Indigo has appointed Ko-founder Rahul Bhatia as the executor director with direct effects and he will oversee all aspects of the airline.
Driven by higher passenger income, Indigo the largest airline in the country on Friday posting profits after tax ₹ 129.8 crore in the three months ended December 2021 in the middle of the cloud pandemic in the middle.
In significant developments, the company has pointed to the co-founder of Rahul Bhatia as the implementing director with the direct effect and he will oversee all aspects of the airline.
Reflecting signs of slow recovery in the Pandemi-hit aviation industry, Indigo revenue from surgery soared to ₹ 9,294.8 crore in the latest December quarter compared to ₹ 4.910 crore in the same period last year.
Total revenue jumped 84.3 percent every year until ₹ 9,480.1 crore in the third quarter of the current fiscal year.
“For the quarter, our passenger ticket income is ₹ 80,731 million, increased 98.4 percent and its additional income is ₹ 11,417 million, an increase of 41.3 percent compared to the same period last year,” he said in a statement.
Higher income also offset the increase in loads, including more than double the cost of fuel in the latest December quarter to ₹ 369.3 crore. In the period last year, fuel costs reached ₹ 1,142.9 Crore.
The total cost rose 62.1 percent to ₹ 9,346.4 crore in the three months ended December 2021.
“The fourth fiscal curoration of the 2022 fiscal year in terms of demand is expected to decrease around 10-15 percent compared to the third quarter fiscal year 2022,” said the statement.
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“I am happy that we can report profits for the third quarter. It shows that our business model is fundamentally strong. Our employees remain a pillar of strength throughout this health crisis and has been steadily provided superior services to our customers,” Indigo CEO Ronojoy Dutta.
Indigo has a fleet of 283 aircraft, including 56 CEO A320, 140 A320 Neo, 52 AE321 Neo and 35 ATR at the end of December 2021. It operates a peak of 1,574 daily flights during non-scheduled flights.
“The obligation to rental operations that are capitalized is ₹ 307,645 million. Total debt (including the responsibility of the operating operation utilized) is ₹ 351,534 million,” said the statement.
At the end of the December quarter, the company has a total cash ₹ 17,318,9, including free cash from ₹ 7,814.1 Crore.
The Board of Directors, during his meeting on Friday, unanimously approved the appointment of Bhatia as Director of Executing with direct effects, subject to the approval of shareholders.
Bhatia said the agenda would be transformational and would focus on expanding the presence of airlines in India and in the international market and buildings for the long term.
Head of Indigo Meleveetil Damodaran said this step will further strengthen airlines in the coming years. Bhatia will oversee all aspects of the airline, and actively lead the management team, he added.
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