Japan Airlines on Tuesday logged ¥2.11 billion ($14.22 million) in net loss for the six months ended in September, reporting red ink for the third straight year, as travel demand temporarily struggled to rebound during the seventh wave of COVID-19 infections in the country.

But it narrowed its loss substantially from the ¥104.98 billion logged from the same period last year, with the airline benefiting from robust domestic travel during the Golden Week holidays in May, JAL said.

Sales more than doubled to ¥618.52 billion, it said.