Air India has posted an operating surplus for the second month in a row with flights to 106 out of 179 destinations registering cash profit in December. The ailing national carrier posted Rs 49.48 crore worth of operating surplus as against Rs 21.66 crore in November. The continuing trend of making cash profits was largely due to a significant improvement in efficiency parameters and adoption of better yield management strategies.
The national carrier also continued to strengthen its performance in terms of number of passengers carried, total revenues and better yields. Air India's combined passenger load factor in December last year was 70%. While its domestic operations recorded a high of 79.8%, the international routes registered a load factor of 67.1%. Air India's network passenger revenue during April– December last year rose up to Rs 7,941 crore compared with Rs 6,564 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year, reflecting a growth of 21%.
International and domestic yields improved by seven and five percent respectively in December as compared to the previous year. Out of the total network revenue, Rs 5,008 crore came from its international services and Rs 2,934 crore from domestic.
MoneyWorks4Me is a SEBI-registered Investment Adviser (IA) dedicated to helping investors build long-term wealth through transparent, research-driven, conflict-free guidance. Founded in 2008, we started our journey as a Research Analyst (RA), providing deep fundamental analysis, intrinsic value insights, and long-term investing frameworks for Indian equities. In 2017, we transitioned to a full-fledged SEBI-registered Investment Adviser, strengthening our commitment to acting as a fiduciary—always putting the investor’s interest first.
To become India’s most trusted, research-powered fiduciary advisory platform—where every investor, regardless of experience, can make calm, confident, and well-reasoned investment decisions.
MoneyWorks4Me ensures this through: