Mr. Joe Thompson:

I am only here today to represent Virgin Atlantic. The points I am making are only on behalf of Virgin Atlantic. I will go back to the Deputy's original point. I would not want this committee to go away thinking that Virgin Atlantic did not believe the committee was doing a good job on behalf of Irish consumers. It is clear that the scrutiny the committee has applied to this transaction demonstrates that. I am here today to describe one specific aspect of this proposed transaction that we do not feel has been aired sufficiently. I welcome the proactivity of this committee in inviting us to make those points. It illustrates very clearly a desire to subject this proposed transaction to the appropriate scrutiny.