Aer Lingus is the national airline of Ireland. Based in Dublin, it operates 35 Airbus Aircraft serving Europe, North America and the Middle East. The airline is 28% owned by the Irish government; it was floated on the Dublin and London Stock Exchanges on 2 October 2006, following prior government approval (the government previously owned 85% of the airline). The company employs 4,000 people and has revenue of €906.8 million as of 2004. Its slogan is Low Fares, Way Better.