SYDNEY, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd QAN.AX said on Thursday it would cut 15% of its capacity to Asia until at least the end of May due to the coronavirus outbreak after reporting flat half-year earnings in a weaker domestic aviation market.
The airline's underlying pre-tax profit, its most closely watched measure, was A$771 million ($514.87 million) in the six months ended Dec. 31, down 0.5% from A$775 million a year earlier.
It declared an interim dividend of 13.5 Australian cents per share fully franked, up from 12 Australian cents last year and announced an off-market buy back up to A$150 million of shares. ($1 = 1.4975 Australian dollars)