ANA Holdings said Monday it made a net profit for the six months that ended in September, marking its first black ink for the period in three years, as travel demand rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The parent of All Nippon Airways posted a net profit of ¥19.54 billion for the reporting period, a reversal from a net loss of ¥98.80 billion a year ago, as more people started flying for leisure and business after the easing of COVID restrictions.

Operating profit came to ¥31.45 billion, also returning to profitability from an operating loss of ¥116.01 billion a year earlier. Sales jumped 83.4% to ¥790.72 billion.