Just when there were expectations that airlines in the country would end up with decent profit figures for the current financial year, the US strike on a senior Iranian general might have jeopardized such hopes. The attack has resulted in a sudden spike in the crude oil prices, which can push the aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices higher, reports Livemint. ATF forms a large component in the cost structure in the aviation business and even a slight variation can affect the profitability of the airlines.
There has been an increase in the prices by around 4% internationally, just soon after Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issuing a statement that the killing of the general will be avenged.
According to a Business Standard report, state oil marketing companies have increased prices of ATF by 2.6% from January 1. “A kilolitre of jet fuel now costs Rs 64,423 and on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, it amounts to a 10 per cent price hike,” the report states.
There was an earlier projection by CAPA South Asia, an aviation consultant, that the airline operators in India will end the year posting profits in their books to the extent of $500 million (Rs 3,561 crore) to $700 million (RS 4,985 crore). This was based on the crude prices being quoted at between $60 and $65 a barrel.
As per last reports, $70 a barrel was the price quoted in ICE Futures Europe. If the prices were to rule between $65 and $70 a barrel, for a period of time, it could then mean a loss of $600 million (Rs 4,273 crore) for the airlines in the country instead of profits. This could mean a serious development for some of them, even as bad as it happened with Jet Airways - a total shutdown of operations.
04/01/20 S. Mahadevan/New Minute
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There has been an increase in the prices by around 4% internationally, just soon after Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issuing a statement that the killing of the general will be avenged.
According to a Business Standard report, state oil marketing companies have increased prices of ATF by 2.6% from January 1. “A kilolitre of jet fuel now costs Rs 64,423 and on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, it amounts to a 10 per cent price hike,” the report states.
There was an earlier projection by CAPA South Asia, an aviation consultant, that the airline operators in India will end the year posting profits in their books to the extent of $500 million (Rs 3,561 crore) to $700 million (RS 4,985 crore). This was based on the crude prices being quoted at between $60 and $65 a barrel.
As per last reports, $70 a barrel was the price quoted in ICE Futures Europe. If the prices were to rule between $65 and $70 a barrel, for a period of time, it could then mean a loss of $600 million (Rs 4,273 crore) for the airlines in the country instead of profits. This could mean a serious development for some of them, even as bad as it happened with Jet Airways - a total shutdown of operations.
04/01/20 S. Mahadevan/New Minute
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