Aer Lingus Group plc: Traffic Statistics – June 2011

Dublin & London, 7 July 2011: Aer Lingus Group plc (“Aer Lingus”), today announced traffic statistics for the month of June 2011.

Aer Lingus’ total booked passenger numbers in June 2011 were 925,000, a decrease of 1.7% compared to June 2010. Short haul booked passengers in June 2011 were 837,000, a 1.4% decrease on June 2010 while long haul booked passengers in June 2011 were 88,000, a 4.3% decrease on June 2010. Booked passenger numbers were negatively impacted in June 2011 by uncertainty over scheduled services caused by the threat of industrial action by pilots’ trade union IALPA-IMPACT.

Aer Lingus’ booked load factor in June 2011 decreased by 2.1 points on June 2010 to 80.0%. Short haul booked load factor was 78.6%, a decrease of 1.1 points on June 2010, with capacity increasing by 1.5%. Long haul booked load factor was 83.1%, a decrease of 4.1 points on June 2010, with capacity increasing by 0.5%.

Aer Lingus Regional’s total booked passenger numbers in June 2011 were 70,000, an increase of 70.7% compared to June 2010.