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Air travel’s striking issue is down to the French
Reputational damage is a difficult one to measure. Aer Lingus looks to be close to solving its spat with its pilots, at some considerable cost. Yet will the disruption so far dent its standing with customers in the long term? Very doubtful. People quickly …