Cork-born Aer Lingus CEO to lead British Airways 

Aer Lingus CEO Sean Doyle. File picture.

Airlines group IAG has named Aer Lingus boss Sean Doyle as the new chief executive of British Airways, replacing Alex Cruz in the top job.

Luis Gallego, who took over as IAG CEO in September as the company tries to survive the Covid-19 slump in travel, stamped his mark on IAG on Monday, by promoting former BA employee and UCC graduate Sean Doyle to head up the company’s biggest airline BA.