Willie Walsh: 'No prospect' for and 'no need' of Aer Lingus re-nationalisation

Willie Walsh has said there is “no prospect” of and “no reason” for any re-nationalisation of Aer Lingus, as has been suggested by opposition TDs.

The chief executive of IAG – which owns Aer Lingus, along with British Airways and Spanish airlines Iberia and Vueling – said the idea that there would be no coronavirus effect on Aer Lingus if it were State-owned is “total nonsense”.