Ryanair may sign passenger-sharing deal with Aer Lingus

Ryanair could sign a passenger-sharing deal with either Aer Lingus or Norwegian Air Shuttle by April or May, according to CE Michael O’Leary. The airline has been in talks with both rivals about the possibility of it feeding passengers into their long-haul networks, in what would be the first agreement of its kind by the carrier. O’Leary said Tuesday that he was hopeful that such a deal could be done with either Aer Lingus or Norwegian “by April or May of this year”. Aer Lingus wants to grow its transatlantic business by taking traffic from Europe through Dublin Airport, while Norwegian is building a low-cost, long-haul network. A passenger-transfer deal with Ryanair would suit both strategies. <br/>