Mannion’s pay beats O’Leary and Walsh

AER LINGUS chief executive Dermot Mannion saw his pay packet fly through the €1 million barrier last year.

The airline boss was paid €1.11m in 2007 up from €982,000 in 2007, according to Aer Lingus’ annual report. The increase pushes his remuneration above that of Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary and even British Airways boss Willie Walsh.

Mr Mannion was paid a basic salary of €433,000 and a performance bonus of €335,000. When pension contributions and other perks are added in Mr Mannion’s total pay was €1.11m.