Inflight and Asian businesses offer hope as Alpha profits fall
John Rimmer
1-Oct-2005
UK/INTERNATIONAL. Alpha Airports Group has reported a fall in profits for the six months ending July 31, citing business development costs and the impact of last December's tsunami
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Profits were down by 42% to £6.2m ($11.3m). But CEO Kevin Abbott insisted that the company's 9% rise in UK sales bucked the general trend in UK retail, and blamed
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Inflight and Asian businesses offer hope as Alpha profits fall