BA may seek Aer Lingus takeover

BRITISH Airways is mulling a possible takeover bid for Irish state airline Aer Lingus, BA’s chief executive officer has been quoted as saying.

Rod Eddington said BA would not make a move until the Irish Government clarified its plans for the airline’s future.

“But we’d certainly be an interested party,” Mr Eddington told a Sunday newspaper, adding that he had asked bankers to work out how much any such buy-out might cost.