Aer Lingus welcomes Government decision to support IAG’s proposed offer for the company

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200
Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200 (© O. Pritzkow)

Aer Lingus welcomed the decision by Government to support International Consolidated Airlines Group’s (IAG) proposed offer for the company.

Commenting on the development Chairman Colm Barrington said:

“This is a compelling transaction for Aer Lingus, its shareholders, its employees, its customers and for Ireland. Shareholders will realise an attractive return through the premium that the IAG offer provides over the level of our share price immediately prior to the announcement of IAG’s offer. The company will reap the commercial and strategic benefits of being part of the much larger and globally diverse IAG Group and as a member of the oneworld alliance of 17 airlines that together carry over 500 million passengers. This access to greater global scale will accelerate growth across our network, enhance Ireland’s position as a natural gateway connecting Europe and North America, give Irish tourism access to major traffic flows and customer loyalty programmes and provide better access for business interests and to cargo flows. This in turn will lead to an increase in jobs at Aer Lingus, in support activities and the tourism sector and, importantly, will strengthen connectivity to and from Ireland.”

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