A potential row between Aer Lingus and an Oireachtas committee is threatening to derail a meeting where the airline will rule out reversing the planned closure of its Shannon Airport base. However, the committee, chaired by Kieran O’Donnell TD, contacted Aer Lingus on Tuesday asking that recently-appointed chief executive, Lynn Embleton, appear. Aer Lingus declined to comment while no one from the Oireachtas committee was available on Tuesday night. Similarly, Aer Lingus is questioning why the Republic is has not approved rapid antigen testing for the virus, which the EU has endorsed. Aer Lingus has borrowed €150 million from the State-backed Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, but is going through €1 million a day.

Source: The Irish Times June 02, 2021 04:40 UTC