Reports of pulling routes is speculation, says Ryanair

Ryanair has described as “rumour and speculation” reports it has offered to pull a number of Aer Lingus routes if it is allowed to take over the rival airline.

It was claimed last night that Ryanair was holding discussions with the European Commission’s Competition Directorate and was offering to curtail a number of the existing Aer Lingus routes to create more competition.

The RTÉ news report said the routes could then be filled by the likes of British Airways and Virgin.