INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
IndiGo Q3: InterGlobe posted a quarterly loss 3 months ago, its first since debuting on stock marketInterGlobe Aviation, owner of country's
biggest airline by market share IndiGo, said its third-quarter profit slumped 75 per cent, dragged down by higher crude prices and intense
Its net profit was Rs 191 crore ($26.79 million) in three months ended December 31, compared with Rs 762 crore a year earlier, company
said.Domestic airlines had a rough year in 2018, plagued with higher crude prices and a weak rupee
Competition intensified to extent that rival Jet Airways has been left discussing a restructuring plan with its lenders.InterGlobe posted a
quarterly loss three months ago, its first since debuting on stock market in 2015.InterGlobe's expenses surged 50.6 per cent to Rs 8,038
crore over October to December, while its revenue per available seat kilometre - a measure of its operating earnings - fell 3 per cent to Rs
3.70 in third quarter.Passenger yields, which gauge average fare paid per mile per customer, however, climbed 3.7 per cent.InterGlobe's
interim CEO Rahul Bhatia pointed out that firm's revenue per available seat kilometre improved over last two months.InterGlobe expects
available seat kilometres - a measure of airline's passenger carrying capacity - to rise 34 per cent in fourth quarter.IndiGo added 16
Airbus A320neos planes to its fleet during quarter
The airline has been forced to ground its A320neo aircraft on several occasions due to issues with plane's Pratt Whitney engines
The country's air safety watchdog last week ordered extra checks on aircraft as part of new safety protocols.($1 = Rs 71.28)
