Foynes, Ireland

Ireland

Foynes, Ireland connects to 7428 places across 14 topics through 34 Bunkabop connections, centered on its role as a transatlantic flying boat terminal. Transportation dominates, grounded in the 1937 proving flights when a BOAC Short Empire and a Pan Am Sikorsky S-42 made the first transatlantic crossings from Foynes and Botwood respectively. Its strongest ties run to Limerick, Ireland and County Limerick. During World War II the port became one of Europe's biggest civilian air hubs, linking it to the United States and Canada through regular flying boat services.