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Aer Lingus is the flag carrier airline of Ireland and the second-largest airline in the country after Ryanair. Founded by the Irish government, it was privatised between 2006 and 2015 and it is now a wholly owned subsidiary of International Airlines Group, the parent company of British Airways and Iberia.

British Airways owner IAG sees record profits as air travel recovers

British Airways owner IAG sees record profits as air travel recovers
Jul 28,2023 7:11 am

... However, the company - which also owns Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling - said that while there was no sign of weakness in forward bookings at the moment, it was " mindful of wider uncertainties" that could affect fuel prices and consumer confidence in the months ahead...

MOVEit hack: Ofcom data downloaded in cyber-attack

MOVEit hack: Ofcom data downloaded in cyber-attack
Jun 12,2023 8:30 am

... It is understood eight companies that use Zellis are affected, including the airlines British Airways and Aer Lingus, as well the retailer Boots...

MoveIt hack: What action can data-breach victims take?

MoveIt hack: What action can data-breach victims take?
Jun 6,2023 1:50 pm

... The BBC, British Airways, Aer Lingus and Boots are by the MoveIt data breach...

MOVEit hack: BBC, BA and Boots among cyber attack victims

MOVEit hack: BBC, BA and Boots among cyber attack victims
Jun 6,2023 10:00 am

...By Joe TidyCyber correspondentThe BBC, British Airways, Boots and Aer Lingus are among a growing number of organisations affected by a mass hack...

Flybe administration: Scramble to change plans after airline ceases trading

Flybe administration: Scramble to change plans after airline ceases trading
Jan 28,2023 10:41 am

... Freddy McBride, 61, from Balham in south London, was due to fly with his wife from Heathrow to Belfast on Saturday morning but had to rebook with Aer Lingus...

Heathrow Airport announces more flight cancellations

Heathrow Airport announces more flight cancellations
Jun 30,2022 1:10 am

... British Airlines said " a handful" of their flights are affected, Virgin Atlantic said one of their Heathrow to New York return services has been cut in each direction, with Air France, KLM, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Lufthansa, Aer Lingus, Brussels Airlines and Air Canada also affected...

BA, Ryanair and EasyJet, start the fight for the 'devastating' quarantine plan

BA, Ryanair and EasyJet, start the fight for the 'devastating' quarantine plan
Jun 12,2020 12:32 pm

... Willie Walsh, the boss of IAG, which owns BA, Iberia and Aer Lingus, the quarantine policy is irrational, while Ryanair boss Michael O has Leary, and that it would not be enforceable...

British Airways-owner-chief Willie Walsh to step down

British Airways-owner-chief Willie Walsh to step down
Feb 16,2020 9:57 am

... Mr Walsh was British-Airways-in-chief in the year 2005 and the end of a 15-year career with the IAG group controls the also, Aer Lingus and Vueling is...

BA, Ryanair and EasyJet, start the fight for the 'devastating' quarantine plan

Feb 16,2020 7:01 am

Airlines around The World grounded enough aircraft in the midst of the pandemic

British Airways , Ryanair and EasyJet have a formal legal challenge to the government of the Quarantine .

The airlines say the policy has had "a devastating effect on the British tourism and economy" and destroy thousands of jobs.

you have to be for a judicial review in The High Court.

The Challenge claims that the Quarantine rules for travelers that are more stringent than those applied to people who actually Covid-19.

The new rules came into force This Week . You require the most inbound travellers to self-isolate for 14 days, although there are More Than 40 categories of incomers, largely in respect of certain employees, with the exception of. Rules for those actually infected with The Virus require self-isolation for Seven Days .

The airlines say that there is no consultation and no scientific evidence to support the policy; can be with the exception of the weekly commuters from France Or Germany; and that the government prevent people from travelling to and from countries with lower rates of infection than the UK.

But the government has said the Quarantine is a "reasonable and time-limited approach" to the protection of Public Health .

Job losses

In a statement, the three airlines said they had not seen any evidence, how and when the so-called "air-bridges", so that Quarantine -free Travel between the United Kingdom and other countries with low infection rates implemented could be.

she called on the government to re-adopt a previous policy, where Quarantine was limited to travelers from high-risk countries.

The air industry was hit particularly hard by the Corona-Virus outbreak that all but stopped their activities. Mass job losses are under way:

Friday, the legal move marks a further sign of a breakdown in the relationship between the airlines and the British government.

Willie Walsh, The Boss of IAG, which owns BA, Iberia and Aer Lingus , the Quarantine policy is "irrational," while Ryanair boss Michael O ' has Leary, and that it would not be enforceable.

move to Quarantine "would effectively kill off air Travel ".



coronavirus lockdown measures, coronavirus pandemic, easyjet, air travel, travel, companies, tourism, iag, ryanair, british airways

Source of news: bbc.com

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