Private sector carrier Jet Airways' [Get Quote] net loss widened to Rs 214.18 crore (Rs 2.14 billion) for the third quarter ended December 31 from Rs 91.12 crore (Rs 911.2 million) in the year-ago period.The Naresh Goyal-led firm told in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange that total income rose 24.60 per cent to Rs 3,022.83 crore (Rs 30.22 billion) during the quarter under review, from Rs 2,425.98 crore (Rs 24.25 billion) in the corresponding period a year ago.
"The company during the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2008 suffered losses mainly on account of high fuel and other operating costs and lower load factors resulting into lower revenues than expected," Jet Airways said in a statement.
For the nine months ended December 31, 2008, Jet Airways reported a net loss of Rs 455.33 crore (Rs 4.55 billion), while it had a net loss of Rs 31.88 crore (Rs 318.8 million) in the corresponding period a year-ago.
The total income during the nine-month period rose nearly 49 per cent to Rs 9,011.33 crore from Rs 6,051.20 crore in the same period last fiscal.
The shares of Jet Airways closed at Rs 157.05, up 1.26 per cent on the BSE.
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