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...The proposed tie-up was the final act in IAG’s decade of expansion under former chief executive Willie Walsh....
..., and helped turn Madrid airport into a significant European hub....
...Forward bookings for hotels in London, Paris and Madrid have all dipped in the past week, the STR data show....
...The original deal was the final act in IAG’s near decade of expansion under former boss Willie Walsh, who left the airline conglomerate last year to be replaced by Mr Gallego....
...The rights issue won the overwhelming support of shareholders at IAG’s annual meeting in Madrid this week....
...Pugnacious ex-pilot Willie Walsh is handing over the controls of International Airlines Group earlier than expected....
...Mr Gallego, who comes from the industrial district of Getafe outside Madrid is a passionate fan of the Real Madrid football team....
...Willie Walsh Timeline of an airline executive 2001-2005 Willie Walsh is chief executive of Aer Lingus, where he had joined as a cadet and become a pilot aged 17....
...Willie Aherne’s family has run the Palace Bar in central Dublin since the 1940s. The business employs five full-time staff and another five part-timers....
...“Willie is driven, determined and he’s very sharp with a great sense of humour....
...It comes a day after Willie Walsh, the chief executive of BA’s owner IAG, took a 20 per cent pay cut for the remainder of his contract until the end of June, becoming the latest airline executive to reduce...
...The acquisition drew immediate fire from Michael O’Leary, Ryanair chief executive, who said: “I think it’s a good deal for IAG, for [its chief executive] Willie Walsh....
...Madrid has claimed the airport — which is located on the isthmus that connects the island to mainland Spain — is not part of UK territory....
...Madrid imposed quarantines and a border closure in Spain seemed imminent....
...Speaking to shareholders at IAG’s annual meeting in Madrid, he said: Our initial assessment of the gross cost of the disruption is in the order of £80m....
...Madrid....
...The debacle suggests cost cuts by Willie Walsh, chief executive of IAG, have passed through fat into flesh and bone....
...Willie Walsh, head of IAG, has so far stayed silent on the chaos....
...When Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Airlines Group, launched a €1.4bn takeover of Aer Lingus last year, the rationale went well beyond securing the Irish carrier’s aircraft and routes....
...IAG said on Thursday: “One of the advantages of IAG is that we can expand the group’s flights via Dublin or Madrid should there be no capacity increase in south-east England....
...On Thursday, Willie Walsh, chief executive, said the group would look to expand at other hubs, such as Madrid or Dublin, rather than pay the high costs involved with a third runway at the UK’s largest airport...
...It would be ironic if Britain’s flag carrier shifted its long-haul hub to the uncrowded airport in Madrid just as the Heathrow expansion came on line....
...Willie Walsh, IAG chief executive, said: “We are determined and united to implement the necessary changes to secure the future survival and viability of Iberia.”...
...“We plan to retain Vueling’s current business model and management structure and its strong base in Barcelona,” said Willie Walsh, IAG chief executive....
...Willie Walsh, the IAG chief executive who built his reputation facing down unions at British Airways, pledged to restructure Iberia last November, saying a turnround plan that involved cutting 4,500 jobs...
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