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Tue 05 May 2004'Dual gateway' loss would damage Shannon regionThe ending of "dual gateway" status would reduce the number of transatlantic flights using Shannon Airport from 50 per week to just seven, according to an analysis carried out by the State agency Shannon Development.The analysis which Shannon Development's chief executive, Mr Kevin Thompstone, claimed "has not been contradicted by anyone", found that transatlantic passenger carriers invariably fly into European capital cities, but do not have more than one base in that country.