Aer Lingus has posted a strong financial performance for the three months to the end of March – typically the airline’s operationally weakest quarter of the year.
The carrier showed an operating loss of €55m for the first quarter of this year; a significant improvement on the €82m loss posted for the corresponding period last year.
Aer Lingus’s CEO, Lynne Embleton said: “Our Q1 2025 financial performance represents a strong financial outcome and a significant improvement on Q1 2024, in what is typically the weakest quarter of the year.
“The Q1 performance builds upon the underlying momentum seen in the business from 2024. The first two of six A321 XLR aircraft are now in service and operating on our new routes to Nashville and Indianapolis. These new aircraft and the remaining four XLRs which are expected to join the fleet later this year will support a compelling growth ambition that will benefit the airline, our customers, our employees and the economy.”
The strong performance was supported by a number of factors including an approximately 5% growth in overall capacity compared to Q1 2024, increased revenue from better load-factor and additional winter leisure flying and reduced fuel costs. The overall increase in capacity includes a 4.5% increase on North American routes and Europe up 7.1%.
The summer season has now started, and Aer Lingus is operating its biggest ever North American network in Summer 2025 including new services from Dublin to Nashville and Indianapolis and an expanded European leisure network.
