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Aeroflot dives into the red

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RUSSIAN carrier Aeroflot yesterday announced first-half losses of 1.9bn roubles (£31m) blaming “sig­nif­icant one-off events and a weaker rouble”, down from a 45m rouble profit in the same period last year.

It announced a nine per cent rise in revenues, due mainly to the Sochi Winter Olym­pics.

Aeroflot was forced to suspend flights of its fledgling low-cost Dobrolet airline due to sanctions.