Aer Lingus Group plc: Traffic Statistics – February 2011

ublin & London, 7 March 2011: Aer Lingus Group plc (“Aer Lingus”), today announced traffic statistics for the month of February 2011.

Aer Lingus’ booked load factor in February 2011 decreased by 2.5 points on February 2010 to 67.4%. Short haul booked load factor was 69.9%, a decrease of 0.9 points on February 2010, with capacity decreasing by 16.3% as a result of the industrial dispute at the start of the month with the IMPACT cabin crew union and planned year-on-year reductions at London Gatwick and Cork.

Long haul booked load factor was 61.7%, a decrease of 6.0 points on February 2010, with capacity decreasing by 7.5% as a result of the industrial dispute at the start of the month with the IMPACT cabin crew union and planned year-on-year reductions at Shannon.

Aer Lingus’ total booked passenger numbers in February 2011 were 574,000, a decrease of 13.6% compared to February 2010. Short haul booked passengers were 536,000, a 13.3% decrease on February 2010 while long haul booked passengers in February 2011 were 38,000, a decrease of 17.4% on February 2010.