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Thu 08 Aug 2007State inaction protected Aer Lingus shares, says FF memoFianna Fáil has claimed in private briefing notes that the Government's refusal to interfere with Aer Lingus's decision to end its Shannon-Heathrow service protected the airline's share price during a turbulent week for the stock market.A document circulated by Fianna Fáil headquarters to TDs and councillors in the west also advises that the Shannon-Heathrow route has been in decline for the last three years.