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DUBAI, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi state-owned Etihad Airways mentioned on Tuesday it had halved core working losses within the first half of the yr to $400 million, helped by decreasing capability and slicing prices.
The airline mentioned in a press release it had reduce operational prices by 27% year-on-year to $1.four billion, which included a discount within the airline’s operational fleet with many plane grounded.
Etihad carried 1 million passengers who on common crammed 27.9% of seat capability over the interval, down from 3.5 million passengers and 71% of seats crammed within the first half of 2020.
(Reporting by Alexander Cornwell; Enhancing by Jon Boyle)
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