Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed)
Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
My last question relates to the regional strategy. There has been a lot of discussion on that issue today and it is not the first time we have discussed it. Willie Walsh and Michael O'Leary have put forward the view that Cork and Shannon airports, in particular, can do business but that such business cannot be by way of displacement from Dublin. Dublin is the hub. Point-to-point provision makes complete sense but, beyond that, connecting into a hub is fine but it cannot be at the expense of Dublin because it will not work and it does not make sense. Is it fair to say that is also Aer Lingus's position?
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