Ms Lynne Embleton:

If people think Aer Lingus is exploiting the situation, they do not understand the severity of Covid-19 and the impact it has had on aviation and Aer Lingus. We are taking business decisions we need to take to protect the future of Aer Lingus, to protect jobs for the many and to restore connectivity. As I said before, we are losing €1 million per day, with the support of the EWSS. When Deputy Crowe refers to the efficiency of the base, I state again this is not a comment on professionalism, work ethic of any of the crew in Shannon. This is about the make up of the flying programme and the ability to crew that effectively.