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Israeli carrier El Al has maintained its strong performance over the first half of the year, as the effects of the Gaza conflict continue to disrupt the normal seasonal activity cycle.The unusually high load factors of the first quarter did not subside in the second, giving an overall average of 92.5% over the six months to 30 June.El Al says the number of passengers passing through Israel since the conflict began last October has halved.The significant changes in the offer of flights on the market 鈥?partly driven by reduced activity from competing carriers 鈥?meant traffic during El Als normally-quiet first quarter was closer to that experienced during peak periods. There the entire first half of 2
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stanley cup n the business over the second quarter and the first half.Source: El AlEl Als normally seasonal cycle has been disrupted by the conflictEl Al generated a net first-half-profit of nearly $228 million compared with last years interim figure of $24.5 million.It recorded a near-40% rise in revenues for the period, to $1.57 billion, while expenditure increased by only 20% to $1.24 billion.El Als second-quarter net profit reached $147 million, two-and-a-half times the figure for the same period last year.But the carrier points out that the conflict also brings uncertainty for its own operati Dusp PICTURES: La Compagnie details A321neo cabin plans
Dont be alarmed if youre near a fruit tree and lock eyes with a 5-inch-long giant
stanley cup green caterpillar lined with bright blue, orange and yellow spots. It will soon become a cecropia moth, a red and brown-spotted moth that is the largest native to North America. The leaves caterpillars eat now will feed them for the rest of their lives. The moths have no mouths and live off of body fat stored from their time as caterpillar
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