Transport

Aer Lingus long haul passengers fall 9.6% in March

Numbers adversely affected by timing of Easter, which falls in April this year

Aer Lingus carried 797,000 passengers in March, compared to 844,000 in the same month last year. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times
Aer Lingus carried 797,000 passengers in March, compared to 844,000 in the same month last year. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times
Ciara Kenny
Fri Apr 04 2014 - 07:34

Passenger figures at Aer Lingus fell by 5.6 per cent in March as traffic on the airline's long haul flights dropped significantly compared to the same month in 2013.

The airline carried 797,000 passengers in the month, compared to 844,000 in March last year.

Long haul passengers fell 9.6 per cent in the month to 75,000, while short haul passengers were also down by 6.8 per cent to 628,000.

Total traffic for the month, including Aer Lingus Regional scheduled flights, declined from 844,000 in March 2013 to 797,000 last month.

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The figures were adversely affected by the timing of Easter, which fell in March in 2013 but has moved to April this year.

Ciara Kenny

Ciara Kenny

Ciara Kenny, founding editor of Irish Times Abroad, a section for Irish-connected people around the world, is Editor of the Irish Times Magazine