Aer Lingus: Cork Airport not left out in cold

The boss of Aer Lingus has said he has still his mind set on the potential for growth at Cork Airport, as the airline unveiled its schedule for next summer which was focused on new services out of Dublin.

Aer Lingus is officially a year on from ending its independence after former Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe cleared the disposal, following acrimonious debate, of the Government’s 25% stake to Willie Walsh’s IAG — the conglomerate that includes British Airways, Iberia, and Vueling.

Talking to reporters and travel trade representatives, Aer Lingus chief executive Stephen Kavanagh said Aer Lingus was generating the highest level of margin of all the IAG airlines, as it drove growth in its transatlantic traffic through the Dublin “gateway”.