(Reuters) - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd <0293.HK> on Wednesday said the short-term outlook remained "challenging and uncertain" due to anti-government protests in its home market as it lowered its profit guidance for the second time in less than a month.
The airline said passenger numbers fell 7% in October and it now expected second-half profit to be "significantly below" the first half's HK$1.347 billion (134.4 million pounds), in a step up from the wording "below" used last month.
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