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News : Irish Last Updated: May 8, 2009 - 11:36:05 AM


Aer Lingus announces 10.9% rise in April 2009 traffic compared with 2008
By Finfacts Team
May 8, 2009 - 8:29:19 AM

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Aer Lingus today announced traffic statistics for the month of April 2009. Total passenger numbers increased by 10.9% to 945,000.

Aer Lingus’ total passenger numbers increased by 10.9% to 945,000 in April 2009 compared to April 2008, being a 13.2% increase on short haul and a 5.8% reduction on long haul.

Aer Lingus’ overall load factor in the month increased by 4.1 points versus April 2008. Short haul load factor was 77.5%, which was 3.2 points up on 2008, while capacity increased by 8.4% year on year. Long haul load factor was 70.4%, which was up 4.3 points versus 2008, with capacity decreasing by 14.9%.

Aer Lingus Scheduled Traffic Statistics              
 

April

 

Year -To -Date

 
 

2009

2008

Change %

 

2009

2008

Change %

 
  Passengers (thousands)

 

 
Short-haul

847

748

13.2

 

2,802

2,835

(1.2)

 
Long-haul

98

104

(5.8)

 

327

372

(12.1)

 
 

 

 
Total

945

852

10.9

 

3,129

3,207

(2.4)

 
 

 

 
 Revenue Passenger

 

 
Kilometres (RPKs) (millions)

 

 
Short-haul

888

785

13.1

 

2,856

2,814

1.5

 
Long-haul

534

590

(9.5)

 

1,792

2,114

(15.2)

 
 

 

 
Total

1,422

1,375

3.4

 

4,648

4,928

(5.7)

 
 

 

 
Available Seat Kilometres

 

 
(ASKs) (millions)

 

 
Short-haul

1,146

1,057

8.4

 

3,826

3,864

(1.0)

 
Long-haul

759

892

(14.9)

 

2,646

3,237

(18.3)

 
 

 

 
Total

1,905

1,949

(2.3)

 

6,472

7,101

(8.9)

 
 

 

 
 Passenger load factor (%)

% Points

 

 
Short-haul

77.5

74.3

3.2

 

74.6

72.8

1.8

 
Long-haul

70.4

66.1

4.3

 

67.7

65.3

2.4

 
 

 

 
Total

74.6

70.5

4.1

 

71.8

69.4

2.4

 
 

 

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