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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