July numbers up for Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus totay said its July passenger numbers rose 8.2% to 1,117,000 compared to the same month last year.

Short haul passengers were 1,004,000, an 11.2% increase on July 2008 and long haul passengers were 113,000, a 12.4% decrease on July 2008, the company said.

Aer Lingus' overall load factor in the month was 82.3%, a decrease of 1.0 points compared to July 2008, with capacity increasing by 1.5%.