Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 September 2016
832. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Number 488 of 19 July 2016, the reason it is necessary for the US military to engage in airport familiarisation in a small airport in the west of Ireland, given the United States has thousands of airports of its own adequate to such a task. [24502/16]
View answerIt is normal procedure for military pilots, including those of our own Air Corps, to conduct landings at airfields outside of their home country. Aviation, whether civil or military, is an international activity and aviation procedures, rules and practices can vary from country to country. Familiarisation with different local procedures, geography and meteorological conditions contributes to greater safety.
