The airline and operator cut a bullish tone on Thursday (8 July) despite posting a full-year (2020/21) annual loss of £373.8 million during what chair Philip Meeson described as a "period of unparalleled operational and financial challenges", a swing of some £638 million from a £264.2 million pre-pandemic annual profit.
The group said preserving cash became its top priority during the pandemic; it ended its full-year to 31 March with total cash amounting to £1.379 billion and own cash of £1.061 million.