Editing Shannon Airport (section)

=== The "Shannon stopover" ===
In 1990, the U.S.-Irish bilateral agreement was changed to allow Irish airlines to serve Los Angeles and additional U.S. airlines to serve Dublin via Shannon. An amendment in 1993 allowed airlines to provide direct transatlantic services to Dublin, but 50% of transatlantic flights had to either originate or stop over in Shannon.{{cn|date=December 2023}} During the 1990s, the airport began to struggle. However, 1996 saw the beginning of [[Continental Airlines]] flying between Dublin, Shannon and [[Newark, New Jersey]]. Shannon began to rebound in the late 1990s with the success of the [[Economy of the Republic of Ireland|Irish economy]], the improving situation in [[The Troubles|Northern Ireland]] and an influx of American tourists.{{cn|date=December 2023}}

In 2005, an agreement was reached regarding a transitional period. Beginning in November 2006 and ending in April 2008, the agreement gradually eliminated restrictions on cargo services. For passenger service, it reduced the stopover requirement and allowed Irish airlines to serve three additional U.S. destinations.{{cn|date=December 2023}}

In 2007, the [[European Union]] and the U.S. announced that an agreement had been reached on an [[Freedoms of the air|open skies]] aviation policy ([[EU–US Open Skies Agreement]]). The agreement came into effect from 30 March 2008, leading to the abolition of the Shannon Stopover, although this would have happened under the 2005 agreement anyway.