Aer Lingus Group PLC Traffic statistics August 2015 (0336Y)

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Aer Lingus Group PLC

04 September 2015

Aer Lingus Group plc ("Aer Lingus")

   ISE: EIL1                    LSE: AERL 

Traffic statistics August 2015

Dublin & London, 04 September 2015: Aer Lingus today announces traffic statistics for the month of August 2015.

Attention is drawn to the notes at the foot of the table that explain the basis on which the figures have been prepared.

 
 
                                           August                   Year-to-date 
                                 -------------------------  --------------------------- 
 Aer Lingus mainline 
 traffic statistics (1)           2015    2014     Change     2015     2014     Change 
 Passengers (thousands) 
 Short haul                        965     913      5.7%     5,914    5,893      0.4% 
 Long haul                         173     148     16.9%      981      851      15.3% 
 Total                            1,138   1,061     7.3%     6,895    6,744      2.2% 
 Revenue passenger 
 kilometres (RPKs) (millions) 
  (1) 
 Short haul                       1,125   1,019    10.4%     6,406    6,299      1.7% 
 Long haul                         950     808     17.6%     5,406    4,616     17.1% 
 Total                            2,075   1,827    13.6%     11,812   10,915     8.2% 
 Available seat kilometres 
 (ASKs) (millions) (1) 
 Short haul                       1,281   1,221     4.9%     8,087    8,224     (1.7%) 
 Long haul                        1,017    858     18.5%     6,342    5,484     15.6% 
 Total                            2,298   2,079    10.5%     14,429   13,708     5.3% 
 Passenger load factor 
  (%) (1 & 2)                                     % Points                     % Points 
 Short haul                       87.9    83.5      4.4       79.2     76.6      2.6 
 Long haul                        93.4    94.1     (0.7)      85.2     84.2      1.0 
 Total                            90.3    87.8      2.5       81.9     79.6      2.3 
 Aer Lingus Regional 
  scheduled traffic statistics 
 Passengers (thousands)            131     144     (9.0%)     827      906      (8.7%) 
 
   Total Aer Lingus traffic 
   statistics including 
   Aer Lingus Regional 
  Passengers (thousands)          1,269   1,205     5.3%     7,722    7,650      0.9% 
 
 Detailed traffic statistics 
  may be subject to change. 
---------------------------------------  ------  ---------  -------  -------  --------- 
 

Notes

(1) Aer Lingus' scheduled traffic statistics do not include traffic carried on Aer Lingus' contract flying operations.

(2) Revenue passenger kilometres expressed as a percentage of available seat kilometres.

For further information please visit http://corporate.aerlingus.com/ or contact:

 
 Investors & Analysts 
                                                              +353 1 886 
 Declan Murphy           Aer Lingus                   Tel:     2228 
                                                              +353 1 663 
 Jonathan Neilan         FTI Consulting               Tel:     3686 
 
 Irish Media 
                                                              [phone] 
 Declan Kearney          Aer Lingus Communications    Tel:     2702 
                                                              [phone] 
 Nuala Buttner           Q4 PR                        Tel:     4275 
 [e-mail] 
 
 International Media 
                                                              +44 (0) 207 
 Matthew Fletcher        Powerscourt                  Tel:     [phone] 
 [e-mail] 
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The directors of Aer Lingus accept responsibility for the information contained in this announcement. To the best of their knowledge and belief (having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this announcement for which they accept responsibility is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

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