Korean Air's first-quarter operating profit sinks on 'huge pressure' from fuel costs

Korean Air said yesterday that its first first-quarter operating income dropped 87.1% to KRW19.6 billion ($19.5 million) "owing to the huge pressure from surging fuel costs." "The soaring cost of fuel has become a great challenge for airlines around the world as well as in Korea," President Jonghee...

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