Alitalia 'significantly' reduces 2015 loss to EUR199m

Alitalia reported (29-Apr-2016) the following financial highlights in 2015:

• Revenue: EUR3312 million;
• Codeshare revenue: EUR235.4 million;
• Net profit (loss): (EUR199.1 million), compared to a loss of EUR580 million in p-c-p;
• Passenger numbers: 22.1 million;
• Load factor: 76.2%. [more - original PR]

Alitalia: "Return to profitability in 2017 remains our goal. Today's results show that Alitalia has become more efficient in controlling costs and is on track for profitability by 2017," Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Chairman. Source: Company statement, 29-Apr-2016.