The Indianapolis Airport Authority on Oct. 17 adopted Resolution 8‑2025, approving a transatlantic incentive supplemental plan intended to help the airport compete to secure additional nonstop transatlantic air service.

Staff described the program as a targeted supplement to the airport’s air service incentive plan. The resolution authorizes the supplemental incentive program with a financial limit of $3,000,000 per year for up to three years; any annual disbursement would require budget approval by the Finance & Audit Committee before release, staff said.

Staff cited the Aer Lingus nonstop service between Indianapolis (IND) and Dublin as evidence of demand and economic benefit. Staff said the Aer Lingus service has produced about $50 million in local economic impact, began at four weekly departures and is slated to move to five weekly departures next summer; reported loads were roughly 80 percent.

Board members asked questions about the overall budget cap and how the program had been treated in prior years. Staff said an earlier transatlantic incentive had offered up to $4,000,000 to the first carrier that established transatlantic service; that incentive was effectively suspended after Aer Lingus began the IND–Dublin route. The new supplemental program was presented to the Finance & Audit Committee in September and recommended unanimously.

The board took the motion to adopt Resolution 8‑2025 and approved it by roll call. The meeting record shows the resolution was brought forward by staff (Marshall Worrster was the presenting staff member) and carried with unanimous support on the roll call vote. The resolution's implementation will proceed through the Finance & Audit Committee for annual budget consideration.