Aer Lingus Group Traffic Statistics – June 2012

Dublin & London, 5 July 2012: Aer Lingus Group plc (“Aer Lingus”), today announced traffic statistics for the month of June 2012.

Aer Lingus’ flown passenger load factor in June 2012 increased by 3.8 points on June 2011 to 82.6%. Short haul flown load factor was 78.1%, an increase of 1.4 points on June 2011, with capacity in line with the prior year. Long haul flown load factor was 92.4%, an increase of 9.0 points on June 2011, with capacity increasing by 0.1%.

Total flown passenger numbers, including Aer Lingus Regional operations, increased by 4.8% in June 2012. Aer Lingus’ total flown passenger numbers in June 2012 were 918,000, an increase of 2.0% compared to June 2011. Short haul flown passengers in June 2012 were 819,000, an increase of 0.1% on June 2011, while long haul flown passengers in June 2012 were 99,000, an increase of 12.5% on June 2011.

Aer Lingus Regional’s total flown passenger numbers in June 2012 were 95,000, an increase of 41.8% compared to June 2011.