Operating profit at Aer Lingus jumped by 22 per cent to €170 million in the third quarter, the group’s results published on Friday show.

The performance represented a €31 million improvement on the year before, which the airline said was driven by “solid revenue performance” and favourable fuel pricing.

The result was adjusted to take account of impact of industrial action in 2024.

Aer Lingus carried 3.48 million passengers in the three months to the end of September, up 3.9 per cent on the same time last year. The airline has carried 8.8 million passengers to date in 2025, 3.5 per cent ahead of last year.

Revenue passenger kilometres, a key industry metric, was up 5.8 per cent durin

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