Sir, - What is Aer Lingus? An airline, or a Soviet-style monolith whose publicly stated function is a mere distraction to a self-perpetuating bureaucracy furiously struggling against reality.
What has Aer Lingus done for Ireland? Until competition prodded it into some form of action, it choked off tourism by charging inordinate fares to fly into Ireland. In the final analysis it comes down to one question: Would we create Aer Lingus if it didn't exist? - Yours, etc.,
Anthony Sweeney, Erlanagen, Germany.