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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The committee is doing a body of work on the national aviation strategy. To date we have met Mr. Willie Walsh, a former chief executive of Aer Lingus and now the director general of the International Air Transport Association. We have met representatives of Ryanair. We have met the Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan, and the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Deputy...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Did Aer Lingus sell any?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Aer Lingus had 13 of these aircraft in 2013 and there are now 18.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is five aircraft.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: In terms of the aircraft, how many does Aer Lingus have at the moment? Is it 18?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: How many did Aer Lingus have in 2019?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Did Aer Lingus exit any of them from that point?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Has the number of short-haul aircraft decreased from 40 to ten?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: So the number has been reduced by ten. Aer Lingus will have an additional two aircraft coming on board this year, it expects another two next year and another two the following year, which brings the figure up to 38.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is 36?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: How many?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: With 33, that means Aer Lingus is down seven aircraft when compared with its 2019 figure. Why did Aer Lingus get rid of so many of its short-haul aircraft relative to long-haul aircraft?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That was the eight that were purchased.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: On the Heathrow flights from Shannon, would Aer Lingus bring back the red-eye early morning flight? I know we have raised this before and Mr. Moriarty dealt with it. What would be the circumstances where Aer Lingus would bring it back?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Regarding the two new aeroplanes that have come on stream this year and two more next year and those subsequently, would it be possible that one of those could be put on the red-eye early morning flight?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is only a net increase of three.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What is the lifespan of the older aeroplanes?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will they start kicking in in 2023 or when? I am trying to figure out if Aer Lingus will have an increase in the gross number of aeroplanes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: All the additional short-haul aeroplanes will go onto the Heathrow routes. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: From Ireland.