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Pandemic sends Emirates to half-year loss for first time over 30 years

Emirates airline said on Thursday it lost $3.4 billion in the first half of the year due to the coronavirus crisis, handing its holding company a half-year loss for the first time in over thirty years

1 min read Last Updated : Nov 12 2020 | 2:56 PM IST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirates airline said on Thursday it lost $3.4 billion in the first half of the year due to the coronavirus crisis, handing its holding company a half-year loss for the first time in over thirty years.

The airline, which temporarily suspended operations this year, saw revenue fall 75% to $3.2 billion.

(Reporting by Alexander Cornwell; editing by David Evans)

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