Tourism chiefs oppose airline sell-off
Enterprise Ireland and the IDA have also voiced concerns at the proposed sale to International Airlines Group (IAG), parent group of British Airways, but employers’ organisation Ibec believes the sale promises significant benefits for the Irish economy and warns that dismissing it could result in a hostile takeover of Aer Lingus by another airline group.
Appearing yesterday before the joint Oireachtas committee on transport and communications, Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) president Stephen McNally outlined its concerns about the sale of Aer Lingus and the prospect of its Heathrow slots being reallocated to other routes.
