Rise in Aer Lingus passenger numbers

Aer Lingus passenger numbers rose last month, with 699,000 customers booking flights in November.

That is up by 7% compared to the same month last year.

The figures show that the number of short and long-haul passengers grew by 7.4% and 4.2% respectively last month, compared with figures for November of last year.

Aer Lingus' booked load factor in November 2011 increased by 3.1% on November 2010 to 75.4%.

Short haul booked load factor was 75.6%, an increase of 3% on November 2010, with capacity increasing by 4% on November 2010. Long haul booked load factor was 75%, an increase of 3.1% on November 2010, with capacity in line with November 2010.