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SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) — Korean Air Lines Co. said Thursday its second-quarter net profit more than tripled from a year earlier on robust cargo deals and recovering travel demand.
Net profit for the three months ended in June jumped to 450.41 billion won (US$344 million) from 129.96 billion won during the same period of last year, the company said in a statement.
“On top of strong cargo demand amid the extended COVID-19…