Sale of Aer Lingus could jeopardise key routes from Ireland to London

Aer Lingus is the belle of the ball. One of the top ten safest airlines, it is earning healthy profits, expanding its routes and the long-time pension headache may soon be resolved.

So IAG (International Airlines Group) is courting. It may have suffered a knock-back, but it is willing to try once more. The Government has some serious thinking to do.

Aer Lingus provides much-needed connectivity to London Heathrow from Belfast, Dublin, Cork and Shannon.