Aer Lingus Group plc

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Traffic Statistics - August, 2008

Scheduled passengers increased by 8.8% on August 2007 

Dublin & London, 5 September 2008: Aer Lingus Group plc ("Aer Lingus"), today announced traffic statistics for the month of August 2008.

Aer Lingus' total passenger numbers grew by 8.8% in August 2008 compared to August 2007. This comprises of a 10.6% increase in passenger numbers on short haul and a 2.3% decrease on long haul.  

Short haul load factor performed well in the month, slightly ahead of 2007 at 83.0%, despite a 15.4% increase in capacity year on year.  

Long haul load factor fell to 77.5% from 80.3% in 2007 in the context of capacity increases of 4.5%.

Detailed traffic statistics are set out on the following page.

About Aer Lingus Group plc

Aer Lingus is an Irish low-cost, low-fares airline, providing both long-haul and short-haul passenger transportation services. Aer Lingus' low-cost, low-fares model is centred on maintaining low unit cost, offering one-way fares, maintaining effective fleet utilisation and developing the Aer Lingus brand. Consistent with this low-cost model, Aer Lingus' primary distribution channel is its website aerlingus.com.

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Notes

* Earned seats and earned revenue passenger kilometres includes seats and passenger kilometres that are sold regardless of whether the passenger shows for a flight, as once a flight has departed the customer is generally not entitled to change flights or obtain a refund. Prior year numbers have been restated to reflect this methodology.

** Earned revenue passenger kilometres as a percentage of available seat kilometres.

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