Aer Lingus posts increase in H1 revenue but operating profits down

Aer Lingus is reporting a growth in revenues and passenger numbers for the first half of the year - but operating profits are down on last year.

Revenues were up 6.2% to €398.2m in the second quarter - bringing revenues for the first six months of 2013 up by 5% to €657.9m, when compared to last year (€626.3m).