Aer Lingus operating profit down 11.6 percent in 2013


(MENAFN) Aer Lingus, Ireland's national airline, announced that its operating profit for 2013 came 11.6 percent lower when compared to 2012, Xinhua reported



The carrier said that its operating profit last year hit USD84 million, falling 11.6 percent from USD94.78 million logged in 2012



Average fare revenue per seat increased 2 percent to USD124.2, while revenue for long haul routes increased 11 percent and passenger numbers were 12 percent up



Aer Lingus' chief executive said: "While we faced challenges in short haul markets in the second half of the year, we took effective corrective action to protect margin and in this way delivered a creditable profit.


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