Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications

Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air

5:00 pm

Mr. Stephen Kavanagh:

Yes. Aer Lingus does not generate markets. There is a demand between Shannon Airport and the rest of the world and we serve that demand. We are confident that we have a competitive product that is relevant in the marketplace and will remain so, as Dublin Airport grows. There is a natural demand for a direct service between Shannon Airport and North America. That service is constrained because it is a zero sum game. I cited the example of the additional services from Shannon Airport across the Atlantic compromising load factors and revenue generation on the Shannon-Heathrow route.

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