Ireland: Ryanair accepts failure of Aer Lingus pursuit (Competition Policy International)

UK budget airline Ryanair has reportedly accepted the failure of its attempts to fully acquire Ireland rival Aer Lingus, according to the company’s CFO.

Ryanair’s Howard Millar spoke with reporters regarding the matter, and said that the failure may be “one of the best things that never happened.”

Ryanair made three attempts …read more

Source: Global Competition Law Blogs

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{Ireland: Ryanair accepts failure of Aer Lingus pursuit (Competition Policy International)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/07/ireland-ryanair-accepts-failure-of-aer-lingus-pursuit-competition-policy-international/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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