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:

It is possible that the Christmas demand is somewhat dampened by strikes in the UK which is an important market for Aer Lingus and other airlines here in Ireland. We cannot speak on behalf of the airport authorities. I hope they are ready. We sought a response from them at the beginning of the year when there had been issues. I would like to highlight that we have more growth coming next summer. Perhaps not much more can be done now for Christmas but we can make sure the airline community and the airport, in particular, are ready for next summer. We have more growth coming. We expect to have more passengers coming. While we have time, we need to make sure that those conversations are happening and that customers have a good experience next year.

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