Aer Lingus Claims its Costs Cuts Are Helping

Despite Aer Lingus’s recent bad report, in which the airline said that it had more drops in revenue, the carrier has revealed that its overall performance has actually benefited from the cuts to capacity that they have been making. The Dublin-based carrier already announced some time ago that it plans on cutting its workforce by a fifth. However, now the carrier says that it will also be trimming its winter and summer 2010 capacity even further.

The carrier claims that passenger numbers rose by 7 percent to just over 3 million. This was made up of a 10 percent increase in short haul passengers. However, there was still a 13.2 percent decrease in long haul passengers. Aer Lingus added that the average passenger revenue in the three months from July to September fell by 14.8 percent year on year.

The airline said that passenger numbers rose by 7% to 3.08 million. This was made up of a 10% increase in short-haul passengers and a 13.2% decrease on long-haul passengers. Aer Lingus added that average passenger revenues in the three months from July to September fell by 14.8% year on year. Long haul average fares fell by 17 percent year on year ending September 30^th.

The carrier said that the business continues to experience very challenging conditions as do other airlines around the world. The actions that have been taken to remove capacity on under performing routes has had a very positive impact on yields and reduced operating costs. Overall, the company hopes that more cuts will end up bring their revenue up more.