<p>During April–November this year, Air India recorded network revenue of Rs 7,250 crore as against Rs 5,911 crore achieved during the corresponding period last year, reflecting a growth of 22 per cent, a company statement said here.<br /><br />The board is likely to review the airline's overall performance at a meeting in Mumbai tomorrow.<br /><br />Out of the total network revenue, Rs 4,401 crore was recorded on international flights this year compared to Rs 3,801 crore last year, showing a gain of 15.8 per cent.<br />Network revenue on domestic flights also jumped 35 per cent from Rs 2,110 crore in April-November 2009 to Rs 2,849 crore this year, the statement said.<br /><br />"The results are very encouraging and reflect the commitment of our employees. We have just begun the turnaround journey and we have a long way to go," Air India CMD Arvind Jadhav was quoted as saying in the statement.<br /><br />It said that the yield per revenue passenger kilometre on the airline's network rose by 12.2 per cent during the period.<br /><br />It increased by 8.7 per cent on the international route network and by 14 per cent in the domestic network. Revenue passenger kilometre measures the earnings from a passenger in terms of the distance flown.<br /><br />The airline registered an overall passenger load factor of 66.3 per cent between April and November, up from 63.1 per cent a year ago.<br /><br />On the international network, the passenger load factor increased to 65 per cent from 62.2 and on its domestic network, it grew to 70.4 per cent from 66.2, the statement said.<br /><br />During this period, the number of passengers carried by Air India went up 13.3 per cent – from 7.99 million in 2009 to 9.05 million this year, it said, adding that the overall passenger load factor rose to 66.3 per cent from 63.1 a year ago.</p>
<p>During April–November this year, Air India recorded network revenue of Rs 7,250 crore as against Rs 5,911 crore achieved during the corresponding period last year, reflecting a growth of 22 per cent, a company statement said here.<br /><br />The board is likely to review the airline's overall performance at a meeting in Mumbai tomorrow.<br /><br />Out of the total network revenue, Rs 4,401 crore was recorded on international flights this year compared to Rs 3,801 crore last year, showing a gain of 15.8 per cent.<br />Network revenue on domestic flights also jumped 35 per cent from Rs 2,110 crore in April-November 2009 to Rs 2,849 crore this year, the statement said.<br /><br />"The results are very encouraging and reflect the commitment of our employees. We have just begun the turnaround journey and we have a long way to go," Air India CMD Arvind Jadhav was quoted as saying in the statement.<br /><br />It said that the yield per revenue passenger kilometre on the airline's network rose by 12.2 per cent during the period.<br /><br />It increased by 8.7 per cent on the international route network and by 14 per cent in the domestic network. Revenue passenger kilometre measures the earnings from a passenger in terms of the distance flown.<br /><br />The airline registered an overall passenger load factor of 66.3 per cent between April and November, up from 63.1 per cent a year ago.<br /><br />On the international network, the passenger load factor increased to 65 per cent from 62.2 and on its domestic network, it grew to 70.4 per cent from 66.2, the statement said.<br /><br />During this period, the number of passengers carried by Air India went up 13.3 per cent – from 7.99 million in 2009 to 9.05 million this year, it said, adding that the overall passenger load factor rose to 66.3 per cent from 63.1 a year ago.</p>