IAG chief executive Luis Gallego
Aer Lingus has reported an operating profit of €135m for the second quarter of 2025, up almost 50pc on the same time last year. Profits for the first half of the year, at €80m, are up nearly nine times where they were in 2024.
The Q2 2025 financial performance was driven by capacity growth including its biggest ever North American schedule, and a robust revenue performance, and it also benefitted from favourable fuel pricing, Aer Lingus said.
Meanwhile, the wider IAG company – which also owns British Airways, Iberia and Vueling – posted a 43.5pc rise in earnings to £1.88bn for the first half.
Pre-tax profits rose sharply to £1.75bn from £1.05bn a year ago.
IAG chief executive Luis Gallego said: “Our strong performance in the first half of 2025 reflects the resilience of demand for travel and the success of our ongoing transformation, underpinned by the fundamental strengths of our group.
“We continue to benefit from the trend of a structural shift in consumer spending towards travel.
“We remain focused on our market-leading brands and core geographies, where we continue to see robust performance, allowing us to invest in fleet as well as technology to improve operational efficiency and customer experience.
“These results give us confidence that we will deliver good earnings growth and margin progression for the full year and enable us to create value for our shareholders through our sustainable dividend and the share buyback.”
At British Airways, half-year earnings increased despite a £40m hit from the closure of Heathrow in March due to a sub-station fire, as the airline ramped up its flight programme.
The carrier reported a 48pc jump in underlying operating profits to £824m for the six months to June 30, up from £555m a year ago.
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