Aer Lingus rejects second hostile bid from Ryanair in two years

Aer Lingus rejected 1 December 2008 a second hostile bid in two years from Ryanair, its much bigger Irish rival.

BBC News, 22.1.09: Ryanair bid for Aer Lingus fails http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7845914.stm

Irish Times, 23.1.09: Ryanair concedes bid for rival over http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2009/0123/1232474675962.html

BBC News, 1.12.08: Aer Lingus rejects Ryanair offer http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7757971.stm

Deutsche Welle, 1.12.08: Ryanair Launches Fresh Bid for Aer Lingus http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3839520,00.html

Irish Times, 2.12.08: Aer Lingus rejects new takeover offer from Ryanair http://www.irishtimes.com/news/aer-lingus-rejects-new-takeover-offer-from-ryanair-1.917590?mode=sample&auth-failed=1&pw-origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fnews%2Faer-lingus-rejects-new-takeover-offer-from-ryanair-1.917590

Aer Lingus: Press Release, 1.12.08: Statement re Ryanair proposal http://www.aerlingus.com/cgi-bin/obel01im1/Corporate/display_news.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1578378547.1228207727@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccceadeflelgfdmcefecfigdffgdfkg.0&P_OID=-536880294&Category=0&NEWS_OID=536888653

ESO: Background information: Ryanair in €1.48bn bid for Aer Lingus http://www.europeansources.info/record/ryanair-in-e1-48bn-bid-for-aer-lingus/

BBC News, 16.12.08: Aer Lingus rejects Ryanair offer http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7785167.stm

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