Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 2 April 2015
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications
Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines
10:30 am
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I have two final brief questions. Who is Virgin Atlantic's biggest feed partner, as we are today? We have spoken a lot about feed partners and deals, but who is Virgin Atlantic's biggest feed partner today?
Mr. Thompson may not be able to answer this from a commercial point of view, but what would Virgin Atlantic's options be with regard to Ireland, first, if the deal goes ahead and, second, if it does not go ahead? He was asked a question earlier about employment and how many people Virgin Atlantic has in Ireland. Would that change? One of the big things in earlier discussions with IAG concerned employment losses or gains. Perhaps Mr. Thompson could address those two questions: first, about Virgin Atlantic's biggest feed partner today and, second, the options open to Virgin Atlantic if the deal goes ahead or does not.
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