Passenger numbers at Aer Lingus fell by 3.5 per cent in the year to the end of February 2010, according to data released yesterday.
The number of short-haul passengers fell by 0.3 per cent to 618,000 from 620,000 over the year, while long-haul passengers declined by 32.4 per cent to 46,000 from 68,000 in February 2009.