Singapore Airlines posts S$4.27bil annual loss, to issue convertible bonds


SYDNEY (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd on Wednesday posted its second-consecutive annual loss, which widened to a record S$4.27 billion ($3.2bil), and said it would issue S$6.2bil of convertible bonds to help weather the coronavirus crisis.

The loss for the 12 months ended March 31 was worse than the average S$3.27bil forecast by eight analysts, according to Refinitiv, and included S$2 billion of impairments largely on the 45 older planes surplus to requirements.

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