Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Issues facing the Aviation Industry: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Donal Moriarty:

No. It will continue beyond then. The 2022 date relates to the commitment made by Aer Lingus and IAG to maintain the same level of connectivity to and from London Heathrow airport as there was in 2015. Aer Lingus did that right up until the pandemic. In fact, it exceeded that. Reference was made earlier to the early morning and evening flights into Shannon Airport. They did not exist for a period. They were brought into being after the transaction. That commitment by Aer Lingus and IAG to maintaining or matching that level of connectivity from 2015 expires in September 2022. The issue of the State's consent for encumbrance with the London Heathrow slots continues thereafter.

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