Mr. Evan Cullen:

It is our view, although we disagree with the actions of Aer Lingus, that it made purely commercial decisions. There was no other motivation or ideology. It was a purely commercial decision. I am not saying we agree with it but that is what it did. The fallout is Shannon which is dreadful.

A wider debate will have to be had about runways. The difficulty is that when one improves the network in a country the size of Ireland, one ends up with the airports competing with one another more. That is a bigger debate which has to be had some time in the future.