Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed)
Ms Lynne Embleton:
There were six aircraft. We were unable to fly them when they first came and they are expensive assets. On short haul, there was a combination of a need to reduce given the significant losses over the Covid period. We had some old short-haul aircraft that were coming to end of life and it was very economical to ground them. As Mr. Moody pointed out, we had lease arrangements in place that we were able to bring to an end. The necessity to downsize during Covid was stark and the ability to downsize short haul was easier.
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