Aer Lingus has 'no plans' to re-join airline alliance

Aer Lingus has "no plans" to re-join Oneworld, CE Stephen Kavanagh has said. That's despite expectations that the now IAG-owned carrier would do so by 2018. IAG CE Willie Walsh has previously said that next year would see the likely return of Aer Lingus to the alliance. IAG acquired Aer Lingus, which had previously been a Oneworld member, in 2015. However, Kavanagh said that Aer Lingus continues to work towards joining the existing alliance between British Airways and American Airlines. "We believe… that we can bring more choice to the market place and grow in connected businesses without compromising any of our existing businesses or the consumer," he said. "We're about building cost efficiency and capacity." <br/>