JAL maintains full-year loss forecast amid spread of omicron

Demand for international cargo, cost cuts seen to offset passenger business fall

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JAL reported a narrower net loss in the nine months to December but the company faces headwinds from the omicron variant of COVID-19 spread in Japan. (Photo by Yo Inoue)

NANA SHIBATA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan Airlines on Wednesday maintained its previous forecast for a net loss of 146 billion yen ($1.27 billion) for the fiscal year ending in March despite a surge in omicron infections.

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