Labour calls on Govt to reject Aer Lingus buy-out
03/07/2004 - 18:04:49The Labour Party has called on the Government to reject the proposed buy-out of Aer Lingus by senior executives at the company.
According to Labour's transport spokesperson Róisín Shorthall, no convincing argument for privatising the company has been put forward, and it is in the country's best interest to keep the national carrier in public ownership.
As an island nation, and with our high dependency on tourism, Aer Lingus plays a "critical and strategic role", she said.
