Aer Lingus has reported operating profits of €170m for the third quarter of 2025, representing a €31m improvement on the same three month period last year.
The better year-on-year performance was driven by solid revenue performance and benefitted from favourable fuel pricing.
“This represents a solid financial performance in Q3 2025, equivalent to the Q3 2024 outcome adjusted for the impact of industrial action in 2024. The cumulative operating profit to the end of Q3 2025 is €250 million, also representing a significant improvement on 2024.” Aer Lingus said in its third quarter statement.
The third quarter saw around 6% growth in Aer Lingus’ overall capacity compared to a year earlier, as the airline operated its largest ever North American network.
This overall increase in capacity includes a 7% increase on North American routes, with Europe up by 4%.
Compared to 2024, summer 2025 competitor capacity increased by 13% on North American routes and by 7% in Europe. Winter 2025/2026 is seeing further increases in competitor capacity as compared to winter last year, with a 44% increase on North American routes and an 18% increase in Europe.
In Summer 2025 Aer Lingus’s new routes to Nashville and Indianapolis utilised the extended flying range of the Airbus A321XLR aircraft. Investment in aircraft continued in Q3 and in September Aer Lingus took delivery of its fourth and fifth A321 XLR aircraft and announced a new route to Raleigh-Durham in North Carolina starting in April 2026.
Aer Lingus also announced increased frequency for Summer 2026 on its services from Dublin to New York, Boston, Nashville, Indianapolis and Orlando and from Shannon to Boston. The sixth A321 XLR is expected to be delivered in the coming months.
Aer Lingus’s CEO, Lynne Embleton said: “Our Q3 2025 operating profit of €170 million represents a solid financial performance, delivered in the context of significant increases in competitor capacity in summer 2025 on both our North American and European networks. With increases in competitor capacity at our Dublin hub accelerating this winter and into next year, we remain focussed on continually improving our cost efficiency and productivity as we invest in growth and enhanced customer experience.”
