TD urges U-turn and warns airline ‘the game is up’

A PROMINENT Fianna Fáil backbench TD last night called on Aer Lingus management to realise that “the game is up” and reverse the decision to axe the Shannon-Heathrow route.

Speaking before entering a meeting of Fianna Fáil TDs, senators and councillors from the west of Ireland in Shannon, Limerick East TD Peter Power described the Aer Lingus decision to end the Shannon-Heathrow route as “flawed”.

Defence Minister Willie O’Dea, Minister of State Tony Killeen and TDs, John Cregan and Timmy Dooley attended the meeting at the Oakwood Arms Hotel.