Korean Air loss widens on impact of MERS outbreak

A major MERS outbreak in South Korea that scared off tourists dealt a blow to flag carrier Korean Air, whose net loss widened by 54 percent last year according to figures released on Tuesday. The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome infected 186 people and killed 36 of them in the South -- the largest outbreak outside Saudi Arabia where the virus originated. The outbreak -- which peaked in June and July before being declared over in December -- took a heavy toll on the nation's economy, especially t