Aer Lingus, Ireland’s second-biggest airline, said passenger traffic in February slumped 7.5% and passenger numbers dropped 8.4%, while the carrier made deep cuts in seating capacity. Long-haul capacity plunged 21%, while on short-haul services it decreased 9.2%, so that the total load factor, or seat occupancy rate, jumped 5.3% points to 72%, the Dublin-based airline said in a statement today. T...