(Reuters) – International Airlines Group (IAG) (ICAG.L) said on Thursday that Aer Lingus chief executive Stephen Kavanagh will step down on Jan. 1, 2019 and will be succeeded by Sean Doyle, a British Airways director.
Kavanagh, who will remain with Aer Lingus as a non-executive director, is stepping down to pursue other interests, after a career that spanned over three decades at the Irish airline, with the last four in the top job.
IAG Chief Executive Willie Walsh credited Kavanagh with modernizing Aer Lingus, the flag carrier of Ireland founded by the government in 1936.
Doyle, who hails from Cork, Ireland, is also the director of network, fleet and alliances at IAG-owned British Airways.
IAG also said Mike Rutter, chief operating officer of Aer Lingus, has extended his contract with the airline.
(Reporting by Shariq Khan in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirsten Donovan and Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
In other Aer Lingus news:
Meet Montreal and Minneapolis-St. Paul
Minnesota’s twin cities, Minneapolis-St. Paul, join Montreal, the largest city in Canada’s Québec province, as the latest additions to our expanding transatlantic network.
Ireland’s first direct Minneapolis-St. Paul service will operate daily from 8th July 2019, with fares from €249 each way, as part of a return trip.
Our new daily Montreal route will take off on 8th August 2019, with fares from €239 each way, as part of a return trip.
