Aer Lingus cuts US routes; IBEC says Irish Air Travel Tax should be re-examined; An ignorant or rational position?
Jun 12th, 2009 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Aer Lingus said today it will cut seat capacity on its winter long-haul services by about 25 per cent compared with 2008 in a bid to cut costs. Also today, IBEC, the Irish business lobby group, today said that the Government's air travel tax should be immediately re-examined in light of the negative effect it is having on the airline and tourism industries.