It booked a gain of EUR 2.4m ($3m) compared to EUR 2.2m in the corresponding period.

Despite the small year-on-year increase, profit was still lower than the previous quarter, something that Wilson said was expected due to a weak mid-summer period.

Total revenue for the third quarter stood at EUR 67.9m, a 2.4% drop.

Operating costs were EUR 25.5m, EUR 0.7m more than last year while daily earnings fell from EUR 3,257 to EUR 3,121.

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