BRIEF-Singapore Airlines Says Interim Dividend Of 10 SG Cents Per Share
Nov 4 (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines:
* INTERIM DIVIDEND OF 10 SG CENTS PER SHARE TO BE PAID IN DECEMBER
* SEES POTENTIAL HEADWINDS IN 2023 FROM INFLATIONARY PRESSURES AND GLOBAL ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES
* ROBUST NEAR-TERM FORWARD PASSENGER SALES ACROSS ALL CABIN CLASSES
* DEMAND IS EXPECTED TO BE STRONG AS WE HEAD INTO THE YEAR-END PEAK TRAVEL SEASON
* WE EXPECT DEMAND TO PICK-UP IN HONG KONG, TAIPEI, AND POINTS IN JAPAN ESPECIALLY OVER THE HOLIDAY PERIOD
* DURING Q2, SIA ADDED TWO AIRBUS A350-900 WIDE-BODY AIRCRAFT TO ITS OPERATING FLEET
* QTRLY TOTAL REVENUE S$4,488 VERSUS S$3,928 MILLION IN Q1 2022/2023
* QTRLY NET PROFIT S$557 MILLION
* GROUP HAS STEPPED UP SERVICES TO MEET STRONG TRAVEL DEMAND TOWARDS YEAR-END HOLIDAY SEASON
* FORWARD SALES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BUOYANT IN COMING MONTHS LEADING UP TO LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD FOR EAST ASIA
* SCOOT WILL RESUME SCHEDULED FLIGHTS TO HOKKAIDO VIA TAIPEI FROM NOVEMBER
* GROUP CAPACITY IS PROJECTED TO REACH AN AVERAGE OF AROUND 76% IN THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS OF FY2022/23
* HIGH FUEL PRICES, INFLATION ACROSS SUPPLY CHAIN, GEOPOLITICS, INCLUDING RISK OF GLOBAL RECESSION CONCERN BEYOND LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD
* FORWARD SALES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BUOYANT IN THE COMING MONTHS LEADING UP TO THE LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD
* CARGO DEMAND IN Q3 OF FY2022/23 PROJECTED TO BE WEAKER YOY AS THIS YEAR'S TRADITIONAL AIR CARGO PEAK PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO BE MUTED.
* WE EXPECT DEMAND TO PICK-UP IN HONG KONG, TAIPEI, AND POINTS IN JAPAN ESPECIALLY OVER HOLIDAY PERIOD
* DEMAND IS EXPECTED TO BE STRONG AS WE HEAD INTO YEAR-END PEAK TRAVEL SEASON. Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: