Adverse weather conditions see Aer Lingus passenger numbers fall 25%

PASSENGER numbers at Aer Lingus plunged by just over 25% last month as travel was hit by the adverse weather conditions.

Passenger numbers nose-dived from 766,000 in December 2009 to 572,000 last month.

Short-haul passenger numbers were down 27.3% to 504,000, while long-haul passenger numbers fell by 6.8% to 68,000 from 73,000 in December 2009.