Aer Lingus Group plc: Traffic Statistics – November 2010

Load Factor improved by 1.3 points to 72.3%

Dublin & London, 7 December 2010: Aer Lingus Group plc (“Aer Lingus”), today announced traffic statistics for the month of November 2010.

Aer Lingus’ load factor in November 2010 improved by 1.3 points on November 2009 to 72.3%. Long haul load factor was 71.9%, an increase of 0.8 points on November 2009, with capacity decreasing by 0.4%. Short haul load factor was 72.6%, an increase of 1.6 points on November 2009, with capacity decreasing by 20.6%.

Aer Lingus’ total passenger numbers in November 2010 were 653,000, a decrease of 15.9% compared to November 2009. Short haul passengers were 581,000, a 17.5% decrease on November 2009 while long haul passengers remained unchanged from November 2009 at 72,000.

Aer Lingus significantly reduced its long haul capacity at the end of 2009 and made a smaller reduction to short haul capacity earlier this year. These changes were made to achieve a better match between capacity and market demand in the core market of Ireland, and to remove loss-making routes. As a result, total November 2010 capacity was 13.6% lower than last year.

Detailed traffic statistics are set out on the second page of the attached press release.