Indian carrier SpiceJet Ltd. reported a net loss of 4.32 billion rupees ($52 million) for the three months through September, ending a run of three-quarters of profits as more than a third of its planes were grounded.
Second-quarter revenue fell 27% from a year earlier to 14.3 billion rupees, while total costs fell by the same amount to 21.6 billion rupees, according to a filing from the airline on Tuesday.
SpiceJet shares fell 3.3% to 58.59 rupees in Mumbai.
The airline operates a fleet of mostly Boeing Co.’s 737 jets, 25 of which are grounded and another 40 operational. Its market share in India dropped to 5% in October from about 7% at the start of 2023, and its losses over the past five years amount to almost 55 billion rupees.
SpiceJet is entangled in a legal dispute with Credit Suisse Group AG over outstanding payments and was given another six months in September to clear its arrears of $3 million.
In the three months through September, SpiceJet carried 1.59 million passengers, down 21% from the previous quarter, according to India’s aviation regulator.