Aer Lingus Group Plc, Ireland’s second-largest airline, said passenger traffic rose 8.8 percent in August after the carrier added aircraft and routes. The airline said its load factor was 80.5 percent in August, compared with 81.7 percent a year ago.
Passenger traffic, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs), rose 8.8 percent from the same period in 2007, the airline said in a statement.
On short-haul routes the load factor rose to 83.0 percent from 82.9 percent a year earlier, while RPKs were 15.6 percent higher. On long-haul flights, the load factor fell to 77.5 percent from 80.3 percent last year, with RPKs up 0.8 percent.
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