Same day sale of two stakes ‘ideal’

In a perfect world Ryanair and the Government would both sell their stake in Aer Lingus at the same time so that a majority purchaser could be found, according to Aer Lingus CEO Christoph Mueller.

His comments came as the British Competition Commission published its draft plans for forcing Ryanair to sell their 29.8% stake in Aer Lingus down to a mere 5%.

The IMF and the troika have called on the Government to sell its 25% stake in the airline.