Irish regional airline Stobart Air is due to be sold shortly. The operation of the franchise routes under the Aer Lingus Regional brand is to be given up on February 28, 2021, a spokeswoman told the Irish Independent.

The parent company Stobart gave itself a new name effective February 3, 2021: Esken Limited. Now they want to completely withdraw from the airline subsidiary. According to reports, the leasing company Falko is to take over Regional Aircraft. This is already owned by Cityjet. The wet lease contract for Aer Lingus could also be continued in this way until at least 2022.

Esken is also the owner of London Southend Airport and has a subsidiary that is active in the field of ground handling. Cityjet has heard that it is considering founding an offshoot in the UK and merging with Stobart Air in Ireland if the sale to Falko is completed.