7% increase in Aer Lingus passengers

Aer Lingus’s booked passenger numbers continued to rise in November, with the airline’s figures up seven per cent year on year…

Aer Lingus’s booked passenger numbers continued to rise in November, with the airline’s figures up seven per cent year on year.

New data showed 699,000 passengers were booked to fly with the airline during the month, with both short- and long-haul passengers recording an increase.

Short-haul routes booked 624,000 passengers, up 7.4 per cent on November last year, while long-haul passengers rose to 75,000, up 4.2 per cent.