Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Issues facing the Aviation Industry: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Gerry HorkanGerry Horkan (Fianna Fail)
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I will try to stick to time as much as I can. Ms Embleton is very welcome to Ireland and Aer Lingus. Although Aer Lingus is not State-owned, many people still regard as the Irish flag carrier, have much fondness for it and want it to do well. We appreciate all the work during the crisis in bringing in personal protective equipment and so on.

Will the witness given an indication of the size of the fleet before the pandemic, the current size of the fleet if we take in active and parked aircraft and where she sees the size of the fleet post-pandemic?