Government lends Aer Lingus extra €200m as airline boosts liquidity

The airline took a financial battering during the worst of the Covid crisis
The new loan brings to €350m the total Aer Lingus has borrowed from the State since Covid restrictions started impacting the airline industry. 

The new loan brings to €350m the total Aer Lingus has borrowed from the State since Covid restrictions started impacting the airline industry. 

Tue, 22 Mar, 2022 - 19:12
Geoff Percival

Aer Lingus has secured an extra €200m in loans from the Government as it moves to improve its liquidity after having taken a financial battering during the worst of the Covid crisis, which saw air travel effectively halted for nearly two years.

The new loan brings to €350m the total Aer Lingus has borrowed from the State since Covid restrictions started impacting the airline industry. 

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