04/09/2014

Passenger Numbers Increase For Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus has recorded a 7% increase in its passenger numbers for the month of August.

Last month, the airline said it carried a more than 1,205 million passengers – an increase from 1,126 million passengers in August 2013.

The number of long-haul passengers surged by more than 22% to 148,000 for the month, compared to 121,000 in August 2013. The airline's short-haul traffic also rose by 3.3% to 913,000 passengers. In the same month last year, the figure was 884,000.

With regards to Aer Lingus Regional routes, passenger numbers increased by 19% to 144,000.

The overall load factor, which is how many seats the airline fills on each flight, jumped as well for the month of August, rising from 86.6% to 87.8%.

In a statement, it said the short-haul load factor increased by 1.4% to 83.5%, but its long-haul load fell by 0.8% to 94.1%.

(JP/IT)

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