Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour) | Oireachtas source

My question was on Shannon Airport facing competition based on economy of scale, but Mr. Kavanagh is talking about driving growth through Dublin Airport. The more growth Aer Lingus can generate at Dublin Airport, presumably the greater the economies of scale and the more money one can make. The best Mr. Kavanagh can say about Shannon Airport is that Aer Lingus is willing to maintain the status quo, but one cannot maintain the status quoin a market, as one is either increasing or decreasing share or winning or losing customers. If Aer Lingus is growing at Dublin Airport and has no intention of growing at Shannon Airport, is it not inevitable that Shannon Airport will lose out to Dublin Airport?

My second question was specific to the two new transatlantic routes being proposed to the east and west coasts. Mr. Kavanagh did not say where they would fly into. Will he clarify the position?