Aer Lingus managers set to back sale of airline next year

AER LINGUS managers have come out in favour of selling the State airline next year.

The long-running debate on the future of Aer Lingus will come to a head next month when chief executive Willie Walsh and chairman Tom Mulcahy meet with Transport Minister Seamus Brennan.

Both are expected to recommend the sale of Aer Lingus to an institutional investor early next year.