Kingfisher Airlines has suffered its worst quarterly loss at
Rs 1,151.52 crore during the January-March period of 2011-12. The losses have
more than tripled from Rs 355.54 crore in the year-ago period.
The fourth-quarter losses contributed to almost 50 per cent
of the Vijay Mallya-owned airline’s losses for the fiscal ended March, which
stood at Rs 2,328 crore (Rs 1,027.4 crore).
“The company has a focused fleet re-induction plan and hopes
to be back to full-scale operations in the next 12 months backed by a
recapitalisation plan that the company is actively pursuing and confident of
achieving,” Kingfisher said.
The Kingfisher scrip fell as much as 8 per cent to a new low
in morning trade.
The shares have plummeted over 73 per cent from its all-time
high of Rs 44.30 on June 8, 2011.
The airline has never made a profit since its inception in
May 2005. “Operational cost savings were offset by a steep hike in fuel prices
and sharp depreciation of the rupee, which negatively impacted over 70 per cent
of the cost base,” Kingfisher said in a statement.
During the quarter, income from operations stood at Rs 741.28
crore against Rs 1,626.65 crore during the same period of the previous fiscal.
The airline has been facing a rough weather for about a year,
burdened by a debt of about Rs 7,057.08 crore.
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