Aer Lingus blames late Easter for fall in passenger numbers

Aer Lingus is blaming the late Easter for a drop in its passenger numbers last month.

Total traffic for March was down by 5.6% on last year's figures to 797,000.

Aer Lingus short haul passengers decreased by 6.8% year-on-year, with long haul passenger numbers down 9.6% to 75,000.