Aer Lingus’ booked passenger numbers witnessed a 25 per cent drop in December 2010 compared to December 2009.
According to figures released today, the firm’s booked passenger numbers were 572,000 in December 2010 while short-haul numbers fell by 27.3 per cent to 504,000 over the same period.
Long-haul figures were somewhat healthier, dropping by 6.8 per cent to 68,000.
As well as the fall in booked passenger figures, the number of passengers carried also fell by 8 per cent.
Much of this fall has been put down to flight cancellations and disruption arising from poor weather conditions last month.
Capacity at the airline, meanwhile, decreased by 31.9 per cent as a result of the weather and the scheduled trimming back of flights to London Gatwick, Dublin and Cork.
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