Aer Lingus likely to be floated on stock market

AER LINGUS will likely be floated on the stock exchange regardless of the investment option the Government chooses, a report on future options for the airline has indicated.

The much-leaked Goldman Sachs report into future options for the national carrier makes no formal recommendation but leans towards an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the airline.

And it indicates strongly that the alternative - a part sale to private investors - would in any case likely result in a future flotation.