across 2FM’s four prime time shows from Monday April 17th to Thursday April 20th on 2FM Breakfast with Doireann Garrihy, Donncha O’Callaghan and Carl Mullan; Jennifer Zamparelli; Tracy Clifford and Drive It with The 2 Johnnies.
The big finale will take place on Friday April 21st with Doireann, Donncha and Carl, broadcasting the 2FM Breakfast show live from Shannon Airport from 6.00 to 9.00am.
Campaign details
Across the week multiple winners from all four shows will win amazing flight tickets from Shannon Airport by playing The Phrase that Pays. Each day one lucky winner will qualify for the grand finale.
The four qualifiers from the week will then battle it out, live on air from Shannon Airport, in a game of Lucky Luggage, to win the ultimate prize of a three-night break to Chicago. The prize will include flights with United Airlines, hotel accommodation in the heart of the city, free parking at Shannon Airport and passes to Shannon’s Boru Executive Lounge for the ultimate start to the dream holiday.
The campaign will also run across social media, with a chance to win flights across 2FM’s channels throughout the week.
Speaking about the partnership with 2FM, Emily Brown, Airport Brand Manager from The Shannon Airport Group said, “We are so excited to partner with 2FM for the Shannon Airport Dream Ticket Give-Away to all our 32 Summer destinations across the US, UK and Europe. We are welcoming more and more passengers from across the country, who have chosen to fly from Shannon Airport, and as our passenger base continues to grow, we have decided to celebrate our Summer Schedule on the national stage with RTE 2FM.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Doireann, Donncha and Carl to Shannon Airport for what will be a morning full of fun for the Grand Finale. We can’t wait to see what the team get up to while they are here, and all will be revealed on Shannon Airport’s and RTÉ 2FM’s social media channels.
“We welcome early risers to the airport who want to catch some of the atmosphere and excitement.”
Sizzling Summer Destinations
Last month the airport launched its sizzling summer schedule, offering a choice of 32 destinations to 11 countries across the EU, UK and USA, including six new destinations to Naples, Beziers, Porto, Newcastle and Liverpool with Ryanair, and a daily service to Chicago with United Airlines from May.
To be in with a chance to win tickets to one of 32 destinations from Shannon Airport, tune into 2FM Breakfast with Doireann, Donncha and Carl from 6 to 9am, Jennifer Zamparelli 9am to 12 noon, Tracy Clifford from midday to 3pm and Drive It with The 2 Johnnies from 4 until 6pm.