<p>The ailing national carrier posted Rs 49.48 crore worth of operating surplus as against Rs 21.66 crore in November, an Air India spokesperson said.<br /><br />The continuing trend of making cash profits was largely due to "a significant improvement in efficiency parameters and adoption of better yield management strategies", the spokesperson claimed.<br /><br />The national carrier also continued to strengthen its performance in terms of number of passengers carried, total revenues and better yields.<br /><br />Air India's combined passenger load factor in December last year was 70 per cent. While its domestic operations recorded a high of 79.8 per cent, the international routes registered a load factor of 67.1 per cent, the latest figures showed, adding that flights to 106 out of 179 destinations made cash profits during the same month.<br /><br />Air India's network passenger revenue during April– December last year rose up to Rs 7,941 crore compared with Rs 6,564 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year, reflecting a growth of 21 per cent.<br /><br />International and domestic yields improved by seven and five per cent respectively in December as compared to the previous year, the figures showed.<br /><br />Out of the total network revenue, Rs 5,008 crore came from its international services and Rs 2,934 crore from domestic.</p>
<p>The ailing national carrier posted Rs 49.48 crore worth of operating surplus as against Rs 21.66 crore in November, an Air India spokesperson said.<br /><br />The continuing trend of making cash profits was largely due to "a significant improvement in efficiency parameters and adoption of better yield management strategies", the spokesperson claimed.<br /><br />The national carrier also continued to strengthen its performance in terms of number of passengers carried, total revenues and better yields.<br /><br />Air India's combined passenger load factor in December last year was 70 per cent. While its domestic operations recorded a high of 79.8 per cent, the international routes registered a load factor of 67.1 per cent, the latest figures showed, adding that flights to 106 out of 179 destinations made cash profits during the same month.<br /><br />Air India's network passenger revenue during April– December last year rose up to Rs 7,941 crore compared with Rs 6,564 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year, reflecting a growth of 21 per cent.<br /><br />International and domestic yields improved by seven and five per cent respectively in December as compared to the previous year, the figures showed.<br /><br />Out of the total network revenue, Rs 5,008 crore came from its international services and Rs 2,934 crore from domestic.</p>