Originally Posted by jakesterUK
I think the manamgement felt forced out as there was complete inaction in the privatisation of the airline. The Government elections are next year, and they decided not to put Aer Lingus up for sale before the elections, so the management obviously felt they could do no more, and decided to move on.
If you felt your company was going nowhere, would you leave?
From my limited understanding of Irish affairs, the management left because they wanted the airline to be sold to THEM.
It appears that EI management weren't prevented from running the airline with a market focus...they, as managers, shouldn't have been too concerned about who owns the company as long as they were free to manage a profit-seeking organisation.