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Niall Carson/PA Wire

Aer Lingus revenue up 6pc to €1.28 billion

The airline says that passenger levels rose slightly to hit 9.5 million last year.

PRE-TAX PROFITS at Aer Lingus have exceeded expectations, with the airline today reporting a 210 per cent increase in profits to €84.4 million for 2011.

Although operating costs rose 6.5 per cent from €1.163bn in 2010 to €1.239bn last year, passenger figures were up 1.8 per cent to 9.5m passengers and the average yield per passenger increased by 4.8 per cent to €112.27.

The airline’s operating profit fell from €52.5m to €49.1m.

According to its unaudited annual results for 2011, the airline’s revenue rose 6 per cent over the year to €1.28bn from €1.2bn in 2010.

The airline’s CEO Christoph Mueller said he was “very pleased” the airline was reporting an operating profit of €49.1 million in 2011.

“While the 2011 operating result was lower than that reported for 2010,” Muller said, “it was nonetheless significantly ahead of our expectations at the start of 2011 and was achieved against a difficult backdrop of non-controllable fuel price inflation, increased airport charges and challenging demand conditions in our primary markets.”

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    Mute Mr Phil Officer
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    Sep 27th 2015, 1:34 PM

    Journal give this guy Conor Farrell a regular slot to tell us about astronomical stuff.

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    Mute catkins407
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    Sep 27th 2015, 1:40 PM

    Agreed and start with dark energy ! Obsessed with this at the moment !

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    Mute Mr Phil Officer
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    Sep 27th 2015, 2:01 PM

    Sure why not, there is so much to be covered why not start off with dark energy.

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    Mute Ronan Stokes
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    Sep 27th 2015, 8:10 PM

    will someone please film it and stick it up on youtube, thanks.

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    Mute Charlie Melia
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    Sep 28th 2015, 9:44 PM

    Stayed up and was completely underwhelmed. Even with the telescope it looked nothing like the spectacular pictures put up which were obviously photo shopped…….

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    Sep 27th 2015, 1:15 PM

    Will definitely sacrifice a couple of goats watching this. Just seems the appropriate thing to do.

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    Mute Íurach
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    Sep 27th 2015, 2:40 PM

    Harvest moons are generally when one reaps what one’s sown…

    This one’s special…

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    Sep 27th 2015, 1:08 PM

    I’ll definitely be out to watch this! I think it’s fascinating.

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    Mute FlyB
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    Sep 27th 2015, 1:33 PM

    Good time to have an orgy. Anyone free ??

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Sep 27th 2015, 10:47 PM

    Otherwise you have to pay for it and that is illegal now lol.

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    Mute Derek
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    Sep 27th 2015, 11:19 PM

    Are you Dirty Mike and the Boys?

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    Mute Hardcore Kerry GAA
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    Sep 27th 2015, 1:51 PM

    Setting the alarm clock for this.

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    Mute stephen
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    Sep 27th 2015, 2:05 PM

    I’ll be in the park across the road like a right creep that hour of the morning

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    Sep 27th 2015, 1:25 PM

    2019 ? Doesn’t it say 2029 on the other article ? Which one is correct ? What year will it next be visible from Ireland ?

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    Sep 27th 2015, 1:25 PM

    Just want to stick it in the diary you see

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    Mute Dylan Drein
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    Sep 27th 2015, 1:48 PM

    I think the date of 2029 was for when it would be visible in the evening, whereas this one and the 2019 seem to be visible in the early hours of the morning.

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    Sep 27th 2015, 1:52 PM

    Ohhhh thanks Dylan ! Get it now .

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    Sep 27th 2015, 2:21 PM

    The next total “supermoon” lunar eclipse, which is what is occurring tonight – when a full moon is at its closest point to Earth & appears bigger & brighter in the night sky – won’t be seen from Ireland again until 2033. Hopefully we get clear skies!

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    Sep 27th 2015, 1:42 PM

    Wouldn’t miss it for the world!

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    Sep 27th 2015, 2:01 PM

    What’s the weather forecast like? Will it actually be visible?

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    Mute Mr Phil Officer
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    Sep 27th 2015, 2:04 PM

    Irish weather, I’m pessimistically optimistic.

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    Mute Larissa Caroline Nikolaus
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    Sep 27th 2015, 2:06 PM

    Hope for the best and expect the worst, in other words :)

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    Mute Mr Phil Officer
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    Sep 27th 2015, 2:16 PM

    Good answer.

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Sep 27th 2015, 10:48 PM

    Only if the skirts not long enough… Only joking lol.

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    Mute Brendan
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    Sep 27th 2015, 1:45 PM

    We’re all f*cked

    It’s the end if the world tonight

    Where is joe Duffy when ya need him

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    Mute Supernova
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    Sep 27th 2015, 1:52 PM

    The moon is a kip according to Joe

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    Sep 27th 2015, 2:08 PM

    Ah go on.

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    Mute Brendan
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    Sep 27th 2015, 2:44 PM

    He would know sure he knows everything about anything

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    Sep 27th 2015, 10:45 PM
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    Sep 27th 2015, 1:08 PM

    de javu anyone

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    Sep 27th 2015, 1:06 PM

    Guess there’s going to be an article about ‘A BLOOD SOAKED MOON’ every two minutes now till morning.

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Sep 27th 2015, 11:19 PM

    Beer goggles…

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    Sep 27th 2015, 11:25 PM

    There was a saying to say to the moon…
    I see the moon and the moon sees me.
    God bless the Pries who Baptised me…

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