Coin Press - Qatar Airways posts 'record' $1.54 bn profit despite pandemic

NYSE - LSE
RBGPF -2.18% 59.5 $
RELX -0.11% 47.29 $
NGG -1.85% 68.78 $
CMSC 0.04% 24.78 $
BCC -1.33% 139.53 $
RYCEF -0.43% 6.9 $
GSK -2.15% 39.45 $
SCS -2.56% 12.87 $
RIO -0.48% 70.82 $
AZN 1.14% 79.58 $
BTI -1.33% 35.97 $
JRI -1.12% 13.38 $
CMSD -0.04% 24.93 $
BCE -1.13% 34.44 $
VOD -2.16% 9.74 $
BP 0.86% 32.37 $
Qatar Airways posts 'record' $1.54 bn profit despite pandemic
Qatar Airways posts 'record' $1.54 bn profit despite pandemic / Photo: KARIM JAAFAR - AFP/File

Qatar Airways posts 'record' $1.54 bn profit despite pandemic

Qatar Airways on Thursday posted a record net profit of $1.54 billion for the 2021-2022 financial year, a result it attributed to a "successful strategy" during the coronavirus pandemic.

Text size:

The state-owned airline said the profit result was "200 percent above its highest annual historical profit" and achieved on the back of $14.4 billion in overall income.

It said that the revenue figure was "a remarkable two percent higher than the full financial year pre-Covid" in 2019-2020.

"In the most difficult period ever in the global airline industry, the airline credits its positive results to its agility and successful strategy," it said in a statement.

Qatar Airways said it "continued to focus on customer needs and evolving market opportunities, as well as efficiency and the commitment of its worldwide employees".

"This profit is not only a record for Qatar Airways Group, but also a record among all other airlines that have published financial results for this financial year worldwide," the airline said.

Y.Tengku--CPN