Aer Lingus: Fuel hikes blamed for €8.3m profits fall

In its first set of half-year accounts since it floated on the stock exchange last year, Aer Lingus has announced pre-tax profits of €11.5m, an €8.3m (42%) fall on the same period last year.

The airline's operating profit was €2.6m. Revenue was up 12.9% to €574m while passenger figures grew by 5.9%.