Aer Lingus passenger numbers up

AER Lingus flew just over one million passengers last month – a 7.7% increase on the same period last year, but its long-haul numbers continue to suffer.

This news comes as Ryanair announces it has grown its fleet to 200 having taken delivery of a Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft.

Aer Lingus’s short-haul traffic grew 10% to 973,000 in August while long-haul continued to slump, dropping 8.3% to 116,000.