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Forex Ka Maar Aur Aircraft Leases Ka Rona
IndiGo, yani InterGlobe Aviation, ne fiscal year 2026 ka end kaafi mushkil mein kiya hai. Company ne ₹2,537 Crore ka net loss report kiya hai. Iska reason hai ₹4,823 Crore ka forex loss. Ab plane leases toh dollars mein hoti hain, toh jab jab rupee girta hai aur West Asia mein tension badhti hai, toh yeh operational cost nahi, seedha paisa doobna ban jaata hai.
Revenue operations se 1% badh kar ₹22,438 Crore ho gaya, par yeh bottom line ko bacha nahi paya.
EBITDA Gira, Margins Tight Hue
Airline ki profitability ki toh vaat lag gayi. EBITDA toh gir kar bas ₹810 Crore reh gaya, jo pichle saal isi quarter mein ₹6,089 Crore tha. Yani 87% ki girawat! EBITDA margin bhi 27.5% se fisal kar sirf 3.6% pe aa gaya.
Pichle saal ka high demand ka effect aur ab pilot duty norms aur airspace disruptions ki wajah se flights schedule ko rationalize karna pad raha hai. Isse summer demand ka fayda utha nahi pa rahe. Upar se jet fuel ke rates badh gaye hain geopolitical tensions ki wajah se. Sab milakar, price badhane ki capacity bhi kam ho gayi hai.
Structural Risk Aur Regulatory Pressure
IndiGo ka dollar-linked payments pe reliance – maintenance, fuel, leases – yeh ek permanent risk hai, khaas kar jab tak rupee weak hai. Aur upar se, yeh log regulatory environment mein bhi fanse hue hain. Competition Commission of India (CCI) bhi investigation kar raha hai inke market position abuse ko lekar.
Competition bhi bahut hai, purane aur naye players sab market share ke liye lad rahe hain. IndiGo ke paas zyada debt hai, isliye external shocks ka zyada asar padta hai. Isi wajah se domestic capacity 5-7% kam karni padi hai.
Aage Ka Kya Plan?
Aage ka rasta mushkil lag raha hai. Management long-term mein fleet expand karne aur international connectivity badhane ki baat kar rahe hain, par short term mein high costs aur capacity constraints hain.
Analysts bhi cautious hain kyunki airline fuel price hikes ko customers pe pass on karne ki koshish kar rahi hai, jisse passenger demand kam ho sakti hai. Jab tak crude prices aur currency stable nahi hote, IndiGo ke liye purane margins wapas lana mushkil hai.