Aer Lingus Group: Traffic Statistics – May 2013

Dublin & London, 7 June 2013: Aer Lingus Group plc (“Aer Lingus”), today announced traffic statistics for the month of May 2013.

Total flown passenger numbers, including Aer Lingus Regional operations, increased by 5.3% to 1,021,000 in May 2013 compared to May 2012.

Short haul flown passengers, including Aer Lingus Regional, in May 2013 were 914,000, an increase of 3.7% on May 2012, while long haul flown passengers in May 2013 were 107,000, an increase of 20.2% on May 2012.

Aer Lingus mainline’s flown passenger load factor in May 2013 increased by 3.6 points on May 2012 to 79.8%. Short haul flown load factor was 77.2%, an increase of 3.4 points on May 2012, with capacity decreasing by 1.8%. Long haul flown load factor was 84.4%, an increase of 2.9 points on May 2012, with capacity increasing by 16.8% on prior year.

Detailed traffic statistics are set out on the following page. Attention is drawn to the notes at the foot of the tables which explain the basis on which the figures have been prepared.