Aer Lingus, based in Ireland, has announced that it would reduce seat capacity on long-haul routes in the winter by about 25% for 2009-10, compared to the winter of 2008-09.

Aer Lingus, the flag-carrier airline of Ireland, has announced that it would reduce the number of services it operates from Belfast International Airport in the winter of 2009.

Aer Lingus, the flag carrier of Ireland, suffered a 4.6% fall in its passenger numbers in December 2008.

Aer Lingus, the flag-carrier airline of Ireland, is setting up a base at London’s Gatwick Airport and launching routes to Munich, Zurich, Nice and Vienna as well as a few more leisure-focused routes in April 2009.

Aer Lingus, the flag carrier of Ireland, has rejected a bid worth 524 million euros ($663 million) from Ryanair, another Irish airline, to buy the rest of the stock in the airline, saying that Ryanair’s second offer in two years is too low.

Aer Lingus, the airline based at Dublin, Ireland, had decided to cut its fares further.

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Ryanair, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and the largest low-cost carrier in Europe, is planning to revive a bid worth €1 billion (£800 million) for Aer Lingus, the flag carrier of Ireland.  In a statement, Ryanair said: “The worsening economic climate and high fuel costs could force European competition regulators to adopt ...

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