EL AL reports operating profit in 3Q2012, pax numbers up 5%

EL AL operating revenues up 0.6% - financial highlights for the three months ended Sep-2012:

• Operating revenues: USD605.8 million, +0.6% year-on-year;
• Operating costs: USD458 million, -6.3%;
• Operating profit: USD62.5 million, +150.5%;
• Net profit: USD37.4 million, +78.9%;
• Passenger numbers: 1.4 million, +5%;
• Passenger traffic (RPKs): stable;
• Capacity (ASKs): -2.5%;
• Load factor: 84.5%, +2.1 ppts;
• Overall market share: 31.9%, +0.4 ppt;
• Cargo volume: 22,200 tonnes, -11%. [more - original PR]