M. 7541- IAG / Aer Lingus New Slot Release Procedure ... On 14 July 2015, the European commission (the ‘ Commission’) approved the acquisition of control of Aer Lingus by IAG – this clearance was conditional on commitments offered by IAG to address competition concerns raised by the ... IAG - International Airlines Group - News Release • Disposals of Aer Lingus' slots at London Heathrow ("LHR Slots") will be restricted, on a similar basis to that provided for currently under Article 10 of the Aer Lingus Articles ...
International Airlines Group has promised not to sell Aer Lingus’ slots at London’s Heathrow Airport if it succeeds in its €1.3bn takeover bid. The pledge is one of a number of “legally binding commitments" the company said it would make in order to secure the Government’s support for its takeover bid.
Aer Lingus may survive in its own right under IAG ownership, although there is far less potential for it than there is with Vueling. After all, if IAG wants toI doubt Aer Lingus will be opening hubs across Europe. Any takeover would also involve another inquiry into the control of Heathrow landing slots... Aer Lingus sale and Heathrow slots | Askaboutmoney.com - the… Given the ever-likely sale of Aer Lingus to BA, I was wondering what the government proposed to do regarding the Heathrow slots.I don't think use them or lose them applies, it's a slot pair, if IAG can put a 400+ seater plane in the slots then a flight from Ireland with 180 seats could be dropped even if... Aer Lingus - Wikipedia Aer Lingus is the flag carrier airline of Ireland and the second-largest airline in the country after Ryanair. Founded by the Irish government...
IAG is understood to have told the Government that it will use prized Aer Lingus slots at Heathrow to serve only routes to Ireland for at least seven years if it succeeds in buying the Irish airline.
(OK, for the bank balance and the Heathrow slots. But we can see IAG are not out to just ground Aer Lingus). BA is based at Heathrow - what possible sense would it make to reduce/cut access between Dublin and Heathrow? I just don't know what could be said to smooth this deal. Perhaps the only thing that would make this go was if the BA brand ... IAG bids for Aer Lingus - Page 33 - FlyerTalk Forums British Airways | Executive Club - IAG bids for Aer Lingus - Originally Posted by zkzkz Once the rest of the industry consolidates and EI is left IAG bids for Aer Lingus - Page 33 - FlyerTalk Forums Log in IAG and Aer Lingus – all about the slots? While it’s clearly not all about slots at London Heathrow that is certainly a major part of the logic for IAG from what we can see. Aer Lingus are currently the third largest airline at Heathrow in terms of slots with a 3.3% share of the available pool. IAG offers Irish government further guarantees over future ... In total, the proposed commitments would ensure that, unless there is explicit Irish government agreement Aer Lingus’ slots at London Heathrow cannot be sold, including to other IAG airlines ...
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Aer Lingus rejects IAG's bid, but an old acquaintance should… However, Aer Lingus has two key attractions to IAG and its CEO Willie Walsh, an ex-CEO of Aer Lingus: an important holding of slots at London Heathrow, the main hub of IAG's British Airways, and a high growth strategy on the North Atlantic, which is BA's key long-haul market. Probably to the relief... Irish government to protect Heathrow slots in Aer Lingus… Aer Lingus said today that its board notes IAG’s intentions regarding the future of the company, in particular that Aer Lingus would operate as a separate“Connectivity is extremely important and the one that’s most frequently looked at is the Heathrow slots,” he said. “If any bid comes in it’s not just... Aer Lingus / BA deal could change UK-US traffic flows Forget economic reasoning, politically the BA/IAG-Aer Lingus takeover won’t be smooth and BA will have to give up Heathrow slots, although that won’t benefit anyone in Ireland. Ironically, other than the slots, IAG’s obvious desire will be to significantly strengthen Aer Lingus’ transatlantic feed strategy...
IAG Chief Executive Willie Walsh has said he understands Ireland's protection and loyalty to Aer Lingus, but said IAG's deal would be a "growth story" for the airline. The Dáil is expected to ...
Aer Lingus may survive in its own right under IAG ownership, although there is far less potential for it than there is with Vueling. After all, if IAG wants toI doubt Aer Lingus will be opening hubs across Europe. Any takeover would also involve another inquiry into the control of Heathrow landing slots...
Aer Lingus said today that its board notes IAG’s intentions regarding the future of the company, in particular that Aer Lingus would operate as a separate“Connectivity is extremely important and the one that’s most frequently looked at is the Heathrow slots,” he said. “If any bid comes in it’s not just...