Air Mauritius Group reports loss for the quarter Jun-2011

Air Mauritius Group reports (11-Aug-2011) the Group and the Company recorded losses for the quarter ended 30 June 2011 of EUR11.2 million and EUR11.4 million respectively. For the corresponding period of last year, the Group and the Company recorded losses of EUR11.4 million and EUR11.6 million respectively. Passenger numbers rose 3.1% year-on-year to 272,359 while passenger load factor fell 1.4 ppts to 74.1%. [more]

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