True Blue, firstly, ignore the fact that it is AL, take note that the routes are to LHR. That is what is important.
Even with the higher charges, AL admitted they were making a profit on the route, and have been doing so for a long time.
What FR do is dirty as well and should be addressed, but that is a seperate issue. This is all about Fianna Fail screwing up again and blustering the stupid Irish public that it's just the way it goes.