Mr. Stephen Kavanagh:

The Knock-Gatwick service works for Aer Lingus. It operates at a particular time of the day which is not too resource intensive on the aircraft but it fits the demands of the marketplace, but British Airways does not sell it. Aer Lingus is singularly the airline that is selling the seats at both ends of the marketplace. It encapsulates the opportunity. If BA were to begin selling Knock as a destination, that bring us back to the basic point of this proposition, namely, that more people consider Knock as a destination. Gatwick Airport is British Airways second most important hub. It does not serve Dublin, Knock, or Belfast from Gatwick. What Aer Lingus gains is that most powerful player in the UK market with significant loyalty based on a frequent flyer programme, to which Aer Lingus currently does not have access, and a vested interest in selling seats between London and Knock, which does not currently exist. That can only be positive for the sustainability of the air route between Knock and London.